Institute for Portfolio Alternatives
Head of EMEA
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Head of EMEA
The Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA) is seeking a Head of EMEA to lead its presence and growth in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the larger EMEA region. This highly visible, entrepreneurial role will serve as the face of IPA in the region, building relationships, representing the organization, identifying where IPA can add value, and translating market insights into membership growth and broader opportunities. The ideal candidate brings energy, credibility, commercial judgment, and initiative, with the ability to engage senior executives and public officials and help shape IPA’s EMEA strategy.
IPA is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and operates as a fully remote organization. The successful candidate must be based in the U.K. and will travel periodically across Europe, the United States, and the Middle East.
What You Will Do
- Represent IPA in the Market: Serve as IPA’s face in the U.K., Europe, and the larger EMEA region, building its profile and relationships across the private markets and alternative investments industry.
- Build Membership: Develop relationships with prospective members and deepen engagement with existing IPA members in the region, helping expand IPA’s membership and reach.
- Understand the Market: Serve as IPA’s eyes and ears in the EMEA region, developing a deep understanding of the market, its participants, priorities, challenges, and opportunities.
- Shape Regional Growth: Provide leadership on what IPA should do to grow successfully in the U.K., Europe, and the larger EMEA region, including potential programming, partnerships, events, policy engagement, and other initiatives.
- Be an External Voice for IPA: Represent IPA at industry events, participate in speaking opportunities, and represent the organization before relevant government officials, regulators, and other external stakeholders.
- Support Broader International Growth: As IPA’s international presence develops, help identify opportunities to extend its reach into other non-U.S. markets where appropriate.
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Reports directly to the IPA President & CEO.
Who You Are
- A credible, energetic, and self-directed professional comfortable representing IPA and building its presence.
- A strong relationship builder and communicator with the judgment and presence to engage senior executives, regulators, and other key stakeholders, including in public settings.
- Commercially minded and perceptive, with the ability to understand market needs, identify opportunities, and translate relationships and insights into organizational growth.
- Experienced in financial services or a related field, with familiarity with private markets and alternative investments strongly preferred.
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Total Compensation
Total compensation (base salary + bonus): £100,000 to £120,000, commensurate with experience, with meaningful additional compensation linked to membership growth and new member acquisition.
About the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives
For over four decades, the IPA has been the preeminent voice of the alternative investments and private markets industry. Our members include the world’s leading asset managers—representing more than $40 trillion in AUM—alongside the broker-dealers, RIAs, and wealth management firms that bring alternative strategies to investors. Together, they span private real estate, private credit, private equity, infrastructure, and other alternative assets. Through leading advocacy, flagship conferences in the U.S. and internationally, and a growing platform for data and research, the IPA is at the center of private markets’ expansion into mainstream portfolios. Learn more at www.ipa.com.
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