Role Overview
The Senior Vice President, Equity Raising is a senior, externally focused leader responsible for originating new equity capital for the Company’s private equity real estate platform for hospitality. This role serves as a front-line driver of growth, focused on sourcing, developing, and converting new investor relationships across high-net-worth (HNW), ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW), and family office channels.
This position is solely dedicated to new business development, pension funds and other sources of LP equity. The SVP will be accountable for generating equity commitments from new capital sources by effectively communicating the Company’s investment strategy, development pipeline, historical performance, and risk-return profile.
Success in this role requires a proactive, high-activity origination mindset, strong market presence, and the ability to operate independently while maintaining close alignment with senior leadership on fundraising priorities, capital deployment pacing, and portfolio construction objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Originate and secure new equity commitments from various equity sources
- Build and maintain a robust pipeline of prospective investors through direct outreach, networking, and industry engagement
- Develop and execute a personal business plan to meet and exceed capital raising targets
- Articulate the Company’s investment strategy, track record, and market positioning with clarity and credibility
- Lead investor meetings, presentations, and due diligence processes for prospective investors
- Partner with senior leadership to align fundraising efforts with investment strategy and capital needs
- Maintain real-time visibility into pipeline activity, conversion metrics, and investor feedback
- Represent the Company at industry events, conferences, and private investor forums
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field
- 7- 10 years of experience in capital raising, investor relations, private equity, real estate investment, or related disciplines
- Proven track record of sourcing and closing equity investments
- Demonstrated track record of independently originating new investor relationships and driven capital formation
- Strong understanding of real estate investment structures, including risk/return dynamics; hospitality expertise preferred
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex investment concepts to sophisticated audiences
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple concurrent investor processes
- Self-directed, entrepreneurial mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Strong reporting skills and maintaining investor relations
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field
- 7-10 years of experience in capital raising, investor relations, private equity, real estate investment, or related disciplines
- Proven track record of sourcing and closing equity investments
- Demonstrated ability to independently originate new investor relationships and drive capital formation
- Strong understanding of real estate investment structures, including risk/return dynamics
- Hospitality expertise
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills for sophisticated investor audiences
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple concurrent investor processes
- Self-directed, entrepreneurial mindset with ownership and accountability
- Strong reporting skills and experience maintaining investor relations
What We Do
Kolter Hospitality, a division of The Kolter Group, specializes in hotel management, development, and acquisitions within the hospitality sector. Based in Delray Beach, Florida, the firm is dedicated to delivering service excellence and superior financial results across a portfolio of industry-leading hotels. They focus on strategic growth through thoughtful acquisitions and maintaining a strong presence in the communities where they operate.
