Summary:
Neuberger Berman is an employee-owned global investment management firm with $481 billion in assets under management. The private equity group of the firm, NB Private Markets, is a leading and growing investor in private markets, managing over $115 billion of client commitments since inception. Within this business is NB Specialty Finance (“NBSF”), a leading strategy that lends within the asset-based finance markets. Both NBSF and the overall business it sits within are experiencing rapid growth and expected to be a key growth focus of NB Private Markets.
The team is seeking a Vice President team member dedicated to NBSF to act as a fund specialist, managing and coordinating all prospect/client-related matters and other non-investment needs. A successful candidate will need to have an entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to think creatively. This role requires the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and handle a high volume of ad hoc requests. Flexibility and quick response times are essential to meet the dynamic needs of the organization. The individual will be a member of the fundraising/marketing team within NB Private Markets and have a wide scope of responsibilities as outlined below.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop deep understanding of specialty finance and asset-based lending
2. Serve as a resource for broader sales teams and provide them with tools, content, customized materials, and education
3. Oversee and implement fundraising efforts with investment and sales teams including capital formation activities such as launching data rooms and creating marketing materials
4. Assist with project management during fundraises, including due diligence questionnaires and data room monitoring
5. Provide frequent fundraising, portfolio, and pipeline updates to the global sales team
6. Create, update, and maintain all marketing materials, including presentations and informational documents
7. Respond to RFPs, manage prospect follow-ups, and answer client/prospect inquiries
8. Spearhead the creation of publications including white papers, blog posts, and podcasts
9. Liaise with investment, sales, legal, finance, operations, and compliance teams globally
10. Coordinate and sync marketing collateral, strategies, and fundraising activities across offices
11. Ability to be independent and resourceful to answers to questions
This position is for an immediate start, in the Redwood City, California office in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Qualifications:
1. At least 7 years of relevant professional experience within an asset management firm, investment bank, private equity firm, placement agent, and/or consulting firm
2. Familiarity with various alternative strategies (e.g. Private Equity, Private Credit, Venture Capital, Distressed Debt)
3. Superior Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel skills and experience
4. Resourcefulness and proactiveness, ability to multi-task, team-player attitude and a desire to work on a wide range of projects and manage them effectively
5. Initiative and creativity in approach to problem solving and to be resourceful
6. Ability to move quickly up the learning curve
7. Remarkable attention to detail and strong organizational skills
8. Strong judgment, maturity and critical thinking skills
9. Excellent communication; ability to articulate and present ideas effectively both orally and written form
10. Interest in working in an entrepreneurial environment with the ability to take initiative and have creativity in approach to problem solving
11. Exhibits strong dedication to the job and takes ownership of deliverables
12. Intellectual curiosity and ability to learn fast
13. Interested in developing and managing relationships across all levels of the organization
14. Excellent academic credentials
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