Head of Corporate Development & Strategy
Reliance Financial, Toms River, NJ, United States
Overview
Reliance Financial is a privately held, growth-focused originator of small-business financing products. We provide financing up to $15,000,000 for closely held companies, venture-backed startups, publicly traded corporations, and private equity portfolio companies. Backed by family office capital and a strategic partnership with an institutional specialty finance firm, we are scaling rapidly and launching new business lines globally.
This role will lead corporate development, strategic initiatives, and operational scaling efforts, as a part of the executive team to drive the company’s next phase of growth.
This role will be a hybrid with some in office time required at our new Toms River New Jersey office.
Corporate Development & Expansion
Identify, evaluate, and execute acquisitions of funding platforms and related businesses
Support global expansion initiatives (Canada currently in progress; additional markets to follow)
Develop and execute strategic partnerships and new distribution channels
Strategic Hiring & Team Buildout
Lead strategic hiring initiatives across underwriting, portfolio management, and originations
Design organizational structure to support scale and new product lines
Partner with leadership to recruit and onboard high-impact talent
Business Operations & Optimization
Analyze and improve performance across origination, underwriting, servicing, and capital markets
Drive process improvements, automation, and systems implementation
Build scalable infrastructure to support increased deal volume and new verticals
Departmental Exposure
Origination
— deal sourcing strategy, partnerships, channel development
Underwriting
— credit policy, risk frameworks, approval processes
Operations
— workflow optimization, systems, automation
Servicing
— portfolio monitoring, collections strategy, treasury
Capital Markets
— new capital sources, structured financing, investor relationships
New Business Lines
— incubation and launch of affiliated financial products and services
Responsibilities
Lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives from strategy through execution
Evaluate new markets, products, and business lines with full financial analysis
Build and optimize internal systems across origination, underwriting, and servicing
Partner with senior leadership to define and implement company-wide strategy
Drive revenue growth through new channels, partnerships, and product expansion
Candidate Profile
5–7 years of experience in private credit, specialty finance, fintech, consulting, or structured finance
Strong financial modeling, analytical, and strategic thinking capabilities
Experience evaluating businesses, markets, or investment opportunities
Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects
Highly entrepreneurial with a strong bias toward execution
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
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This role will lead corporate development, strategic initiatives, and operational scaling efforts, as a part of the executive team to drive the company’s next phase of growth.
This role will be a hybrid with some in office time required at our new Toms River New Jersey office.
Corporate Development & Expansion
Identify, evaluate, and execute acquisitions of funding platforms and related businesses
Support global expansion initiatives (Canada currently in progress; additional markets to follow)
Develop and execute strategic partnerships and new distribution channels
Strategic Hiring & Team Buildout
Lead strategic hiring initiatives across underwriting, portfolio management, and originations
Design organizational structure to support scale and new product lines
Partner with leadership to recruit and onboard high-impact talent
Business Operations & Optimization
Analyze and improve performance across origination, underwriting, servicing, and capital markets
Drive process improvements, automation, and systems implementation
Build scalable infrastructure to support increased deal volume and new verticals
Departmental Exposure
Origination
— deal sourcing strategy, partnerships, channel development
Underwriting
— credit policy, risk frameworks, approval processes
Operations
— workflow optimization, systems, automation
Servicing
— portfolio monitoring, collections strategy, treasury
Capital Markets
— new capital sources, structured financing, investor relationships
New Business Lines
— incubation and launch of affiliated financial products and services
Responsibilities
Lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives from strategy through execution
Evaluate new markets, products, and business lines with full financial analysis
Build and optimize internal systems across origination, underwriting, and servicing
Partner with senior leadership to define and implement company-wide strategy
Drive revenue growth through new channels, partnerships, and product expansion
Candidate Profile
5–7 years of experience in private credit, specialty finance, fintech, consulting, or structured finance
Strong financial modeling, analytical, and strategic thinking capabilities
Experience evaluating businesses, markets, or investment opportunities
Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects
Highly entrepreneurial with a strong bias toward execution
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
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