Strategic Partnerships Lead (Transfer Agency)

Location: US Anywhere Remote; United States. Office locations are listed in New York, New York, and Warren Township, New Jersey.

Salary: $160,000–$180,000 per year, adjusted based on geographic location, experience, skills, and internal equity.

Company

hirify.global is a wealth technology company delivering digital wealth management, financial planning, data, and portfolio-management solutions for wealth and asset managers, banks, wirehouses, RIAs, and insurers.

What you will do

• Build and own the transfer-agent side of Altic, hirify.global’s rules-based digital execution network for private markets.
• Systematically cover the US transfer-agent market, score prospective partners, and maintain current market prioritization.
• Lead commercial discussions end to end, including pricing, deal structure, service commitments, contract negotiations, and signature.
• Own transfer-agent relationships from initial contact through renewals, including operational performance and escalations.
• Represent partner requirements in the product roadmap and manage the handoff from signed agreement to Product and Engineering integration.
• Use AI-native research and market-scanning tools to support continuous diligence and network development.

Requirements

• 7–10 years of experience in commercial partnerships, business development, or strategic relationship management in financial services.
• Demonstrated experience sourcing, negotiating, and closing agreements with large financial-services counterparties.
• Direct experience in US asset management or fund operations, including exposure to transfer agency.
• Experience structuring pricing and running contract negotiations directly alongside Legal.
• Ability to work remotely from the United States.

Nice to have

• Existing relationships with US transfer-agent firms.
• Knowledge of registered semi-liquid fund structures, including interval funds, tender-offer funds, and non-traded BDCs.
• Experience managing long-term commercial and operational relationships with financial-services firms.
• Experience using AI and modern research tools in commercial work.
• Experience in a network, platform, or infrastructure business with standardized commercial terms, or as an early/founding commercial hire.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a small, AI-native team that automates its own work.
• Medical/Rx, dental, vision, disability, and life/AD&D insurance plans.
• Flexible Savings Account, Health Savings Account, Employee Assistance Plan, and health advocacy.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Paid time off and additional voluntary insurance plans.
• Values include client connection, human-centered work, technology focus, respect, integrity, and excellence.