Senior Business Development Professional

Versor Investments (“Versor”) is a quantitative investment boutique headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. Versor creates diversified sources of absolute returns across multiple asset classes. Within a scientific, hypothesis-driven framework, Versor leverages modern statistical methods and vast datasets to drive every step of the investment process. Alpha forecast models, portfolio construction, and the trading process rely on the ingenuity and mathematical expertise of 50+ investment professionals. Versor offers two categories of investment products – Hedge Funds and Alternative Risk Premia. Both are designed to provide superior risk-adjusted returns while exhibiting low correlation to traditional and alternative asset classes. Each invests in liquid, scalable markets. On average, Versor’s partners have spent over 20 years researching, investing and trading systematic alternative investment strategies.

Role Summary

Versor is looking to hire a senior business development professional to join our Business Development group. The group works with clients in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia to provide solutions to achieve their investment objectives. Currently the firm manages capital from a client base that includes a cross-section of the world’s largest institutional investors, such as public and corporate pension funds, global consultants and foundations and endowments.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively seek new client relationships in a systematic manner by developing direct relationships with prospects including public and corporate pension funds, global consultants and foundations and endowments
• Introduce the firm to prospects, communicate the investment philosophy of the firm and explain the investment process in detail
• Manage the account opening process including contractual negotiations and special requests
• Maintain and cultivate the firm’s relationships
• Conduct quarterly and/or annual review meetings with clients and prospects to explain recent performance, portfolio positioning and any changes in the firm’s structure

Requirements:

• Five or more years of marketing alternative investment products to institutional investors with proven track record of success
• Early career experience as an investment banker or finance lawyer with exceptional client facing-skills is a plus
• Strong knowledge and a high degree of comfort talking about systematic, quantitative investment strategies
• Highly consultative approach, committed to educating prospective investors as part of the process
• Polished individual with outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Highest integrity and ethics
• Bachelor’s degree (MBA and/or CFA a plus)