Access Holdings
Vice President, Business Development
Access Holdings, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21276
Company Overview
Access Holdings is a next-generation alternative asset manager providing investors with access to the lower-middle market. Founded in 2013, Access Holdings has approximately $2.3 billion in assets under management. The firm implements its systematic research and data-driven operating model – The Access Edge – to partner with lower-middle market businesses in industries essential to economic growth and resilience. For more information, please visit www.accessholdings.com.
Position Summary Access Holdings is seeking a driven and execution-oriented Vice President of Business Development to play a meaningful role in driving, managing, and scaling the firm’s origination and deal execution processes. This role will split its focus between platform acquisitions for Access Holdings’ funds and add-on acquisitions for portfolio companies, requiring both creativity and discipline.
Responsibilities
Support overall strategy for strategic origination at Access Holdings.
Define thesis focal areas and validate "want to own" lists.
Build and strengthen relationships with advisors and executives in thesis areas.
Ensure origination efforts are structured, data-driven, and measurable.
Refine and execute research-driven sourcing campaigns, converting insights into targeted outreach.
Integrate digital platforms, content, and AI-driven tools to enhance engagement with potential targets.
Standardize and scale origination across the team via CRM and digital platforms.
Ensure all professionals contribute consistently to pipeline building and tracking.
Cultivate relationships with sector-focused advisors, company executives, industry leaders, operators, trade associations, and intermediaries.
Represent the firm with credibility, humility, and curiosity.
Apply process discipline: track, improve, model rigor and urgency in pipeline management.
Partner with investment and portfolio company teams to align origination with strategic growth priorities.
Train, mentor, and develop junior professionals to build a high-performing business development team.
Collaborate with research, investment, and portfolio teams in a collaboration model.
Develop social media content strategies to support origination efforts.
Skills & Characteristics
5-10 years of experience in private equity, investment banking, consulting, or corporate development with demonstrated origination success.
Comfort with CRM platforms, AI/automation, and digital origination tools.
Strong project management, cross-functional leadership skills – able to influence and hold peers accountable without direct authority.
Proven ability to support origination functions in a systematic, disciplined, and scalable manner.
Exceptional relationship-building skills.
Strategic foresight balanced with urgency and execution discipline.
Entrepreneurial, resilient, and comfortable in a growth-oriented, high-expectation culture.
High EQ and strong judgment in assessing and advancing opportunities.
Committed to building enduring businesses and contributing to Access’s long-term success.
Owns the Challenge, Stays Curious and Hungry, Demonstrates Empathy with Actions, Lives Excellence as a Habit, Acts as a Business Builder.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree strongly preferred.
Demonstrated history of sourcing and managing deal flow in a private equity or related investment context.
Willingness to travel extensively for relationship building, conferences, and portfolio/company engagement.
Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.
Compensation
Base salary ranging $120,000 - $160,000 annually.
Additional bonus and incentives.
Seniority Level Executive
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Business Development and Sales
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Position Summary Access Holdings is seeking a driven and execution-oriented Vice President of Business Development to play a meaningful role in driving, managing, and scaling the firm’s origination and deal execution processes. This role will split its focus between platform acquisitions for Access Holdings’ funds and add-on acquisitions for portfolio companies, requiring both creativity and discipline.
Responsibilities
Support overall strategy for strategic origination at Access Holdings.
Define thesis focal areas and validate "want to own" lists.
Build and strengthen relationships with advisors and executives in thesis areas.
Ensure origination efforts are structured, data-driven, and measurable.
Refine and execute research-driven sourcing campaigns, converting insights into targeted outreach.
Integrate digital platforms, content, and AI-driven tools to enhance engagement with potential targets.
Standardize and scale origination across the team via CRM and digital platforms.
Ensure all professionals contribute consistently to pipeline building and tracking.
Cultivate relationships with sector-focused advisors, company executives, industry leaders, operators, trade associations, and intermediaries.
Represent the firm with credibility, humility, and curiosity.
Apply process discipline: track, improve, model rigor and urgency in pipeline management.
Partner with investment and portfolio company teams to align origination with strategic growth priorities.
Train, mentor, and develop junior professionals to build a high-performing business development team.
Collaborate with research, investment, and portfolio teams in a collaboration model.
Develop social media content strategies to support origination efforts.
Skills & Characteristics
5-10 years of experience in private equity, investment banking, consulting, or corporate development with demonstrated origination success.
Comfort with CRM platforms, AI/automation, and digital origination tools.
Strong project management, cross-functional leadership skills – able to influence and hold peers accountable without direct authority.
Proven ability to support origination functions in a systematic, disciplined, and scalable manner.
Exceptional relationship-building skills.
Strategic foresight balanced with urgency and execution discipline.
Entrepreneurial, resilient, and comfortable in a growth-oriented, high-expectation culture.
High EQ and strong judgment in assessing and advancing opportunities.
Committed to building enduring businesses and contributing to Access’s long-term success.
Owns the Challenge, Stays Curious and Hungry, Demonstrates Empathy with Actions, Lives Excellence as a Habit, Acts as a Business Builder.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree strongly preferred.
Demonstrated history of sourcing and managing deal flow in a private equity or related investment context.
Willingness to travel extensively for relationship building, conferences, and portfolio/company engagement.
Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.
Compensation
Base salary ranging $120,000 - $160,000 annually.
Additional bonus and incentives.
Seniority Level Executive
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Business Development and Sales
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