Business Development Director - Specialty Finance + FinTech

About the role

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world's leading financial centers - New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring. Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law. Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system. Job Description: The Business Development Director at Baker Tilly is a senior-level, strategic role focused on accelerating growth across the firm's Tax, Assurance, and Consulting practices. This leader is directly responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities within the Specialty Finance & FinTech sectors in an assigned territory, while building, managing, and expanding existing client relationships. The Director serves as a key member of the Specialty Finance & FinTech Industry Practice leadership team, partnering with practice leaders to shape and execute go-to-market strategies and drive industry-focused growth initiatives. The Fintech & Specialty Finance sector includes innovative and non-traditional financial services that operate outside or alongside the regulated banking system. This sector covers payment processors, digital banking platforms, and tech-enabled lenders offering consumer lending, mortgage and non-mortgage loans, and asset-backed financing. It also includes specialty finance providers involved in factoring, equipment leasing, letters of credit, and structured products such as collateralized mortgage obligations. Emerging financial technologies-including cryptocurrency, AI, and blockchain-based solutions-are part of this sector, reflecting its focus on alternative credit, payment systems, and financial infrastructure and compliance. This role requires a strong understanding of lending models, payment ecosystems, capital structures, venture capital, regulatory considerations, and emerging financial technologies (technology evolution - startup to maturity), and is critical to enhancing Baker Tilly's market position and delivering differentiated value to clients. You will have the opportunity to: Generate and manage a client facing pipeline- lead//own/participate in client pursuits (i.e. client discovery, proposal (pursuit) strategy, proposal development). Represent the firm's full suite of services across the Specialty Finance & FinTech ecosystem, including lenders, payment platforms, financial intermediaries, and technology-enabled financial service providers Demonstrate an understanding of emerging financial technologies (e.g., payments infrastructure, digital banking, automation, AI, blockchain and Banking as a Service (BaaS)) and their application within Specialty Finance to enhance client solutions and drive growth Develop a strong understanding of lending models, payment flows, capital structures, and financial product offerings to effectively align firm services with client needs Co-Develop a sales plan for the assigned territory and report weekly on progress against that plan to senior management. Build and