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Public · 4 hours ago

Head of Business Development

New York, New York

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$200K/yr - $300K/yr

8+ years exp

Public is a long-term investing platform that leverages AI and various asset classes to help investors build portfolios. They are seeking a Head of Business Development to lead their build-buy-partner strategy, focusing on sourcing and executing strategic partnerships to accelerate the company's ambitions.

CryptocurrencyFinTechStock ExchangesTrading Platform

Responsibilities

Build and maintain theses and market maps across broker/dealer, market data, wealth, and adjacent fintech; prioritize opportunities that move activation, LTV, or cost to serve

Develop senior relationships with founders, bankers, funds, and strategic partners; keep an active, qualified pipeline

Own valuation, modeling, and structure; run LOIs/term sheets; lead cross-functional diligence (product, tech, legal, compliance, finance), and drive to close

Evaluate BD partnerships and minority investments; design structures that de-risk and create option value

Create post-close plans with accountable owners, timelines, DRIs, and comms; track synergies and risks

Stand up templates for IC memos, diligence checklists, reporting cadence, and a living pipeline/market-intelhub

Qualification

Business DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsDeal ExecutionFintech ExperienceCross-Functional LeadershipProcess BuildingCommunication SkillsStorytelling

Required

8 - 12+ years across Business Development / Strategic Finance / IB / PE / VC, including end-to-end deal experience and/or significant strategic partnerships

Demonstrated post-merger integration experience and cross-functional leadership

An owner-operator who pairs strategic judgment with organized speed; comfortable making calls with imperfect data and course-correcting fast

Candid, low-ego communicator who gives/receives feedback from a place of care and builds trust across execs and teams

Excellent storyteller: you can distill complex trade-offs into crisp memos and board-ready materials

Deeply curious about fintech/markets and motivated by Public's mission; high integrity and confidentiality by default

Track record of building repeatable processes (pipelines, ICs, dashboards) from zero to one