Director, Institutional Investor Relations
investx Open · verified Oct 22, 2026 At a glance
Director-level Investment & Corporate Development role at investx. Canada · full-time · CA$225,000–CA$250,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build and run a Canadian fundraising plan aimed at pensions, endowments, foundations and other institutional investors
- Find and develop allocator relationships, then guide fundraising conversations through approvals and capital commitments
- Manage the institutional prospect pipeline from first contact through closing, tracking progress and forecasts in the CRM
- Present fund opportunities, performance and market insights, and handle investor diligence materials and committee needs
- Coordinate diligence, documentation and onboarding with internal teams, while representing the firm at industry events
What you bring
- At least seven years in institutional fundraising, sales, investor relations or business development in asset management or alternatives
- A record of raising capital from Canadian institutional allocators and established connections in that investment community
- Experience handling institutional proposals, information requests, diligence questionnaires and investment presentations
- Knowledge of private-market funds, secondaries, commitments, reporting and institutional investor requirements
Who this fits
This senior individual-contributor role suits someone who can originate relationships independently and manage long fundraising cycles. You’ll work with senior leaders and the investment team, with travel across Canada and occasional international trips. A background check, including criminal-record and credit verification, may be required.
From the employer
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.