Associate Partner

Job summary

Build and manage client relationships, originate and convert business opportunities, and lead engagements from discovery through implementation and ongoing review. Coordinate internal resources and external advisors, ensure high-quality and practical service delivery, and contribute to firm growth while coaching and developing colleagues.

Job details

As an Associate Partner, you are responsible for building and managing a portfolio of client relationships while driving business growth through disciplined origination and execution. You will identify, pursue, and convert opportunities, leveraging existing relationships, while continuing to build new ones, that align with Aeternus’ planning-led approach, ensuring that all work delivered is technically sound, collaboratively designed, and practically implementable. You lead the full lifecycle of client engagements – from discovery through implementation and ongoing review – acting as the primary point of accountability for both client outcomes and service delivery. This includes coordinating internal resources, aligning external advisors, and maintaining proactive engagement with clients as their needs evolve. Success in this role is performance-based, with a guaranteed component and incentive compensation tied to clearly defined revenue, service, and development outcomes. As a leader, you set clear expectations, contribute to firm-wide priorities, and support the development of others through coaching, feedback, and collaboration. You are expected to operate with a high degree of ownership, maintain strong alignment with firm standards, and contribute to the overall growth and capability of the business.

What you’ll do

Build and manage client relationships, originate and convert business opportunities, and lead engagements from discovery through implementation and ongoing review. Coordinate internal resources and external advisors, ensure high-quality and practical service delivery, and contribute to firm growth while coaching and developing colleagues.

Requirements

The role calls for senior-level experience in client relationship management, business development, and leading end-to-end client engagements. It also requires strong ownership, alignment with firm standards, leadership and coaching capability, and the ability to deliver technically sound, collaborative, and practical outcomes.

Listed skills

• Leadership · Preferred
• Financial planning · Preferred
• Coaching · Preferred
• Client Relationship Management · Preferred
• Business development · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Client Relationship Management
• Business Development
• Opportunity Origination
• Sales Execution
• Client Engagement Management
• Financial Planning
• Service Delivery
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Leadership
• Coaching
• Feedback
• Revenue Growth

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Sales
• Finance & Accounting
• Consulting

More jobs from Aeternus