Business Development & Deal Origination Associate

About the role

Adaptive Teams, a private equity investment group connecting accredited investors with lower middle-market acquisition opportunities, is hiring a fully remote Business Development & Deal Origination Associate. The role builds sponsor relationships and uncovers private equity deal opportunities, with U.S. Eastern Time overlap. It suits someone who understands finance, follows up without being pushy and wants to build a smarter deal origination engine.

Key responsibilities

• Manage outreach replies, follow-ups, introductory calls and long-term nurturing with independent sponsors
• Research and connect with sponsors, M&A professionals, lenders, attorneys and referral networks
• Understand investment strategies, assess initial fit, gather transaction details and prepare concise internal handoffs
• Explain deal-by-deal private equity to suitable accredited investors using approved messaging, with no hard selling or performance promises
• Keep CRM records accurate, track next steps and ensure promising contacts are not lost
• Develop follow-up cadences, refine sourcing channels and report on what generates meaningful relationships and qualified deals

Required profile

• Around 2-5 years of relevant experience in finance, investing, lending, M&A, financial services or financially sophisticated B2B business development
• Demonstrated ability matters more than a specific career path; private equity expertise is a plus but not required
• Strong written and spoken English, with a clear, concise, professional style
• Excellent organization, CRM discipline and follow-through
• Comfortable working independently in a lean, fast-moving environment

Required skills

• Working familiarity with EBITDA, enterprise value, leverage and equity financing
• CRM discipline and follow-through

What we offer

• Base salary plus a defined performance bonus
• The chance to shape the CRM, relationship-management process, sourcing strategy and reporting systems
• Close work with senior leadership in a lean team, without layers of management
• Growth path: learn the model and own the pipeline in month one, lead sponsor calls and nurture relationships in months two and three, and become a trusted point of contact by months four to six

Applicants are asked to complete a short assessment after applying, then schedule an interview with the team.