Business Development Analyst

Maven is a market-leading, employee-owned proprietary trading firm deploying internal capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. We differentiate ourselves by exclusively managing our own capital, delivering exceptional returns on equity since inception, and preserving an entrepreneurial, highly collaborative culture.

We are looking for a Business Development Analyst. This individual will play a critical role in supporting the sourcing, evaluation, and onboarding of new Portfolio Managers (PMs), as well as contributing to platform-wide strategic initiatives. This position sits at the core of the firm’s growth engine—interfacing with senior leadership, PM candidates, and cross-functional teams including risk, technology, data and operations.

Role Responsibilities:

Portfolio Manager Sourcing & Evaluation
• Map the landscape across major strategy verticals and continuously build a pipeline of high-quality prospects.
• Analyse track records, risk profiles, drawdowns, capacity and style to assess commercial viability.
• Prepare structured memos for internal use (fit, economics, platform requirements)
• Coordinate due diligence across a variety of internal functions.

Market & Competitor Intelligence
• Maintain a current view of competitor platform models, compensation norms, strategy expansions and talent movements.
• Produce concise internal memos summarising market developments and opportunities.
• Identify emerging PMs, strategies or market dislocations worth exploring.

Lifecycle Management & Onboarding
• Own the CRM process, from sourcing to due diligence, approval, and onboarding.
• Support cross-functional onboarding to reduce friction and shorten timelines.
• Maintain and refine internal processes, documentation, and approval flows.

Strategic Projects
• Support new strategy vertical exploration and geographic expansion.
• Contribute to firm-wide strategic planning, cost analysis and infrastructure improvement.
• Analyse platform-level PM returns to identify portfolio risks, gaps and opportunities.

Candidate Specifications:

• 2–3 years in an Asset Manager, Investment Bank, Allocator, or top-tier strategy consulting firm.
• Exposure to financial products and buy-side approaches.
• Experience working with financial data or performance analysis advantageous.
• Strong analytical ability.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Strong written communication and presentation skills.
• Able to synthesise qualitative and quantitative information into clear commercial insights.
• Excellent organisational skills, capable of managing multiple workstreams.

What We Offer:

• A great environment whereby technology is key to our success

• The upside of a start-up without the associated risks

• Friendly, informal and highly rewarding culture

• A fast-growing global firm with plenty of opportunities where you will have a significant impact

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