Vice President, Business Development — Clients, Markets & Marketing

Our Firm

Agentis Capital Advisors is a leading global financial advisor with a reputation for delivering unparalleled value and strategic advice to its clients. Agentis acts as a sell-side and buy-side advisor with a focus on global transactions involving infrastructure, renewable power, energy, digital, transportation, and public-private partnerships.

With more than $125 billion in evaluated transactions and multiple industry awards, including North American Financial Advisor of the Year, we apply disciplined thinking, practical innovation, and an ownership mindset to every mandate. Our guiding principles and ability to generate value are our differentiators, which have earned the trust, respect, and business from leading infrastructure funds, pension funds, contractors, and governments.

Our Differentiators

• A firm-defining mandate: build and lead the function that shapes how Agentis is seen by clients, partners, and future talent

• A seat at the table: work directly with the Managing Partner and senior leadership, with real influence over business development priorities and firm positioning

• Visible impact: your work shows up in every pitch, every closed-deal announcement, and every senior hire

• A front-row view of complex, high-profile transactions across infrastructure, renewable power, energy, digital, and transportation

• Flexibility in how you work: join full-time, or on a fractional basis of approximately three days per week, with competitive compensation either way

• An entrepreneurial culture where good ideas are acted on quickly

The Opportunity

Agentis is growing, and we are looking for a Vice President, Business Development to lead our clients and markets function. This is a senior, high-visibility role, offered full-time or on a fractional basis: you will raise the firm’s profile, amplify the voices of our senior leaders, and make sure every client and prospect relationship is actively owned and well served.

Reporting to the Managing Partner, you will set the operating rhythm for business development across the firm — coverage, pipeline, meeting preparation, and follow-through — so our senior leaders can spend their time with clients and walk into every meeting prepared. You will also own the Agentis brand across LinkedIn, our website, credentials, partner events, and recruiting, so that every closed deal, senior hire, and conference appearance is announced promptly and on brand.

This role suits a seasoned professional who has built or led a clients and markets, business operations, or chief-of-staff function at a professional services firm — a Big Four firm, global law firm, executive search firm, or investment bank — and who wants a meaningful senior role, whether full-time or as a fractional engagement that leaves room for other commitments. Experience in infrastructure, energy, or real assets is a strong asset.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Business Development

• Own the firm’s relationship coverage map, so every client, prospect, and partner relationship has a clear senior owner

• Run the weekly pipeline meeting — agenda, pipeline report, actions, and owners — and keep senior leaders accountable for next steps

• Spot gaps and overlaps in coverage, such as dormant relationships, untouched targets, or duplicate outreach, and recommend where to act

• Track pitches and mandates from first contact to engagement letter, and report conversion to the Managing Partner each quarter

• Keep the CRM and BD call notes accurate as the firm’s system of record, using calendar-based automation and following up only where gaps remain

• Prepare concise pre-meeting briefs on contacts and organizations

Build the Agentis Brand - Marketing & Recruiting

• Own the firm’s LinkedIn presence and a monthly content calendar spanning transactions, people, events, market commentary, and careers

• Draft deal announcements and tombstones, securing client and counterparty sign-off before publishing

• Celebrate our people — new joiners, promotions, speaking engagements, and published views — to position Agentis as a place to build a career

• Support senior leaders’ personal LinkedIn presence through drafting, scheduling, and resharing

• Maintain the firm’s website, careers page, and job postings, keeping them current and on brand

• Keep credentials and recruiting materials current, including the firm overview, team bios, tombstone pages, deal highlights, and “life at Agentis” content

• Coordinate analyst recruiting events, from campus sessions and information nights to case-study days and intern programs

• Support senior hire searches with polished pitch materials and search-firm briefing packs, and ensure every candidate has a consistent, professional experience from first interview to offer

• Track engagement and follower growth, and report quarterly on what is working

Partner Relations & Events

• Maintain an annual conference calendar and recommend where Agentis should attend, sponsor, or host

• Identify and approach co-host partners — law firms, lenders, sponsors, and consultants — and negotiate cost and guest-list splits

• Plan and deliver co-hosted events end to end, from venue and budget to invitations and guest lists built with senior leadership

• Capture attendee lists, hand off follow-ups to the right senior leader, and keep a partner log to inform future pairings

Client & Meeting Facilitation

• Coordinate client and BD meetings across time zones, including invitations, agendas, attendee lists, bios, and any printed materials

• Log meeting notes in the CRM within 24 hours and draft follow-up and thank-you notes for senior leaders to send

• Track post-meeting action items through to closure

• Maintain shared distribution lists and contact records
  

What Success Looks Like

• Business development: A current coverage map and CRM, a weekly pipeline report issued on time, and quarterly conversion reporting

• Brand & recruiting: Every closed deal and senior hire posted within five business days; at least two firm posts per week; website and careers materials refreshed each recruiting season; every candidate briefed before interview and answered within five business days

• Partner relations: A co-hosted event at each priority conference, with attendee lists and follow-ups issued within three business days

• Facilitation: Invitations, agendas, and attendee lists out 48 hours ahead; notes logged within 24 hours
  

Skills and Experience

• Ten or more years in business development, clients and markets, marketing, or business operations leadership, ideally at an advisory firm, investment bank, Big Four or global law firm, executive search firm, or investment manager

• Experience leading or supporting a firm-wide business development function, including coverage planning, pipeline management, and conversion reporting

• A track record of running a firm’s website, LinkedIn presence, and marketing calendar, and of planning client and partner events end to end

• Credibility with partners, boards, and C-suite clients, with experience supporting several senior leaders at once (for example, as chief of staff or practice COO)

• An exceptional writer who can draft LinkedIn copy, client correspondence, and candidate materials in the firm’s voice with minimal editing

• Highly organized and self-directed, able to keep calendars, events, and follow-ups moving without close supervision

• Discreet with confidential deal, client, and candidate information

• Working knowledge of CRM platforms, LinkedIn, Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace, and basic design tools such as Canva

• Experience in infrastructure, energy, real assets, or sustainability, and in recruiting or employer branding, are strong assets

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent is an asset
  

Position Type

• Full-time, with the option of a fractional arrangement (approximately 3 days or 20–25 hours per week) for the right candidate

• Reports to: Managing Partner

• Location: Vancouver, primarily in person

• Minimal travel; attendance at client events not required

• Desired start date: Immediately