Sales Manager (Private Credit Funds)
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We are seeking a Sales Manager to undertake thedistribution of private credit funds focused on U.S. residential real estate .This individual will originate and manage relationships with asset managers,IFAs, introducers, and potential investors , and will own the end-to-endprocess from prospecting through onboarding and capital calls. The role requires a commercially driven professional with strong product knowledge, high integrity, and the ability to coordinate seamlessly across Singapore, Hong Kong, and U.S. stakeholders (investment, operations, legal/compliance, and leadership).
Responsibilities
- Business Development & Distribution
- Develop and execute a distribution strategy to raise capital for a U.S. residential-focused private credit fund across target investor segments (asset managers, IFAs, introducers, family offices, and other qualified channels).
- Source and qualify prospects, build and maintain a pipeline, and ensure investor eligibility aligns with Hong Kong SFC/HKMA professional investor requirements .
- Conduct meetings, presentations, and due diligence sessions with prospective investors, demonstrating fund/product fluency and the ability to address questions on strategy, risk, structure, liquidity, and portfolio fit.
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with key decision-makers, including gatekeepers and investment committees.
- Deal & Process Ownership (End-to-End)
- Own the investor journey from initial outreach to investment completion: discovery, materials delivery, follow-ups, coordination of DD requests, subscriptions, and closing.
- Partner with internal stakeholders (investment team, IR, operations, legal, compliance, finance, and fund admin) to ensure a smooth, professional, and compliant onboarding experience.
- Manage introducer/intermediary relationships, including engagement quality, commercial terms (where relevant), and ongoing partner performance.
- Investor Communication & Ongoing Coverage
- Serve as a primary point of contact for investors and distribution partners post-investment, ensuring consistent updates, responsiveness, and relationship management.
- Support investor reporting, updates, and ad-hoc requests in collaboration with internal teams.
- Gather market intelligence and investor feedback to refine messaging, materials, and go-to-market approach.
- Governance, Compliance & Controls
- Ensure all marketing, distribution, and fundraising activities comply with internal policies and relevant regulatory requirements, including Hong Kong SFC/HKMA requirements for professional investors and cross-border marketing considerations.
- Maintain high standards of documentation and CRM discipline: meeting notes, pipeline stages, next steps, and fundraising forecasting.
- Leadership & Internal Coordination
- Provide accurate fundraising forecasts and regular updates to management.
- Contribute to the development of sales collateral, pitch decks, talking points, and investor FAQs, partnering with regional investment and marketing teams.
- Represent the firm at industry events, conferences, and investor forums as appropriate.
- Candidate Requirements
- 3-5+ years of experience in fund distribution / capital raising / institutional sales , ideally within private credit, private markets or real estate credit.
- Demonstrated ability to build productive investor pipelines and close allocations through asset managers, private banks, IFAs, introducers, and institutional/family office networks .
- Strong understanding of private fund structures and subscription processes (e.g., feeder structures, SPVs, onboarding/KYC flows, subscription documentation).
- Familiarity with U.S. residential / housing credit themes is preferred (e.g., construction/real estate credit, housing-linked collateral).
- Skills & Competencies
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with confidence engaging CIOs, PMs, IC members, family offices and sophisticated HNWIs.
- Commercially driven, persistent, and highly organized-able to manage long sales cycles and multiple stakeholders to closure.
- Effective stakeholder management across geographies and functions; able to coordinate internal resources efficiently.
- High integrity and professionalism with a client-first mindset.
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