Business Development Analyst in London

Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm allocating internal capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Our collective expertise spans traders, engineers, and technologists, unified by an unwavering dedication to enhance our efficiency as a premier liquidity provider for globally listed derivatives. We leverage groundbreaking execution and pricing technologies to elevate and improve how financial markets operate . Maven continues to scale its operations while preserving the dynamic energy and innovative culture of a start-up, but without the associated risks.

We are looking for a Business Development Analyst. This individual will play a critical role in supporting the sourcing, evaluation, and onboarding of new Portfolio Managers (PMs), as well as contributing to platform-wide strategic initiatives. This position sits at the core of the firm\’s growth engine—interfacing with senior leadership, PM candidates, and cross-functional teams including risk, technology, data and operations.

Role Responsibilities:
Portfolio Manager Sourcing & Evaluation

• Map the landscape across major strategy verticals and continuously build a pipeline of high-quality prospects.
• Analyse track records, risk profiles, drawdowns, capacity and style to assess commercial viability.
• Prepare structured memos for internal use (fit, economics, platform requirements)
• Coordinate due diligence across a variety of internal functions.

Market & Competitor Intelligence

• Maintain a current view of competitor platform models, compensation norms, strategy expansions and talent movements.
• Produce concise internal memos summarising market developments and opportunities.
• Identify emerging PMs, strategies or market dislocations worth exploring.

Lifecycle Management & Onboarding

• Own the CRM process, from sourcing to due diligence, approval, and onboarding.
• Support cross-functional onboarding to reduce friction and shorten timelines.
• Maintain and refine internal processes, documentation, and approval flows.

Strategic Projects

• Support new strategy vertical exploration and geographic expansion.
• Contribute to firm-wide strategic planning, cost analysis and infrastructure improvement.
• Analyse platform-level PM returns to identify portfolio risks, gaps and opportunities.

Candidate Specifications:

• 2–3 years in an Asset Manager, Investment