Director, Alternatives Advisory

Bessemer Trust is seeking a thoughtful professional with a client facing and generalist private markets investment background to join its team.  The position will be part of a small team at a leading multifamily office with a legacy of top-tier client service. The professional will work closely with the Head of Alternatives Advisory and other colleagues to develop and implement investment solutions for clients. 

This senior-level role will help lead the expansion of Bessemer’s private markets investment platform, complementing and enhancing our core offering to better serve clients’ evolving needs by providing access to compelling private investment opportunities across various asset classes. The individual will also serve as a dedicated resource to clients and advisors, representing the platform and its capabilities.  This role requires strong communication and client-facing skills, deep expertise in private market investments, and a commitment to collaboration across departments at Bessemer Trust. The successful candidate will bring a minimum of 10-15 years of experience, a history of thoughtful investment research, and a passion for helping clients achieve their long-term goals.

• Work with the Head of Alternatives Advisory to enhance and execute on strategy, ensuring alignment with firm culture, investment department and firm strategy and client objectives.
• Continuously enhance the advisory platform, incorporating best practices, market trends, and feedback from stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted subject matter expert to clients and client advisor teams on private market opportunities.
• Actively participate in client and prospect meetings, contributing investment insights, identifying investment objectives and goals, and strengthening client engagement.
• Support the development of customized investment recommendations through high-quality manager research and ongoing monitoring of client portfolios.
• Help oversee existing Advisory manager relationships by participating in regular updates and assessing results through performance and attribution analysis.
• Maintain robust knowledge of market developments, emerging strategies, and key industry players.
• Enhance tools that support liquidity management of private market portfolios.
• Participate in special projects related to investment and technology infrastructure as needed.
• Provide thought leadership within the Investment Department.

• Unimpeachable ethics with the highest level of integrity, discretion, and commitment.
• Entrepreneurial nature with a high degree of intellectual curiosity.
• Minimum of 10-15 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated track record of investment research, manager selection, and portfolio oversight.
• Proven experience advising high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, family offices, or institutional investors.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable interacting with sophisticated clients and senior stakeholders of Bessemer Trust.
• Knowledge of investment and financial theory, asset allocation, risk management, portfolio construction and a desire to learn about advanced wealth planning techniques.
• Extensive network within the family office and wealth management ecosystem.
• Team player with the ability to work independently and drive projects to completion.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA and/or CFA preferred.

The base salary range for this position is $260,000 - $330,000. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as skills, experience, and qualification for the role. It is not typical for offers to be made at or near the top of the range.

In addition, this position may be eligible for a discretionary incentive based on individual and company performance.

Eligible employees may participate in a 401 (k) program with a company profit sharing contribution, medical, dental, vision, life insurance and disability coverage and paid holidays, vacation, and sick days.

About Bessemer Trust:

• Bessemer Trust is a family office, overseeing more than $200 billion in assets for over 3,100 individuals and families of substantial wealth. Its more than 1,200 employees are singularly focused on private wealth management — disciplined investment management, sophisticated wealth planning, comprehensive family office services, and highly personalized client service.
• Established in 1907 as the family office for Annie and Henry Phipps, Bessemer Trust is in its seventh generation of ownership by the Phipps family. As a self-made entrepreneur, Henry Phipps was a founding partner and chief financial officer of Carnegie Steel.
• Bessemer Trust retains its original focus as a privately owned and independent wealth manager deeply committed to its mission of providing peace of mind to its clients. Bessemer’s adherence to putting clients’ interests first, fiduciary mindset, and highly collaborative culture are at the heart of everything the firm does.

 Key Facts:

• For more than 118 years, Bessemer Trust has operated continuously in a single line of business, independently owned by one family.
• Headquartered in New York’s Rockefeller Center, Bessemer Trust has 22 offices in total. Woodbridge, NJ, is one of the firm’s largest offices, which hosts a wide range of technology and operations professionals. In addition to its sizable presence in New York and Woodbridge, the firm provides client service through offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Delaware, Denver, Garden City, Grand Cayman, Greenwich, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Naples, Nevada, Palm Beach, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Stuart, and Washington, D.C.
• To watch a video about Bessemer Trust’s history, click here.
• To learn more about Bessemer Trust, click here.

 About Our Employee Rewards and Benefits:

• We provide exceptional rewards and benefits that are among the best in the industry, giving our people access to a wide range of options, including:
• Competitive base salary plus discretionary annual bonus for select positions
• A 401(k) plan with a generous annual profit-sharing contribution
• Personalized development and career opportunities, including tuition reimbursement support
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with zero contributions for employee coverage
• Employee assistance (EAP) and wellness programs
• Hybrid work environment: 60% in office, 40% remote for most positions
• Paid time off and paid parental leave
• Employer-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage
• Legal services and financial wellness plans at no cost to employees

 Bessemer Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply.