We are working with a $1B Midwestern asset manager who is seeking its first dedicated Institutional Sales Director to accelerate the firm’s expansion into the consultant and institutional investor market. This is a rare ground-floor opportunity to build an institutional presence for a respected, performance-driven investment firm with long-standing PM leadership and a strong retail foundation.
As the inaugural salesperson, you will shape the go-to-market strategy, develop consultant and allocator relationships, and drive new mandates across the U.S. You’ll partner closely with senior portfolio managers, gain deep insight into high-quality core equity strategies and play a pivotal role in elevating the firm’s institutional visibility.
What Sets This Apart: Wide-open territory. Direct PM access. Thoughtful compensation with strong performance upside. Meaningful runway to build something lasting.
***We are looking for Mid-West based candidates only at this time
If interested, please apply or send your details to: jamende@skywatersearch.com
SkyWater Search Partners is assisting a prestigious Midwest-based law firm with its search for a skilled environmental regulatory attorney to join its thriving M&A practice.
An ideal candidate has 4+ years of experience providing federal and state environmental law and regulatory guidance to clients. Experience with complex M&A deals or transactions a plus, but not required. Due to the specialized nature of the role, this client is offering the role as remote. A passing UBE score is preferred for proper licensure.
Depending on JD year and/or years of experience, the expected comp range is $235-265k with market bonuses, collegial culture, and great benefits.
If you are interested in learning more, please apply or reach out to Kelsey Quarberg (kquarberg@skywatersearch.com).
SkyWater is partnering with a longstanding client to find a highly organized, and proactive Operations & HR Partner to elevate their employee experience and ensure their workplace runs with seamless efficiency. This primarily onsite role blends office management, operations, and human resources support to create an environment where employees can thrive.
In this role, you’re the heartbeat of the office, curating a space where people feel supported, connected, and equipped to do their best work. You’ll blend operational excellence with human-centered support, ensuring every detail behind the scenes runs smoothly.
The ideal candidate brings a solutions-oriented mindset, and excels at anticipating needs before they arise. If you are resourceful, detail-driven, and energized by supporting people and improving processes, this role is for you!
A new client of ours, a growing corporate finance boutique, is looking to hire a Full-Time Investment Banking Analyst to support M&A and capital raising in renewable fuels and agribusiness. This team offers direct senior exposure, hands-on deal work, and the ability to truly shape your career trajectory.
Incredibly unique strategic finance leadership role for a growing CPG org near Madison, Wisconsin. This is with a company that has a track record of hiring up-and-coming talent and stretching them into leadership roles — if you’ve ever wanted to be CFO, this is the place to get the right experience.
Our client is seeking someone who can own the entire P&L, lead a team, present to the board, and build processes/models from scratch. This will be heavily involved in commercial finance/partnership across the sales organization as well, so will have a direct hand in driving revenue growth and optimizing company results. The organization has Fortune 500 leadership across the board and high standards for the talent they hire.
They have an incredibly meritocratic, highly collaborative culture and you’ll work under a CFO who is a high-EQ leader that is heavily focused on growing and mentoring his team. You would be second-in-command for the entire finance org so from a visibility and growth perspective, it does not get better than this.
The best part? I’m looking for up-and-comers for this. The ideal candidate will have either public company FLDP/rotational program OR PE-backed FP&A experience, and currently be a Finance Manager who is looking to take the next step up.
SkyWater is excited to partner with a fast growing multifamily real estate development, construction, and property management firm with a nation-wide reach. To date, this company has developed over 70 apartment complexes (10,000 + units) across nearly 10 states – and given the company’s outlook, that number will grow significantly in the years to come. They are looking to add a Senior Treasury Analyst to their team as they build out a Minnesota office. This role reports to the Corporate Controller.
SkyWater Search Partners is excited to partner with a $1B AUM leading Broker/Dealer and Investment Advisor to find a new strategic Head of Business Development.
This executive will be responsible for spearheading national recruiting efforts for the firm and strategically managing the firm’s growth plans and firm-wide recruitment strategy.
This highly visible role will report directly to the President of the firm and will be responsible for the full cycle recruitment process-from building the pipeline to closing advisor recruits. This person is expected to travel throughout the country building relationships with advisors at competing IBD firms.
This person will also lead the management and retainment of breakaways and hybrids that may be open to a chance in affiliation.
We are looking for someone with extensive experience attracting and retaining advisor/advisor team recruits, particularly from the IBD space. A strong grasp of the current advisor landscape including advisor needs, demands, industry trends and hot button topics is a key to success.
This role requires an entrepreneurial spirit, competitive drive with active engagement and an appetite for grwoth.
If interested, please apply or send your details to: jamende@skywatersearch.com
SkyWater is partnering with a returning family-owned manufacturing client in the Minneapolis – St. Paul area to help them find a Marketing Manager for their growing team. They’re a mid-sized company and pride themselves on a collaborative approach, delivering custom solutions to meet the unique needs of their clients. As a smaller organization, they offer a tight-knit and supportive work environment where employees have the opportunity to work on diverse projects and continuously expand their skill sets. They’re projecting strong growth in the upcoming years and aren’t showing any signs of slowing down. This person will be joining a team that currently has a Fractional CMO in place that will be leaving in 9 months and will be showing this person the ropes and allowing them to flourish after building a strong infrastructure with a marketing coordinator, systems and tools all set up.
You will design and deliver integrated marketing programs that strengthen brand awareness, generate leads, and support revenue growth across diverse industrial and technical markets. The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution and thrives in a collaborative, high-integrity environment.
SkyWater is partnering with a 30-year-old, privately held commercial printing and data-driven marketing firm to add a Commercial Sales Representative here in Minneapolis.
This individual will be driving growth with a path to leadership + part-ownership within 2-3 years. The role requires complete ownership of a full sales cycle: hunting new logos, expanding key accounts, and partnering with production to deliver offset, digital, wide-format, and mailing solutions.
Post-ramp: flexible remote + uncapped earnings in a modern, natural light-filled HQ in the south metro.
SkyWater is partnering with a growing manufacturing organization who’s looking to hire a Warehouse Manager! Our client is a small, privately held manufacturer that’s been successfully operating for 30+ years. The Warehouse Manager will be responsible for overseeing a team of 25 reports while also driving warehouse efficiencies, improving performance, and placing an emphasis on safety across all aspects of the warehouse operation (inventory, shipping/receiving, etc.). Our client is offering a competitive base salary, bonus potential, comprehensive benefits package, and the opportunity to make a big impact on their business with opportunities to grow your career in the future.
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