Business Development Associate (New York, NY)

NNN Properties•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

SURMOUNT is seeking a highly organized, intellectually curious, and execution-oriented Business Development Associate to support and help scale its growth platform and relationship management function. The Associate will work closely with the Head of Business Development and senior business leaders to strengthen and maintain existing client relationships, systematically source and track new relationships, identify cross-platform synergies, and convert market intelligence into actionable business development initiatives. This associate-level role offers exposure to commercial real estate, capital markets, and strategic growth, combining sales, relationship management, market research, CRM management, client support, and content development with direct exposure to senior leadership and client-facing initiatives. The ideal candidate will be resourceful, organized, and motivated to increase sales, enhance the company's reputation, and find new ways to market services. A background in sales, business development, investor relations, or commercial real estate is strongly desirable.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
2 - 4 years' relevant work experience in business development, finance, or investor relations-type roles preferred.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and work under pressure.
Strong organization and project management skills.
Professional presence and ability to interact with clients and executives.
Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Strong research and analytical skills, comfortable discussing market trends, transactions, and quantitative information.
Ability to travel as needed and actively attend evening client entertainment outings and commitments.

Nice To Haves

experience with CRM and HubSpot strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Participate in client meetings, pitch calls, and relationship management discussions alongside senior leadership.
Support client development initiatives, including select conference attendance, client entertainment, relationship-building activities, and structured post-event follow-up.
Assist in managing and deepening existing client relationships through coordinated outreach, meeting preparation, and ongoing engagement tracking.
Identify and research new operators, sponsors, investors, and capital partners; build targeted outreach strategies aligned with firm growth priorities.
Monitor transaction activity, capital markets trends, and relevant industry developments; translate insights into actionable business development theses and outreach initiatives.
Collaborate with business leaders across brokerage, advisory, capital markets, development, and principal investing.
Prepare briefing materials, pitch decks, thought leadership content, and outreach campaigns in partnership with senior leadership and marketing.
Partner with the Marketing and Events teams to execute conferences, email campaigns, cold outreach initiatives, and strategic branding efforts.
Maintain and enhance SURMOUNT’s CRM (Salesforce), ensuring accurate documentation of relationship networks, pipeline activity, and client engagement data.