Associate Director, Institutional Sales

Hiive • Vancouver, BC

1d • CA$300,000 - CA$700,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Hiive is redefining how private companies and their shareholders access liquidity. Through its institutional-grade platform, Hiive brings together buyers, sellers, and issuers to facilitate secondary transactions in venture-backed, pre-IPO companies, introducing efficiency, transparency, and standardization to an otherwise opaque asset class.
Recognized as one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies and backed by leading U.S. investors, Hiive is profitable, well-capitalized, and building a high-performance team to meet growing demand and pursue new market opportunities.
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As an Associate Director, Institutional Sales at Hiive, you will help drive growth by building and expanding relationships with venture capital investors, institutions, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. You will generate liquidity and trading volume on our platform through active relationship management and consistent sales execution. This is a client-facing role where success is measured by revenue, deal flow, and the relationships you build.

Requirements

• Be a driven, communicative professional with a strong sense of urgency, solid work ethic, intellectual curiosity, and good organizational skills.
• Have a track record of meeting sales targets and building trusted relationships with institutional or ultra-high-net-worth investors.
• Bring 3–5 years of experience in investment sales, mutual fund sales, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, corporate development, or institutional sales and trading.
• Have a relevant educational background, such as a commerce or economics degree, or strong academic performance in a liberal arts or science program.
• Be FINRA Series 7 and 63 licensed or able to complete the registrations shortly after hiring.

Responsibilities

• Building expertise in the secondary market for pre-IPO securities, including market dynamics, key participants, and Hiive's role in the ecosystem.
• Managing and growing a portfolio of institutional and ultra-high-net-worth investor relationships, introducing them to Hiive's investment capabilities.
• Prospecting new clients, re-engaging dormant accounts, and executing sales campaigns to drive trading volume and platform adoption.
• Serving as a day-to-day relationship manager, delivering consistent, high-value communication to clients.
• Supporting the Director, Institutional Sales in identifying new investor pools and channels to expand Hiive's market share.
• Meeting sales performance metrics and building toward long-term client partnerships.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution.
• Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing company through our employee stock option plan.
• Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health & dental premiums and a Health/Personal Spending Account for Canadian employees. (An employer-subsidized benefits program is available for US-based team members).
• A dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity.
• A $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ.
• An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Women’s Network events.
• Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.
• Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.
• Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree