Principal, Investor Relations and Capital Formation

LLR Partners • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

LLR Partners is hiring a Principal, Investor Relations and Capital Formation to partner with the Head of Investor Relations on fundraising strategy, execution, and team leverage. This senior, high-trust role translates LLR’s investment approach and value-creation capabilities into clear fundraising strategy and compelling communications for current and prospective investors, while helping build the operating discipline needed for a scalable Investor Relations function. The role combines complex project leadership and content development with direct engagement with Limited Partners (LPs), consultants, and placement agents.

LLR Partners is a lower middle market private equity firm focused on investing in software and tech-enabled companies within the knowledge economy. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Philadelphia, LLR has raised over $7.5 billion across seven funds and partnered with over 130 companies. The firm aims to create value through partnership by providing flexible capital, strategic guidance, and sector insight to help companies grow.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in investor relations, capital formation, placement advisory, private-markets consulting, asset management, or a related private-markets role.
• Experience working with institutional investors, LPs, consultants, fund managers, senior executives, or other sophisticated stakeholders.
• Exceptional writing, editing, presentation, analytical, and project-management skills, with the ability to move from strategy to details without losing either.
• Working fluency in private-markets concepts, including fund structures, commitments, capital calls and distributions, portfolio performance, and fundraising processes.
• Sound judgment, discretion, responsiveness, and the ability to represent LLR credibly with senior internal and external audiences.
• A collaborative, low-ego working style and the ability to lead through influence across a team and firm with multiple priorities.
• Willingness to work in LLR’s Philadelphia office and travel up to 50% as required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Head of Investor Relations on the integrated plan for LLR’s next fundraising cycle, including priorities, workplans, milestones, and cross-functional execution.
• Own a meaningful coverage lane with selected LPs, consultants, placement agents, and other capital partners; build trusted relationships and coordinate timely, tailored communications.
• Oversee complex investor materials, fundraising narratives, presentations, DDQs and RFPs, analyses, and other content requiring sound judgment, strong writing, and careful synthesis.
• Create a reliable operating cadence across Investor Relations, Finance, Legal, the investment team, Value Creation, and external providers, with clear ownership, deadlines, approvals, and version control.
• Strengthen the team’s systems, CRM discipline, pipeline visibility, reporting, and repeatable processes as LLR continues to grow.
• Help shape team priorities, ways of working, and development while supporting the quality and consistency of the firm’s investor-facing work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed