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About the Role
iCapital seeks a Head of Research and Market Development to establish and lead its market intelligence function. This role will deliver actionable insights across private markets, wealth management, and financial technology, informing strategic decisions and strengthening iCapital's competitive position. The individual will translate complex market dynamics into clear recommendations, identify growth opportunities, and support business expansion by working across global teams and external partners to build a best-in-class market intelligence function. This role serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and advances iCapital's thought leadership in the wealth and alternatives landscape.
Responsibilities
- Build and lead a centralized market intelligence function, including its vision, operating model, governance framework, roadmap, and long-term team structure.
- Develop scalable research, reporting, dashboards, executive briefings, and knowledge-sharing resources that support enterprise-wide decision-making.
- Serve as the firm's central resource for market research, client and advisor insights, competitive intelligence, market development initiatives, and external research relationships.
- Monitor market, competitive, regulatory, and industry trends across investment management, wealth management, financial technology, private markets, hedge funds, structured investments, insurance, retirement, and advisor distribution.
- Produce market landscape assessments, opportunity analyses, adoption studies, and business intelligence that inform strategic planning and commercial priorities.
- Partner with Product, Marketing, Sales, Distribution, Corporate Development and Strategy, and international business leaders to inform product strategy, positioning, messaging, growth initiatives, and expansion opportunities.
- Identify emerging market opportunities, competitive whitespace, partnership opportunities, and evolving client needs that support innovation and platform differentiation.
- Design and lead primary research initiatives while delivering executive presentations, strategic recommendations, and thought leadership that promote market awareness and data-driven decision-making across the organization.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in market research, market intelligence, strategy, consulting, business insights, or related functions within financial services, wealth management, asset management, alternatives, or fintech.
- Proven experience building, scaling, and leading market intelligence, market development, strategic insights, or research organizations.
- Deep understanding of private markets, alternative investments, advisor distribution, wealth management, portfolio construction, and related investment products and platforms.
- Strong analytical, strategic, and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize complex data, market dynamics, and business trends into actionable recommendations.
- Demonstrated success influencing senior executives, advising cross-functional stakeholders, and driving enterprise-wide initiatives.
- Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills with experience delivering executive-level insights and recommendations.
- Experience leveraging market research, competitive intelligence, analytics platforms, and external industry relationships to support business growth and decision-making.
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 15+ years
Education Level
- MBA or equivalent advanced degree is preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $190,000 to $215,000
Benefits
- Compensation package includes salary, equity for all full-time employees, and an annual performance bonus.
- Comprehensive benefits package includes an employer-matched retirement plan.
- Generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer-paid dental, vision, telemedicine, and virtual mental health counseling.
- Parental leave.
- Unlimited paid time off (PTO).
About the Company
- For additional information on iCapital, please visit https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us
- Twitter: @icapitalnetwork
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icapital-network-inc
- Awards Disclaimer: https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us/recognition/
Equal Opportunity
- iCapital is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
- We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.