About Us
Riaz Capital is a Bay Area-based real estate developer and asset manager with 3,700 units under management and development across California. The firm got its start developing for-sale condominiums and luxury properties over 45 years ago, later transitioning to and perfecting workforce and entry-level housing products. Between our 40 team members, we bring together a combined 120 years of development experience, 100 years of real estate finance experience, and 75 years of portfolio management. Our disciplined approach and deep market knowledge across each of our key functions - development, finance, and asset management - allows us to continue performing throughout the typical real estate cycles.
Since 2020, we have completed 15 projects, delivering over 1,000 workforce housing residences to the Bay Area. To date, the firm has raised over $1 billion of capital, comprising $450 million in private equity and more than $550 million in financing. After dispositions and refinancings, the firm oversees an $800 million real-estate asset base. Our investment team is skilled at identifying and capitalizing on opportunities - like EB-5 financing and Welfare Tax Exemptions - to enhance asset value.
Over the 45-year history of our firm, we have established a resilient asset management platform. We, like all real estate firms, are not immune to significant market corrections but we have navigated them successfully by maintaining strict underwriting discipline, including stress-testing assumptions, ensuring financing flexibility, and maintaining appropriate contingencies and equity cushions. These principles mean that we have never lost an asset or missed a loan payment. During the pandemic, we maintained high occupancy across our portfolio, successfully refinanced debt amid rising interest rates, and secured construction financing despite industry-wide disruptions. By continually evaluating opportunities and structuring deals for redundancy and long-term viability, we deliver both community impact and strong risk-adjusted returns for our investors.
Overview
Riaz Capital seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Business Development & Communications Associate to join our team. This role supports our Investor Relations and Business Development functions with a focus on backend system support, investor pipeline management, and stakeholder engagement. You will play a key role in driving fundraising and advisory initiatives by managing communications, CRM systems, and investor workflows.
The goal of this role is to support securing new business for both capital raising and advisory consulting services while ensuring a prospect moves smoothly through the engagement process, through closing of the new investor or client. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, has a strong blend of communications and project management skills, and is eager to support high-impact initiatives across capital raising, advisory services, and nonprofit, political, and community partnerships.
Key Responsibilities
Business Development & Investor Relations
- Manage and update the CRM system (Salesforce, Juniper, Sharpspring) with investor pipeline data, lead tracking, and outreach efforts.
- Spearhead outbound outreach via email, calls, and social media to cultivate and qualify prospective investor leads.
- Coordinate and schedule meetings with potential investors, clients, and partners with minimal oversight.
- Prepare briefing materials and follow-up communications to ensure a seamless sales cycle.
- Assist in full-cycle investor onboarding, including documentation, subscription processes, and investor portal updates.
- Support capital raising and advisory service engagement strategies to secure new business.
- Support investor meetings, presentations, and onsite/in-person tours.
Communications & Marketing
- Manage investor and client-facing content such as presentations, newsletters, memos, and branded assets with support from Business Development team.
- Collaborate with internal and external marketing teams to maintain brand alignment across materials.
- Oversee business development-related social media content and campaigns.
- Maintain and organize a centralized library of communication templates, pitch decks, and visual collateral.
CRM & Data Infrastructure
- Consolidate and maintain stakeholder data across business, nonprofit, and executive initiatives.
- Develop efficient systems to streamline contact databases and eliminate redundancies.
- Use CRM platforms to run segmented outreach campaigns and track relationship progression.
Qualifications
- 2-4 years of experience in a business development, sales support, investor relations, or communications role-ideally within financial services, professional services, or a high-growth startup.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Marketing, or a related field.
- Proficiency in CRM systems (Salesforce highly preferred), and comfort learning new technology platforms.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a high degree of professionalism in investor/client-facing materials.
- Strong organizational and time management abilities; capable of managing multiple priorities with precision.
- Detail-oriented with strong follow-through and ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Workspace, and digital marketing tools.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders and managing logistics for external meetings and presentations.
- Familiarity with capital raising or financial compliance processes a plus.
- Experience with marketing automation tools (e.g., Mailchimp, HubSpot, Sharpspring).
- Interest in mission-driven work across community, nonprofit, or policy sectors.