Executive Director, Alternative Sales
Janus Henderson · London
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- Executive Director, Alternative Sales
- City: London
- Division: Private Investments
Why work for us?
Privacore Capital is an open-architecture alternative-investment solutions platform focused on the private wealth channel and is an affiliate of Janus Henderson. Established in 2023, Privacore partners with leading alternative investment managers to expand access to differentiated, institutional-quality private-market opportunities for private wealth investors and their advisers. Its model combines manager access, product development and structuring, fund management, distribution, client servicing and ongoing adviser education. Privacore supports strategies across private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and hedge funds, using structures designed for private wealth, including evergreen and drawdown funds.
Janus Henderson is a global active asset manager whose mission is to help clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights, disciplined investments and world-class service. As at 30 June 2026, Janus Henderson managed approximately US$500 billion in assets, supported by more than 350 investment professionals and over 2,000 employees across 27 offices globally.
Our Mission at Privacore Capital is to partner with best-in-class managers of alternative investments, bringing differentiated opportunities to Private Wealth clients and their Investment Advisors.
If our mission aligns with your own, we would love to hear from you!
Your opportunity
- Serve as Privacore Capital’s senior market representative across the territories, leading high-impact client engagements and representing the firm at industry events and forums.
- Drive new asset growth through the distribution of private markets strategies, including private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real assets.
- Lead capital-raising activity across the UK, Switzerland and the Middle East by originating, developing and converting investment opportunities.
- Create and execute a coordinated regional coverage strategy and market-specific territory plans aligned with firm-wide growth objectives.
- Partner closely with investment, product and marketing teams to position differentiated alternative investment solutions for investors in each market.
- Deliver high-quality client education on private markets and portfolio construction to support adoption and deepen relationships.
- Provide actionable market intelligence on client demand, competitive positioning, regulatory developments and regional investment trends to inform product strategy.
- Oversee pipeline development, opportunity tracking and regional forecasting, with clear visibility on conversion and revenue metrics.
- Maintain disciplined CRM usage to ensure accurate sales tracking, reporting and activity management across all territories.
- Guide and review RFP/RFI responses and investor presentation materials to ensure quality, consistency and competitiveness.
- Partner with global sales and product teams to coordinate client coverage, avoid duplication and maximize cross-regional opportunities.
- Ensure adherence to applicable UK, Middle East and Swiss regulatory and compliance frameworks, including FCA requirements and relevant regional and Swiss authorities.
- Maintain best-in-class standards across client engagement, documentation and sales practices.
What to expect when you join our firm
- Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
- Generous Holiday policies
- Excellent Health and Wellbeing benefits including corporate membership to ClassPass
- Paid volunteer time to step away from your desk and into the community
- Support to grow through professional development courses, tuition/qualification reimbursement and more
- Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services
- Complimentary subscription to Headspace – the mindfulness app
- All employee events including networking opportunities and social activities
Must have skills
- Extensive asset management or alternatives distribution experience, with a strong record of senior client coverage and capital raising.
- Proven success raising capital across private wealth channels in the UK, Middle East and/or Switzerland, together with the credibility to lead a multi-market franchise.
- An established senior network across private banks, family offices, wealth managers and advisory platforms in the covered territories.
- Strong ability to explain complex investment strategies and portfolio construction concepts to sophisticated investors.
- Demonstrated commercial leadership, strategic planning capability and disciplined pipeline management.
- High degree of autonomy, accountability and execution focus, with the ability to prioritise effectively across multiple markets.
- Entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to operate successfully in a lean, high-growth platform.
- Fluent English. Professional proficiency in Arabic and/or German is strongly preferred; French language capability is advantageous.
- Ability and willingness to travel extensively across the UK, Middle East and Switzerland.
Nice to have skills
- Demonstrated coverage of both European and Middle Eastern private wealth channels.
- Experience launching a new territory, building a regional franchise or securing product approvals with major private banks.
- Working knowledge of UK, Middle East and Swiss private placement, distribution and financial promotion requirements.
- French language proficiency and familiarity with both German-speaking and French-speaking Swiss wealth markets.
- Experience coordinating cross-border sales coverage and developing opportunities involving clients booked in more than one jurisdiction.
- Relevant professional qualification in investments, finance or private markets.
Supervisory responsibilities
No
Potential for growth
- Mentoring
- Leadership development pro
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