Business Development - Equity Capital Markets

About the Role

We are building a suite of tokenized equity capital markets products from the ground up, and are looking for a Business Development professional to originate, structure, and drive deals across the product line. You will join a small, high-impact team and take ownership of the external relationships and deal pipeline end to end.

This is a 0-to-1 opportunity for a self-starter with an established capital markets network who wants to contribute to building a product from inception. The successful candidate will own the origination and negotiation of deals - reaching out to issuers, partners, and financial institutions, growing the pipeline, and driving opportunities through to close.

Key Responsibilities

• Originate and source deals - proactively identify and engage issuers, companies, partners, investment banks, exchanges, and distribution platforms to develop new opportunities.
• Own external relationships - act as the primary point of contact and trusted counterpart, building and maintaining relationships across issuers, financial institutions, and strategic partners.
• Negotiate deals - lead commercial negotiations and structure terms.
• Grow and manage the deal pipeline - build a robust origination pipeline, track opportunities from lead through execution, and report on progress and conversion.
• Support origination materials - prepare pitches, proposals, and partner-facing materials to win mandates and advance live opportunities.
• Monitor the market - track pipeline, market conditions, comparable transactions, and competitor activity to identify and prioritize opportunities.
• Coordinate execution - work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to move deals through diligence, documentation, and closing.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in business development, equity capital markets (ECM) origination, coverage/relationship management, investment banking, or capital raising.
• An established network across VC/PE, investment banking, issuers, and institutional relationships, with the ability to open doors and originate from day one.
• A demonstrable track record of sourcing, negotiating, and closing deals or mandates.
• Strong understanding of the equity capital markets and the mechanics of capital raising (IPOs, follow-on offerings, and related transactions).
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to represent the firm to senior external counterparts.
• A genuine self-starter - comfortable with ambiguity, operating independently, and building a pipeline where none exists.
• Familiarity with digital assets, tokenization, or a clear appetite to build expertise in bringing equity capital markets on-chain.