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 teams and external advisors, ensure high-quality 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 teams and external advisors, ensure high-quality service delivery, and contribute to firm growth while coaching and developing colleagues.

Requirements

The role calls for senior-level experience and the ability to build a client portfolio, drive business growth, and take ownership of client outcomes and service delivery. It also requires leadership, collaboration, alignment with firm standards, and the ability to coordinate resources and deliver practical, technically sound work.

Listed skills

• Collaboration · Preferred
• 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
• Opportunity Conversion
• Client Engagement Management
• Service Delivery
• Financial Planning
• Implementation Coordination
• External Advisor Coordination
• Revenue Growth
• Leadership
• Coaching
• Feedback
• Collaboration
• Accountability

Job areas

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

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