Financial Services Recruiter

We are seeking a high‑performing Financial Services Recruiter with deep experience hiring talent across private equity, commercial real estate finance, capital markets, and high‑net‑worth (HNW) investor‑focused roles. This recruiter will lead full‑cycle search efforts for high‑impact positions including investor relations, originations, and private wealth/alternative investment specialists.

This is a strategic and relationship‑driven role responsible for sourcing and attracting exceptional candidates who understand the intersection of investment management, HNW distribution, and real estate/private credit sponsor ecosystems. You will partner closely with the Head of Talent Acquisition and hiring leaders to build world‑class pipelines and grow teams across these business lines.

• 5+ years of recruiting experience in financial services, private markets, alternative investments, or real estate private equity.
• Proficiency with Greenhouse and Linked In Recruiter as core prospecting and sourcing tools.
• A strong network or proven ability to recruit for:
  Capital raising & investor relations, Sponsor relationship managers, Originators (CRE debt/equity), Wealth Management/RIA‑alternative investment roles, Family office, HNW investors, or private banking talent.
• Deep understanding of the alternative investments ecosystem and how sponsors, RIAs, HNW investors, and private markets talent intersect.
• Experience recruiting senior‑level roles requiring credibility with sophisticated investment professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to influence hiring managers, guide talent decisions, and manage multiple searches simultaneously.
• Exceptional communication, professionalism, and relationship‑building skills.
• A proactive, disciplined, and high‑grit approach to talent sourcing.

• Lead and manage full‑cycle recruiting for capital markets, originations, investor relations, and private wealth‑aligned roles.
• Hunt and identify candidates beyond traditional job boards through online research, cold outreach, networking, and direct prospecting.
• Proactively source talent from real estate finance firms, private equity companies, family offices, private banks, and alternative investment platforms.
• Build long‑term relationships with professionals across sponsor, fundraising, and HNW‑oriented segments of the investment ecosystem.
• Develop innovative sourcing strategies to attract top performers in private credit, private real estate, and alternatives distribution.
• Partner with leaders to understand business goals, hiring needs, and success profiles.
• Deliver a world‑class candidate experience rooted in clarity, responsiveness, and professionalism.
• Maintain accurate pipelines, market insights, and real‑time reporting on candidate activity.
• Evaluate candidates for technical aptitude, cultural alignment, and long‑term fit.
• Support organizational growth by aligning talent strategies with DLP’s mission, values, and expansion goals.

• Making an impact. Whether it’s the residents who call our Thriving Communities home, the investors who trust us to be stewards of their capital, or the sponsors we work with to10x their business, everything we do is about making an impact.
• Challenges. You see roadblocks as opportunities and are proactive in finding solutions.
• Growth. We’ve been named to the Inc. 5000 as one of the Fastest‑Growing Private Companies in America for thirteen consecutive years.

What We Do In One Sentence:

We finance the building of Thriving Communities.

Our Mission:

We are changing the nation through the building of Thriving Communities. We are the leader in funding the building of Thriving Communities centered in safe, attainable housing.

Our

Purpose:

To passionately make an extraordinary impact by transforming lives and building Thriving Communities.

To positively impact and transform 10 million lives by funding the building of 5,000 Thriving Communities, becoming one of America’s 100 largest private companies.

• We work hard, marching towards ambitious goals driven by a purpose that’s bigger than ourselves.
• We are impact‑driven, seeking to make a difference not just on the affordable…