Business Development Director (Private Equity)

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States; full-time on-site role with up to 50% travel as needed.

Salary: $157,500–$256,650 per year, with potential performance- and sales-based commissions.

Company

hirify.global is a professional services firm providing tax, assurance, consulting, and advisory services through a global network.

What you will do

• Generate and manage a client-facing private equity pipeline, leading discovery, pursuit strategy, proposals, negotiations, and closing activities.
• Develop and execute fund and sponsor coverage strategies across private equity firms and their portfolio companies.
• Build relationships with sponsors, operating partners, investment professionals, portfolio company executives, lenders, attorneys, and other transaction stakeholders.
• Shape integrated go-to-market strategies and position tax, assurance, and consulting solutions throughout the investment lifecycle.
• Track private equity market trends, transaction activity, capital deployment, and portfolio company needs to identify opportunities.
• Coach sales professionals and industry resources while maintaining accurate opportunity records and pipeline data in Salesforce.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university; a graduate degree is preferred.
• At least 10 years of experience in private equity, investment banking, transaction advisory, corporate development, financial services, or related professional services.
• At least 10 years of experience selling or delivering tax, assurance, and/or consulting services in private equity, transaction advisory, or financial services environments.
• Strong understanding of private equity strategies, mergers and acquisitions, transaction lifecycles, portfolio company operations, value creation, and exit strategies.
• Proven sales performance, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently with minimal day-to-day supervision.
• Eligibility to work in the United States without sponsorship is required.

Nice to have

• Established relationships with private equity funds, sponsors, operating partners, portfolio company executives, investment banks, lenders, and other centers of influence.
• Graduate degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package for eligible employees.
• Participation in private equity conferences, industry events, sponsor networking, and other relationship-building activities.
• Collaboration across industry, service-line, geography, tax, assurance, and consulting teams.
• Opportunity to influence the growth and market position of the Private Equity practice.