CareerPlan

Business Development Director Private Equity

Chicago, IL, USFull-time2026-07-24 → 2026-11-09

Core

Senior-level strategic role focused on accelerating growth across Tax, Assurance, and Consulting practices within the Private Equity sector.

Role type

Senior Business Development Director

Builds

Client pipelines, strategic account plans, and integrated service solutions for private equity sponsors and portfolio companies.

Domain

Financial Services / Private Equity

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Private equity investment strategies, transaction activity knowledge, portfolio company operations, value creation initiatives, market dynamics, client pipeline management, strategic account management, go-to-market strategy execution, cross-service integration, stakeholder relationship building.

Preferred skills

Thought leadership, innovation in client solutions, collaboration across service lines.

Responsibilities

Identify and develop new business opportunities in the Private Equity sector; manage client-facing pipeline and pursue new accounts; develop and execute fund/sponsor coverage strategies; co-develop sales plans for assigned territories; craft value propositions for private equity firms and portfolio companies; lead deployment of sales techniques to integrate services; build relationships across the Private Equity ecosystem (sponsors, operating partners, investment professionals, portfolio executives, bankers, lenders, attorneys); support industry-focused go-to-market strategies.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership