Director, Business Development – Private Equity

🕒 September 28

🌵 Arizona, California, +26 more states – Remote

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💵 $120k - $150k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

💰 Business Development (BDR)

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829 Studios

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2007

📣 Marketing

🤝 B2B

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

💰 Series unknown on 2021-09

Marketing • B2B • Artificial Intelligence

829 Studios is a performance-driven full-service digital marketing and brand experience agency. They provide end-to-end services including performance marketing (paid search, paid + organic social, programmatic & CTV, retail media, affiliate), SEO, marketing automation, conversion-rate optimization, brand strategy, web and digital product design, PR and crisis communications, influencer campaigns, and AI & analytics (data engineering, BI, AI/ML). The firm emphasizes a tech-first approach with proprietary platforms (Apollo performance software and analytics systems) and integrations across major ad, analytics, CMS, and marketing automation platforms to drive measurable growth for clients across B2B/enterprise, e-commerce, retail, higher education and other verticals.

📋 Description

• Shape the ideal customer profile, pricing, packaging, and program design for sponsor-backed companies with the CEO and founder • Work with AEA to use its network for warm introductions and refine 829's positioning to private equity sponsors • Build relationships with partners, operating partners, value-creation leads, and portfolio-operations teams • Represent 829 at private equity and industry events • Own a monthly goal for qualified opportunities from private equity firms and portfolio companies • Generate introductions to portfolio-company CEOs, CMOs, and CFOs through sponsor relationships • Conduct outbound prospecting via email, phone, LinkedIn, and events • Understand sponsor and portfolio-company needs and connect them to 829's offering • Qualify opportunities and maintain visibility into performance by partner and channel • Partner with sales leaders on discovery, scoping, sponsor engagement, and deal progression through signature • Bring sponsor context and value-creation plans into each deal • Work with delivery leaders to turn programs into reference stories • Create proof points and partner-facing materials from sponsor-backed client wins • Enable partners to refer opportunities independently • Maintain partner cadence, run joint pipeline reviews, and monitor platform and add-on acquisitions • Document the channel playbook and help shape future hires • Use AI tooling for portfolio research, personalized outreach, repeatable workflows, and pre-call preparation

🎯 Requirements

• Personally carried and hit a monthly or quarterly pipeline or sourcing number • 8+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, or sales • Ideally experience selling marketing or professional services through the private equity channel • Real relationships with operating partners, value-creation leads, and portfolio-operations teams in private equity • Ability to generate pipeline from scratch through cold outbound and network activation • Builder's mindset and comfort shaping a new channel amid ambiguity • Understanding of the marketing industry, ideally from selling marketing services • Ability to communicate, negotiate, and present confidently to CEOs, CFOs, and operating partners • Ability to collaborate closely with sales and remain coachable • Prior experience at a PE-services or value-creation advisory firm is a plus • Boston or New York strongly preferred; remote candidates considered, with proximity to PE hubs advantageous • Proficiency with Google Workspace, HubSpot Sales Hub, ZoomInfo, and modern AI tooling • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States • Must not require current or future sponsorship for an employment visa to work legally in the United States

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work option or office access in Boston • Paid vacation benefits increasing annually • 14 company holidays • Summer Fridays from Memorial Day through Labor Day • 401(k) plan with 4% Safe Harbor employer match after one year • Financial literacy services through retirement provider • No-cost life insurance • Short-term disability coverage • Healthcare plans with 80% employer coverage for medical and dental premiums • 100% employer coverage for vision • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) option • Commuter benefits with pre-tax funds and savings of up to 40% annually on transportation expenses • Monthly team-led webinars • Exclusive 829-cohort-based learning • Digital course platforms • Funding opportunities to attend national conferences and events • Commission

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