Director, Institutional Investor Relations

Job summary

The Director will develop and execute a Canadian fundraising strategy to secure capital commitments from institutional allocators such as pension plans and endowments. They will manage the full lifecycle of investor relationships, from prospecting and leading meetings to navigating due diligence and onboarding.

Job details

The Company Founded in 2014, InvestX is a late-stage venture capital firm with offices in Vancouver and New York, currently investing through its fifth fund. Since inception, InvestX has made over US$800 million in investments across more than 35 portfolio companies, including Palantir, Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX, Airbnb, SoFi, Spotify, and DocuSign. InvestX funds have generated an average IRR of 23.1%, with seven of the past eleven vintages ranking in the top quartile for distributions to paid-in capital (DPI). InvestX is backed by Jefferies, Virtu Financial, and Canaccord Genuity and has been featured in CNBC, Forbes, Bloomberg, U.S. News, Business Insider, Reuters, The Globe and Mail, and other major publications. The Opportunity InvestX is seeking an experienced institutional capital raiser to build its Canadian institutional investor business. Working closely with senior leadership and the investment team, this senior individual contributor will have the autonomy to originate relationships, execute a fundraising strategy, and secure capital commitments from institutional allocators. What You'll Do Institutional Capital Formation Develop and execute a Canadian fundraising strategy focused on pension plans, university endowments, foundations, and other institutional investors. Raise capital for InvestX private market funds and, where appropriate, Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs). Leverage existing relationships and develop new connections with CIOs, investment directors, portfolio managers, investment consultants, and outsourced CIOs (OCIOs). Lead investor meetings, presentations, and fundraising discussions, navigating institutional approvals through commitment. Own a qualified institutional pipeline from prospecting through closing. Institutional Relationship Management Build long-term investor relationships and understand portfolio objectives, allocation strategies, risk parameters, and liquidity needs. Present investment opportunities, portfolio performance, and market insights to institutional audiences. Manage requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for information (RFIs), due diligence questionnaires (DDQs), and investment committee requirements. Partner with internal teams on investment and operational due diligence, documentation, and onboarding. Represent InvestX at institutional conferences and industry events. Strategy and Planning Provide market intelligence and investor feedback to inform fundraising priorities, product development, and competitive positioning. Maintain CRM records, pipeline forecasts, and fundraising reports; track qualified opportunities, diligence progress, commitments, and results. Qualifications 7–10+ years in institutional capital raising, sales, investor relations, or business development within asset management or alternative investments. Proven success raising capital from Canadian pensions, endowments, foundations, consultants, OCIOs, and other institutional allocators. Established relationships within the Canadian institutional investment community are required. Ability to originate relationships independently and manage complex, extended fundraising cycles. Experience managing institutional RFPs, RFIs, DDQs, and investment presentations. Knowledge of private market fund structures, secondaries, commitments, reporting, and institutional investor requirements. Excellent presentation, communication, negotiation, analytical, and relationship management skills. Entrepreneurial approach and disciplined pipeline management; ability to communicate sophisticated investment strategies clearly. Relevant Canadian securities registration or professional designations (such as CFA) are assets. A Background Check including Criminal Record, Credit, and other verifications as required for this position. Ability to travel across Canada and occasionally internationally. Why Join InvestX? Build a strategic institutional business and help expand InvestX’s presence across Canada. Represent differentiated late-stage private technology investment opportunities. Work directly with senior executives and investment professionals in an entrepreneurial environment. Competitive incentive compensation, potential equity participation, and comprehensive health benefits. Salary & Benefits 2026 base salary range is: $225,000–$250,000 CAD The role also offers performance-based incentive compensation, an equity participation opportunity Comprehensive health and benefits package. Actual compensation depends on experience, qualifications, and geographic location. If this opportunity sounds like it is a good match with your skills, background, and career direction, please apply through our Careers Page (https://www.investx.com/careers/) with your cover letter and resume. InvestX welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process. gender identity, or national origin. Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

What you’ll do

The Director will develop and execute a Canadian fundraising strategy to secure capital commitments from institutional allocators such as pension plans and endowments. They will manage the full lifecycle of investor relationships, from prospecting and leading meetings to navigating due diligence and onboarding.

Requirements

Candidates must have 7–10+ years of experience in institutional capital raising or investor relations within asset management. A proven track record of raising capital from Canadian institutional investors and established industry relationships are required.

Benefits

• Performance-based incentive compensation
• Equity participation
• Comprehensive health benefits

Listed skills

• Financial analysis · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Negotiation · Preferred
• CRM Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Institutional capital raising
• Investor relations
• Fundraising strategy
• Relationship management
• Portfolio management
• Private market funds
• Financial analysis
• Communication
• Negotiation
• Pipeline management
• Strategic planning
• Market intelligence
• Due diligence
• CRM management
• Institutional sales
• Request For Information (RFI)
• DocuSign (Software)
• Relationship Management
• OpenAI
• Sales Prospecting
• Planning
• Alternative Investments
• Asset Management
• Business Development
• Customer Relationship Management
• Management
• Venture Capital
• Investments
• Chartered Financial Analyst
• Fundraising
• Due Diligence
• Equities
• Sales
• Forecasting
• Leadership
• Institutional Investing
• Investor Relations
• Market Liquidity
• Market Intelligence
• New Product Development
• Operational Due Diligence
• Portfolio Management
• Presentations
• Request For Proposal
• Raising Capital
• Securities (Finance)

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Sales
• Consulting
• Director of Investor Relations
• Director of Communications
• Advertising and Public Relations Managers
• Public Relations Managers