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Obra Capital

Specialized asset manager: insurance and credit

Director of Business Development

Account ExecutiveConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNew York, NY, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of experience in alternative asset management, including a minimum of 7–10 years in institutional business development, fundraising, or investor relations.
  • A demonstrated track record of raising institutional capital from North American investors, with West Coast coverage experience required.
  • Strong familiarity with structured credit, private credit, and other complex or esoteric investment strategies.
  • An existing network of institutional limited partners, including pensions, endowments, high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and investment consultants allocating to alternative and private capital strategies.
  • Ability to clearly articulate complex investment strategies and position products within allocator portfolios.
  • A highly organized, disciplined, and process-oriented approach to client coverage and pipeline management.
  • A self-directed, entrepreneurial mindset and ability to work independently while collaborating with senior leadership and investment teams.
  • Experience raising capital across both evergreen and closed-end fund structures.
  • Background covering consultants and large institutional allocators.
  • Comfort representing a growing, evolving platform with multiple strategies.
  • Willingness to travel extensively throughout the West Coast and nationally as required.
  • A bachelor's degree is required.

Responsibilities

  • Help facilitate institutional fundraising efforts for the firm's investment strategies, including structured credit, private credit, and other niche or esoteric asset classes.
  • Originate, develop, and convert relationships with pensions, endowments, foundations, family offices, registered investment advisers, and investment consultants.
  • Support the full capital-raising lifecycle across evergreen and closed-end fund structures, from initial engagement through due diligence, closing, and follow-on allocations.
  • Develop and execute a regional coverage plan aligned with firm-wide fundraising objectives.
  • Represent the firm as a senior representative to institutional allocators, consultants, and industry participants.
  • Articulate the firm's investment philosophy, portfolio construction, risk management, and performance across complex and non-traditional strategies.
  • Participate in investor meetings, due diligence sessions, conferences, and roadshows, coordinating with portfolio managers and senior leadership.
  • Partner with Investor Relations, Marketing, and Product teams to refine messaging, positioning, and materials for West Coast investors.
  • Provide market intelligence and allocator feedback to inform product development and fundraising strategy.
  • Support expansion into new investor segments and geographies as the platform grows.
  • Maintain and deepen relationships with existing investors to support retention, re-ups, and cross-strategy opportunities.
  • Maintain a disciplined, process-driven approach to pipeline management, customer relationship management usage, and reporting.

Desired Qualifications

  • The CFA designation is preferred.

About the Company

Obra Capital

Specialized asset manager: insurance and credit

Obra Capital is a specialized asset manager offering investment solutions in two verticals: insurance and credit. It originates, structures, and services investments in-house, focusing on longevity and mortality-driven assets like life settlements and reinsurance, as well as sophisticated credit strategies in multi-sector credit and asset-based finance. The firm is vertically integrated, leveraging its own capital, transactions, and servicing to deliver customized solutions for institutional clients such as pooled vehicles and insurers, aiming to generate uncorrelated, risk-adjusted returns. Its goal is to provide steady, diversified returns by offering tailored capital solutions across insurance risk and credit markets.

Company size
Not listed
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
$4.9M
Headquarters
Austin, TX
Founded
2009

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