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# Director, Business Development at Public

- **Company:** Public
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Posted:** 2026-10-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-20
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/public/jobs/8034113003

## Job description

## About Public

Public is the world’s first agentic brokerage, combining a comprehensive multi-asset investing experience with all the advantages of AI Agents.

Members can invest in stocks, options, bonds, crypto, and event contracts, and manage a variety of accounts including their personal brokerage, margin, retirement accounts, and business accounts—all in the same place.

Since 2019, Public has raised $400 million. Investors include Accel, Tiger Global, Will Smith's Dreamers VC, The Chainsmokers' Mantis VC, as well as renowned figures in business and culture, like Maria Sharapova, Tony Hawk, and NYU Stern professor Scott Galloway.

What you'll do:

This role goes beyond traditional partnerships and integrations. We’re looking for an entrepreneurial, commercial leader to build relationships that bring new customers and assets to Public.

Many companies already reach the investors we want to serve. You’ll proactively seek them out, uncover the opportunity, and structure creative, efficient deals that introduce Public to their audiences. You’ll own each relationship from initial thesis and origination through deal structuring, negotiation, and commercial execution, working directly with leadership to turn new ideas into measurable business outcomes.

This is a role for a dealmaker, not a strategist. You’ll report directly to Co-CEO, Leif Abraham.

Specifically, you will:

- Explore and pursue new business opportunities outside our existing integrated partnerships roadmap, with a focus on bringing new customers and assets to Public
- Develop deal structures across consumer channels, from affiliate and referral programs to co-marketing and strategic consumer partnerships
- Design deal structures that give Public access to new audiences at low or no cost
- Manage your partnerships after launch, finding ways to expand what’s working
- Be accountable for the customers and assets your deals bring in

What we're looking for:

- Years in business development, partnerships, and (potentially) corporate development at a consumer fintech, brokerage, or high-growth DTC company
- Track record of originating and closing deals that drove customer acquisition, asset growth, and new revenue
- A natural relationship builder who earns trust quickly, energizes the people around them, and is always in the mix
- Strong commercial judgment and comfort with deal economics, pricing, and unit economics (CAC, LTV)
- Proven ability to turn early-stage ideas into executable, signed agreements and active partnerships
- Excellent negotiation skills and executive presence

Bonus Points:

- Experience launching a new business line or commercial model from scratch
- Experience building or scaling an affiliate or referral program
- Existing senior relationships across consumer brands, fintech, financial institutions, or AI companies
- Familiarity with financial services marketing rules (FINRA advertising, promotions, referral compensation)
- Ability to use AI tools to scale your productivity and impact

Benefits:

- Competitive salary and equity
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
- Generous PTO and parental leave policy
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Opportunities for career growth and professional development

The base salary range for this role is $150,000 to $300,000. At Public, we hire for potential and company fit, not just experience, so we’re open to a range of backgrounds, and compensation will reflect that.

Public is an equal employment opportunity employer to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. We celebrate people of all race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression.

## About Public

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Public is an AI-powered multi-asset investing platform that offers stocks, bonds, crypto, options, ETFs, and alternative assets, with a mission to make wealth building accessible to everyone.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed, $444.5M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Leif Abraham, Jannick Malling

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial Services – Retail Investing / Brokerage
- **Target customers**: B2C (individual retail investors, from beginners to active traders), with additional offerings for high-net-worth individuals ($500k+ accounts)
- **Mission statement**: "We exist to give people every opportunity to grow their wealth."

## Products & Services
- **Stocks, Bonds, Treasuries, ETFs**: Fractional and full-share trading with access to major US-listed securities.
- **Crypto & Crypto IRAs**: Buy and sell cryptocurrencies; tax-advantaged retirement accounts for crypto holdings.
- **Options Trading**: Options contracts with rebates ($0.06–$0.18 per contract based on volume).
- **Direct Indexing**: Customizable index investing with tax-loss harvesting, starting at $1,000.
- **AI Agents (Agentic Brokerage)**: Automated portfolio management and investing via AI agents that act on the user's behalf.
- **AI Research Assistant**: Ask questions about any stock to get real-time and historical insights, financials, earnings, and analyst ratings.
- **AI-Generated Assets**: Create investable indices from natural language prompts, backtested against the S&P 500.
- **Earnings Hub**: AI-generated earnings call summaries, key moments, and KPIs.
- **Market Briefing**: Daily AI-summarized market developments.
- **Income Hub**: Monthly breakdown of earnings from income-generating assets and forward-looking forecasts.
- **Public API**: Programmatic trading with real-time market data, trade automation, and rebates on options contracts.
- **High-Yield Cash Account**: FDIC-insured up to $5M.
- **Margin Trading**: Base margin rate of 5.65% (lowest among leading brokerages).
- **Queue**: Batch order placement for equities and options with live price editing.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $444.5M (as of latest round); estimated annual revenue of $157.1M (LinkedIn estimate).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Accel, Tiger Global, Will Smith (Dreamers VC), Maria Sharapova, Tony Hawk, The Chainsmokers’ Mantis VC, J.J. Watt, Scott Galloway, Dick Parsons, Shari Redstone’s Advancit Capital.
- **Growth Signals**: 215 employees (+25.5% YoY); 99.994% platform uptime in 2024; operations in 39 countries; continuous product expansion (AI agents, API, direct indexing, crypto IRAs).

## Competitive Advantages
- **First agentic brokerage**: AI agents that automate and manage portfolios on behalf of users.
- **Lowest margin rates**: Base rate of 5.65% among leading brokerages.
- **Options rebates**: Only platform offering $0.06–$0.18 per contract rebates.
- **AI-native investing experience**: Integrated research assistant, earnings summaries, generated assets, and market briefings.
- **Multi-asset in one place**: Stocks, bonds, crypto, options, ETFs, treasuries, alternative assets, direct indexing.
- **Fractional investing pioneer**: Democratized access to high-priced stocks.
- **Security**: AES 256-bit encryption, TLS 1.2+, two-factor authentication, SIPC insurance up to $500k, FDIC up to $5M.

## Strategic Focus
- Deepening AI integration across the entire investing experience (agents, research, portfolio generation).
- Expanding multi-asset offerings (treasuries, bonds, alternative assets like music royalties).
- Growing Crypto IRAs and tax-advantaged investing features.
- Enhancing active trading tools (Queue, margin, options rebates, API).
- Scaling the platform for high-net-worth clients with concierge services.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: "Deliver our highest standard of work at incredible speed" – a dynamic, fast-paced environment that values diverse perspectives and continuous improvement.
- **Remote/Hybrid policy**: Some roles are US Remote (e.g., Concierge, Member Support), while others are based in New York City office (Director of Concierge & Sales, etc.).
- **Benefits** (per careers page):
  - Fully paid health, dental, vision premiums for all plans.
  - 401(k) matching (4% company match).
  - Paid parental leave (up to 3 months).
  - Generous paid time off + sick leave.
  - In-office meals (daily lunch from curated restaurants).
  - Citi Bike membership.
  - Free parking on premises.
  - Phone and internet stipend.
  - Fitness membership.
  - Equipment stipend.
  - Flexible spending account (FSA).
  - $5,000 travel stipend for reproductive care if unavailable locally.
  - Pension plan (4% monthly contribution).
- **Engineering culture**: Modern tech stack, opportunity to build AI-first financial products, direct impact on millions of users.

## Sources
1. [public.com](https://public.com)
2. [public.com/about-us](https://public.com/about-us)
3. [public.com/careers](https://public.com/careers)
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/public](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/public)
5. [linkedin.com/company/publichello](https://www.linkedin.com/company/publichello)

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