Chief Growth Officer

Selby Jennings Ltd
  • Chicago, IL
    4 days ago

    Job Description

    Company Summary

    Our client is a highly regarded multi-family office and alternative investment platform serving ultra-high-net-worth families, individuals, and institutional investors. The firm offers a diversified suite of investment solutions across asset management, structured products, private credit, direct investments, and real estate, providing customized strategies designed to preserve and grow long-term wealth.

    Position Summary

    We are seeking an entrepreneurial and strategic Chief Growth Officer to drive enterprise-wide growth initiatives across multiple business lines. Reporting directly to senior leadership, this individual will lead both organic and inorganic growth efforts, including business development, distribution strategy, strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and process optimization. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for a growth-minded executive looking to help scale a rapidly expanding platform.

    Locations

    • Chicago, IL (Park Ridge)
    • Boston, MA
    • Salt Lake City, UT

    Responsibilities

    • Develop and execute the firm's overall growth strategy across client acquisition, partnerships, and expansion initiatives.
    • Drive distribution efforts targeting ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors.
    • Build and maintain referral networks with key intermediaries, including attorneys, CPAs, advisors, and industry professionals.
    • Lead corporate development activities, including sourcing, evaluating, and executing acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and advisor team lift-outs.
    • Identify opportunities to enhance collaboration and cross-selling across business lines.
    • Implement scalable operating processes, performance metrics, and reporting frameworks to support sustainable growth.
    • Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing growth and business development team.
    • Track and report on key performance indicators, including pipeline development, client growth, assets raised, and strategic initiatives.

    Qualifications

    • 7+ years of experience in growth strategy and business development within financial services.
    • Experience with growing AUM both organically and through acquisitions
    • Someone who brings portable relationships in the advisor, RIA, or allocator channel
    • Strong understanding of wealth management, asset management, alternative investments, or related sectors.
    • Proven success driving client acquisition, revenue growth, asset growth, or strategic expansion initiatives.
    • Experience leading acquisitions, partnerships, or other inorganic growth strategies is highly preferred.
    • Strategic, execution-oriented mindset with the ability to build scalable processes and infrastructure.
    • Willingness to work on-site in Chicago, Boston, or Salt Lake City and travel as needed.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationChicago, IL

    Skills

    • Acquisition Strategyunmatched
    • Alliance/Partner Managementunmatched
    • Asset Managementunmatched
    • Business Developmentunmatched
    • Business Growthunmatched
    • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
    • Corporate Planningunmatched
    • Cross-Sellingunmatched
    • Customer Acquisitionunmatched
    • Distribution Channelunmatched
    • Entrepreneurshipunmatched
    • Financial Servicesunmatched
    • High Net Worthunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Network Administration/Managementunmatched
    • Operations Processesunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Real Estateunmatched
    • Revenue Growthunmatched
    • Rich Internet Application (RIA)unmatched
    • Scalable System Developmentunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Wealth Managementunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched

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