Director, Capital Markets

Named #4 startup in Canada for 2024, Hiive is a fintech/marketplace startup connecting buyers and sellers of stock in venture-backed pre-IPO companies🚀. Thanks to our industry-leading technology and best-in-class capital markets team, we are home to the fastest-growing marketplace for the stock of “unicorns” on the planet. As a profitable and rapidly growing business backed by US venture capital investors, we are seeking to scale our high-performing team.

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As a Director in our Capital Markets team, you will be a key leader in one of the most dynamic global hubs in this fast-paced market. You will be instrumental in driving significant liquidity and trading volume on our platform, directly contributing to Hiive's strategic growth by cultivating and expanding relationships with premier global venture capital investors and institutions.

In this role, your responsibilities would include: 

• Becoming an expert on the secondary market for pre-IPO securities; understanding market dynamics, key participants, and the role of Hiive.

• Developing and growing strategic relationships with institutional and ultra-high net worth investors by bringing all of Hiive’s investment capabilities to the market.

• Prospecting and engaging potential customers through strategic calling, targeted sales campaigns, and personalized outreach efforts to drive sales growth.

• Leading the coordination and execution of complex, large-scale institutional transactions through Hiive's proprietary platform..

• Solidifying Hiive’s position as the dominant venue for secondary trading by unlocking and expanding into new markets.

• Seamlessly delivering the value of Hiive to issuers by collaborating with our Execution Services, Funds, and Private Capital Solutions teams.  

• Mentoring and developing junior team members, fostering a high-performance and collaborative environment within the Capital Markets team.

The ideal candidate will: 

• Be a highly driven, influential leader with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, a strong sense of urgency, a superior work ethic, intellectual curiosity, and outstanding strategic and organizational abilities.

• Have a proven track record of success that includes building deep relationships and fostering trust with institutional or ultra-high net worth investors.

• Bring 6+ years of experience in investment sales, mutual fund sales, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, corporate development, or institutional sales and trading. 

• Have a relevant educational background, such as a commerce or economics degree, or exceptional academic performance in a liberal arts or science program.

• FINRA Series 7 and 63 licensed or the ability to complete the registrations shortly after hiring. 

Compensation, Benefits, & Perks: 

• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution.

• Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing early-stage startup through our employee stock option plan.

• Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums, a health and personal spending account.

• A dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity.

• Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ.

• An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Womens’ Network events.

• Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.

• Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.

• Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates.

Hiive is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed.