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# Client Development Consultant (Independent Contractor) at Arootah

- **Company:** Arootah
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** contract
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-11-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/arootah/0d6b7e72-8791-479f-9bc2-45aebdbf7d6b

## Job description

## About Arootah

Arootah is a talent solutions firm purpose-built for the alternative investment industry. We advise and we execute across the four pillars of talent infrastructure: Hiring, Development, Retention, and Transition. That work takes three forms. Our Fractional Advisors strengthen client teams, step into interim roles, or bring deep subject-matter expertise, part-time or full-time, with a path to permanent employment. We also provide executive coaching for senior leaders and team training that builds lasting capability. And we are building a do-it-yourself (DIY) platform that lets clients find, match with, and engage our fractional advisors and coaches directly. Our leaders have operated at the highest levels of alternative investment firms. That operator experience, combined with a network of 5,000+ fractional advisors across all functional disciplines and 600+ executive coaches, is what makes the advice credible and the execution reliable. One industry. One talent partner. Entry to exit. Learn more: https://arootah.com/

## About the Engagement

Arootah is engaging an independent client development consultant to originate new business across our fractional advisory, executive coaching, and team training services. This is a business development and sales role focused on selling Arootah’s services to fund managers, not raising capital.

This is a consulting engagement, not employment. You run your own business under your own name, set your own schedule and methods, and are free to work with other firms. Arootah sets its own pricing and engagement terms. You are paid for results. The engagement runs for a fixed initial term, renewable by mutual agreement.

It suits a seasoned seller with established relationships among decision-makers at alternative investment managers who wants real upside from the relationships they bring, and who is genuinely fascinated by sales: the craft, the psychology, and the challenge of turning a no into a yes.

The work is client-facing and relationship-driven: introducing senior decision-makers to Arootah over lunches, dinners, and meetings, and supporting high-profile prospect/client events, such as a private dinner Arootah is co-hosting with a major investment bank.

Scope of Services

- Originate qualified opportunities and close new business for Arootah’s fractional advisory, executive coaching, and team training services.
- Introduce Arootah to senior executives and decision-makers at hedge funds, family offices, and other alternative investment firms, drawing on your existing relationships.
- Meet prospects in person across New York City, and by video where it suits the client.
- Invite qualified prospects to Arootah-hosted events, and represent Arootah at mutually agreed-upon industry events.
- Manage your opportunities from first outreach through proposal and close, usin
- Arootah’s proposals, pricing, and engagement terms. Register your leads with
- Arootah to receive commission credit.
- Share market feedback that helps Arootah position its services.

## What We’re Looking For

- At least 5 years selling professional services (such as talent, consulting, fund services, or technology) to hedge funds, family offices, or other alternative investment managers.
- Established relationships with decision-makers at alternative investment managers (COOs, CFOs, CIOs, founders), with particular depth among hedge funds. Family office relationships are a strong plus.
- A demonstrated track record of originating and closing new business.
- An independent practice or business entity, or the willingness to operate through one.
- Comfort with compensation based entirely on results.
- Tech- and AI-savvy: comfortable using AI tools day to day.
- Based in or near New York City, with the ability to meet clients in person.

## About Arootah

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Arootah is a peak-performance advisory firm at the intersection of finance, technology, and wellness, providing executive coaching, business consulting, and talent solutions to alternative investment firms and financial executives.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped/self-funded; no public funding rounds disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: New York, NY, USA (remote-first operations)
- **Founded**: Year not publicly disclosed
- **Founders**: Rich Bello (Founder & CEO) — previously COO of Blue Ridge Capital, a $10B hedge fund he helped scale; earlier roles at Morgan Stanley and EY

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Alternative investments (hedge funds, private equity, family offices), executive coaching, talent acquisition/development, business consulting, wellness optimization
- **Target customers**: B2B — hedge funds, private equity firms, family offices, and their service providers; also individual C-suite executives and high-growth companies
- **Mission/purpose**: "Empower companies, executives, and individuals to maximize their full potential" by applying hedge-fund-proven strategies to raise standards, overcome challenges, and achieve results ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))

## Products & Services
- **Talent Solutions (Talent Acquisition)**: Institutional-grade, senior-level recruiting across investment and non-investment roles for alternative investment firms. Supports contingent, retained, and outsourced recruiting models and covers 18 core disciplines including operations, finance, compliance, investor relations, technology, and business development ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/))
- **Talent Development**: Executive and team coaching, leadership training, and performance effectiveness programs aimed at measurable improvements in decision-making, collaboration, and execution ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/))
- **Fractional Expertise / Consulting**: Senior experts placed within firms across 18 functional disciplines on a scoped-engagement basis — senior judgment without the cost of permanent hires ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/))
- **Professional Coaching**: One-on-one and team coaching for financial executives and their teams to achieve peak performance ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/about/))
- **Business Consulting**: Pragmatic strategies to stimulate growth, inspire peak performance, and strengthen accountability ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/about/))
- **Wellness Optimization**: A virtual suite of wellness resources plus a physical Arootah Wellness Headquarters in NYC featuring an organic restaurant, spa, apothecary, elixir bar, bookshop, and boutique ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))
- **App & Software Development**: Internal development of digital tools to support the wellness and coaching offerings ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding — not publicly available; notable scale signal: network of **700+ advisors and consultants** across functional areas ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/about/meet-the-team/))
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors disclosed. Leadership pedigree is the primary credibility signal — Founder Rich Bello scaled Blue Ridge Capital to $10B AUM; President & COO E. Kurt Kim built and operated a multi-strategy credit hedge fund complex and exited a fintech platform; Head of Talent Solutions Chris Lillis previously held leadership roles at Jackson Lucas, PJT Partners, Two Sigma, and UBS ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/about/meet-the-team/))
- **Growth Signals**: Active hiring across multiple roles (COO — Alternative Investments, Director of Investment Operations, Quantitative Researcher, Tax Compliance Manager, Investment Analyst) posted on Lever ([jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/arootah/)); expansion of Talent Solutions practice into a full Talent Spectrum model (acquisition + development + fractional leadership); investment in a physical wellness headquarters in NYC; AI-assisted recruiting pipeline signals scaling operations ([jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/arootah/))

## Competitive Advantages
- **Hedge-fund-native playbook**: Strategies are distilled from the hedge fund industry and extrapolated to any client — a differentiated approach vs. generic consulting firms ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))
- **Fractional senior talent model**: Clients get seasoned expertise across 18 disciplines at engagement-level scope, without permanent-hire cost — a flexible alternative to full-time hires ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/))
- **Talent spectrum under one roof**: Recruiting, development, and fractional placement are integrated, aligning human capital with strategy end-to-end ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/))
- **Founder credibility**: Rich Bello's track record building a top-tier $10B hedge fund gives instant trust in alternative investment circles ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/about/meet-the-team/))
- **Differentiated wellness angle**: A physical wellness headquarters and virtual wellness resources create a unique finance-tech-wellness intersection unlikely to be replicated by pure-play consulting firms ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling the Talent Solutions practice**: Building out institutional-grade hiring, talent development, and fractional leadership offerings as the flagship growth engine ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/))
- **Expanding the advisory footprint**: Leveraging the 700+ advisor network to serve more hedge funds, private equity firms, family offices, and service providers ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/about/meet-the-team/))
- **Vertical integration of services**: Deepening the connection between talent acquisition, executive coaching, business consulting, and wellness optimization to create a full-spectrum client offering ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))
- **Building out the wellness product suite**: Developing the virtual wellness platform and growing the NYC physical wellness hub ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-first culture**: Headquartered in NYC but operates remotely with flexible WFH positions "without sacrificing constructive collaboration" ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))
- **Professional development**: Strong emphasis on goal setting, accountability, and results-driven formulas for both clients and employees; the firm actively supports and encourages professional growth ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))
- **In-house wellness perks**: Free fitness programming, educational content, tracking apps, and group fitness classes for team members ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))
- **Mission-driven environment**: The company seeks people who are "energetic, respectful, reliable, authentic, driven by progress, disciplined, and passionate" — a culture built around peak performance and accountability ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))
- **High-caliber network**: Opportunity to work alongside a team with deep alternative investment pedigree (Two Sigma, PJT Partners, UBS, Blue Ridge Capital, Morgan Stanley, EY) and alongside 700+ advisors ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/about/meet-the-team/))
- **AI-enhanced hiring process**: Uses AI tools to support recruiting (resume review, verification signals), but final decisions are made by humans — a signal of an innovation-forward people team ([jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/arootah/))

## Sources
1. [arootah.com — Careers](https://arootah.com/careers/)
2. [arootah.com — Talent Solutions](https://arootah.com/)
3. [jobs.lever.co — Arootah](https://jobs.lever.co/arootah/)
4. [arootah.com — About](https://arootah.com/about/)
5. [arootah.com — Meet the Team](https://arootah.com/about/meet-the-team/)

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