Analyst, Market Development

Overview

LLR is recruiting individuals to join the firm as a Market Development Analyst. This role is for high-agency, commercially curious talent who want to learn how investment opportunities are identified, developed, and evaluated.

This role sits at the intersection of market research, relationship-building, sourcing strategy, technology, and investment judgment. Market Development Analysts work directly with investment teams to help LLR stay consistently in-market, identify priority companies, engage founders and executives, and build the company and relationship context that supports better investment decisions over time.

The role is designed for someone who is energized by learning new markets, building relationships, asking thoughtful questions, staying organized across many moving pieces, and using data / technology to make sourcing more effective.

We are looking for candidates who show:

High agency, ownership, and follow-through

Commercial curiosity and genuine interest in how businesses work

Comfort with proactive outreach, rejection, and persistence

Ability to stay organized across many contacts, companies, and follow-ups

Strong research skills and ability to learn new sectors quickly

Analytical horsepower and interest in developing investment judgment

Tech / data fluency, including willingness to use AI, CRM, and other workflow tools

Coachability, humility, and learning agility

Builder mindset—someone who can create structure without waiting for perfect direction

The best candidates will combine persistence and relationship orientation with enough analytical curiosity to develop a point of view on markets, companies, and business quality.

Accountabilities

Identify:

Work with LLR's investment team to identify target companies through online sources

Procure company data to accurately profile prospects

Create profiles on private companies, sectors and sub-sectors within LLR’s target industries

Manage data quality and load to core internal systems (e.g. CRM platform)

Segment and tier prospect companies for engagement

Engage:

Design and execute outreach to CEOs through a mix of emails, calls, LinkedIn and other forms of media to procure initial calls

Coordinate with investment professionals to conduct initial discovery calls to understand “Why” a particular CEO would distinguish LLR from other investors

Capture key metrics of prospect companies

Develop:

Coordinate outreach and engagement across LLR to build a productive relationship with the target CEO

Continually position LLR as the preferred investor of choice for prospect companies

Develop the relationship to a point where upon investment opportunity LLR is included

Skills and Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with high academic achievement

Recent graduate and/or ~1 year of experience in sales, business development, private equity or investment banking

Examples of building something from scratch: a student fund, club, startup, research project, sales motion, data tool, AI workflow, or market map

Evidence of resilience and competitiveness: athletics, cold outreach, sales roles, fundraising, recruiting, debate, or other rejection-heavy environments

Demonstrated leadership experience through student involvement and campus activities

Curious, coachable, and confident communicator with exceptional interpersonal skills and the maturity, focus, and energy to build strong relationships

Interest in technology, healthcare, software, education, financial services, or other LLR-relevant sectors

Exposure to financial analysis and valuation is a plus but not required

LLR Partners is a lower middle market private equity firm focused on investing in software and tech-enabled companies within the knowledge economy. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Philadelphia, LLR has raised over $7.5 billion across seven funds and has partnered with over 130 companies. LLR believes in creating value through partnership by providing flexible capital, strategic guidance and sector insight to help companies grow every day.

LLR Partners is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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