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Vice President, Business Development

Vice President, Business Development

Access HoldingsBaltimore, MD, US
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Vice President, Business Development

Access Holdings is a next-generation alternative asset manager providing investors with access to the lower-middle market. Founded in 2013, Access Holdings has approximately $2.3 billion in assets under management. The firm implements its systematic research and data-driven operating model - The Access Edge - to partner with lower-middle market businesses in industries essential to economic growth and resilience.

At Access, we believe that clarity of purpose and consistency of action are what set enduring businesses apart. Guided by our vision to be the world's most trusted access point to the lower-middle market, we transform essential services businesses into enduring market leaders. Our mission is to systematically build and scale these businesses through research-driven investing, disciplined value creation, and digital innovation turning small companies into enterprises that create lasting impact for all stakeholders.

Position Description

Access Holdings is seeking a driven and execution-oriented Vice President of Business Development to play a meaningful role in driving, managing, and scaling the firm's origination and deal execution processes. This role will split its focus between platform acquisitions for Access Holdings' funds and add-on acquisitions for portfolio companies, requiring both creativity and discipline.

The successful candidate will be commercially motivated and performance-oriented, with upside tied to delivering measurable deal outcomes. The role will serve as a cross-functional force multiplier ensuring that every investment professional contributes to the sourcing engine and that origination discipline is consistently applied across the firm. This individual will manage and support sourcing campaigns, enforce accountability, and ensure execution is timely, structured, and measurable.

Strong comfort with technology, digital platforms, and AI-enabled tools will be critical to scaling origination efforts and ensuring that the full investment team leverages these tools effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to development of overall strategy for strategic origination at Access Holdings.
  • Support definition of thesis focal areas and subsequently form and validate "want to own" lists.
  • Build and strengthen relationships with advisors and executives in thesis areas.
  • Ensure origination efforts are structured and aligned, data-driven, and measurable.
  • Refine and execute research-driven sourcing campaigns, converting insights into targeted outreach.
  • Integrate digital platforms, content, and AI-driven tools to enhance engagement with potential targets.
  • Integrate CRM, digital platforms, and AI-driven tools to standardize and scale origination across the team.
  • Ensure all professionals contribute consistently to pipeline building and tracking.
  • Cultivate relationships with sector-focused advisors, company executives, industry leaders, operators, trade associations, and intermediaries.
  • Represent the firm with credibility, humility, and curiosity, building enduring relationships.
  • Ensure origination processes are consistently applied, tracked, and improved.
  • Model and reinforce a culture of rigor, persistence, and urgency in pipeline management.
  • Partner with investment and portfolio company teams to align origination with strategic growth priorities.
  • Train, mentor, and develop junior professionals to build a high-performing business development team.
  • Work within a team-based pursuit model, ensuring collaboration across research, investment, and portfolio teams.
  • Collaborate with team to develop social media content strategies to support origination efforts, leveraging full depth of Access leadership and deal team.

Skills & Characteristics

  • 5-10 years of experience in private equity, investment banking, consulting, or corporate development, with demonstrated origination success.
  • Comfort with CRM platforms, AI / automation, and digital origination tools.
  • Strong project management and cross-functional leadership skills able to influence and hold peers accountable without direct authority.
  • Proven ability to support origination functions in a systematic, disciplined, and scalable manner.
  • Exceptional relationship-building skills : ability to build trust quickly and sustain it over the long term.
  • Balances strategic foresight with urgency and execution discipline.
  • Entrepreneurial, resilient, and comfortable in a growth-oriented, high-expectation culture.
  • High EQ combined with strong judgment in assessing and advancing opportunities.
  • Committed to building enduring businesses and contributing to Access's long-term success.
  • Embraces our core values :
  • Owns the Challenge by stepping up, taking responsibility, and leading with accountability.
  • Stays Curious and Hungry , continuously learning and seeking better ways to build.
  • Demonstrates Empathy with Actions , investing in people as much as businesses.
  • Lives Excellence as a Habit , approaching every detail with consistency and high standards.
  • Acts as a Business Builder , rolling up sleeves to create enduring companies that thrive for generations.
  • Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in finance or related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated history of sourcing and managing deal flow in a private equity or related investment context.
  • Willingness to travel extensively for relationship building, conferences, and portfolio / company engagement.
  • Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.
  • Compensation :

  • The compensation for this role ranges $120,000 - $160,000 annually.
  • Additional bonus and incentives
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