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Salary: USD 190,000 - 215,000 / annual
iCapital seeks a Head of Research and Market Development to build and lead a centralized market intelligence function that delivers actionable insights across private markets, wealth management, and financial technology. This role combines market research, client and advisor insights, competitive intelligence, and business analysis to inform strategic decision-making across Product, Marketing, Sales, Distribution, Corporate Development, and executive leadership.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building and leading a market intelligence function with vision, operating model, governance framework, roadmap, and team structure
- Developing scalable research, reporting, dashboards, executive briefings, and knowledge-sharing resources for enterprise-wide decision-making
- Serving as the firm's central resource for market research, client insights, competitive intelligence, market development, and external research relationships
- Monitoring market, competitive, regulatory, and industry trends across investment management, wealth management, fintech, private markets, hedge funds, structured investments, insurance, retirement, and advisor distribution
- Producing market landscape assessments, opportunity analyses, adoption studies, and business intelligence to inform strategic planning
- Partnering with cross-functional leaders (Product, Marketing, Sales, Distribution, Corporate Development, Strategy, International) to inform product strategy, positioning, messaging, and growth initiatives
- Identifying emerging market opportunities, competitive whitespace, partnership opportunities, and evolving client needs
- Designing and leading primary research initiatives while delivering executive presentations and thought leadership
The role works in-office Monday-Thursday with Friday remote flexibility. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership while advancing iCapital's position as a thought leader in the wealth and alternatives landscape.
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
- MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred
- 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 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
