Head of Research and Market Development - Senior Vice President

The role

The Head of Research and Market Development will build and lead a centralized market intelligence function. This person will deliver actionable insights across private markets, wealth management, and financial technology to inform strategic decision-making.

What you will do

• Build and lead a centralized market intelligence function including vision, operating model, governance, and roadmap.
• Develop scalable research, reporting, dashboards, and executive briefings.
• Serve as the firm's central resource for market research, client insights, and competitive intelligence.
• Monitor market, competitive, regulatory, and industry trends.
• Produce market landscape assessments, opportunity analyses, and business intelligence.
• Partner with Product, Marketing, Sales, Distribution, Corporate Development and Strategy, and international business leaders.
• Identify emerging market opportunities, competitive whitespace, and partnership opportunities.
• Design and lead primary research initiatives and deliver executive presentations.

Required qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in market research, market intelligence, strategy, consulting, business insights, or related functions within financial services, wealth management, asset management, alternati
• 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
• Demonstrated success influencing senior executives, advising cross-functional stakeholders, and driving enterprise-wide initiatives
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Experience leveraging market research, competitive intelligence, analytics platforms, and external industry relationships

Nice to have

• MBA or equivalent advanced degree

Benefits

• Salary
• Equity for all full-time employees
• Annual performance bonus
• Employer matched retirement plan
• Subsidized healthcare
• 100% employer paid dental
• 100% employer paid vision
• Telemedicine
• Virtual mental health counseling
• Parental leave
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)

About the company

iCapital is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.