Business Development Associate

Our Firm

Agentis Capital Advisors is a leading global financial advisor with a reputation for delivering unparalleled value and advice to its clients. The firm has been the recipient of numerous industry rewards in recent years, including 2024 P3 Awards Financial Advisor of the Year, multiple 2023 industry deal awards, Proximo Infra's 2022 North American Financial Advisor of the Year, and IJGlobal's 2022 Judge's Choice Award. Our guiding principles and ability to generate value for clients sets us apart. Agentis acts as a sell-side and buy-side advisor on a wide variety of global transactions including renewable power, energy, digital, transportation, and public-private partnerships. Our clients include leading infrastructure funds, pension funds, contractors, and governments.
Agentis Capital Advisors is a business segment of Agentis Capital Partners, which operates a synergistic platform across four main business segments: Agentis Capital Partners (principal investments), Agentis Capital Advisors (financial advisory and asset management services), Agentis Capital Mining Partners (mining advisory), and Agentis Capital Markets (capital markets).
The Opportunity

As a Business Development Associate, you will be challenged from day one, taking on real responsibility, sharpening your skills, and building a reputation that grows alongside the firm.

You will work closely with senior partners and leadership across a wide range of high-profile projects, in a performance-driven culture that rewards results. You will manage the firm’s business development content and the processes behind it and continuously improve both with the assistance of artificial intelligence. You will receive formal and on-the-job training throughout your tenure and take on greater responsibility as you advance. Your work will have a direct, visible impact on our clients and the growth of our firm.

Your Contribution

Your role will include:

Business development content and production

• Managing and developing the firm’s recurring business development content, reports and materials for the investment banking advisory team

• Preparing proprietary market analyses and business development presentations

• Running and continuously improving the content production process, applying artificial intelligence to raise quality and throughput

Research and analysis

• Screening new client and investment opportunities; providing research on target companies, sectors, industries, and geographies

• Collecting, organizing, and validating data on public and private companies from a variety of sources

• Analyzing market, sector, company and financial data to develop business development strategies and action plans, and to identify key trends

• Screening and prioritizing client, investment and advisory opportunities, working with senior team members

• Extensive use of various databases including Capital IQ and Inframation

Business development support

• Planning and supporting the execution of outreach campaigns to potential clients and investors

• Preparing client presentations, pitch material and business development content

• Creating and maintaining marketing materials for the firm

• Owning the firm's CRM and book of business
  

Your Skills and Experience

• An undergraduate degree with exceptional academic results; in accounting, finance, commerce, business, statistics, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or other related areas

• 0 to 3 years of relevant experience is a plus, in areas such as business or market research, consulting, business analysis, corporate strategy, or financial analysis

• Demonstrated comfort working with AI systems and tools in day-to-day work

• Experience applying artificial intelligence to run or improve business processes is a strong asset

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Sharp analytical skills and an eye for detail

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel and PowerPoint

• Independent problem-solving and decision-making skills

• Ability to take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision

• Desire to assume increasing levels of responsibility and seek solutions to complex problems

• Ability to learn quickly, adapt, and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
  

Position Type

• Full-time

• Desired start date: Immediate

• Location: Vancouver, BC