Head of Capital Formation & Investor Relations - Special Situations Credit

Our client is a founder-led alternative investment manager focused on complex, illiquid special situations. Led by partners from top-tier credit and special situations platforms, the firm has built a strong track record and is preparing for a significant capital raise over the next year.They are hiring their first dedicated marketing and investor relations leader: the person whose job is to market the firm and its strategies every day, drive the fundraise, and be the main point of contact for investors.What you'll doOwn the fundraise for the firm's next closed-end vehicle, from pipeline build and outreach through first and final closeTell the story of a differentiated, complex strategy to LPsBuild and manage relationships with existing and prospective LPs, primarily in North AmericaLead investor meetings, materials and follow-up, working directly with the Managing PartnersDirect marketing operations support (materials, data room, CRM) with a junior team memberWhat you bringHands-on fundraising experience at an alternative investment managerA track record of raising closed-end, illiquid capital from start to finishComfort explaining complex credit, distressed or special situations strategiesEstablished relationships with North American institutional investorsMid-level to early-senior experience: ready to own a raise, not just support oneEntrepreneurial, hungry and energized by building in a lean, senior teamA self-starter who opens doors: you build pipeline from cold outreach, not just inherited coverageThis is a capital-raising role, not a reporting or client-service-operations roleWhy it's interestingA rare chance to be the face of the firm to investors during a major growth phaseDirect partnership with experienced founders and real ownership of outcomesLOCATION IS OPEN - firm is Miami-based, but this seat can be based anywhere; regular travel