Business Development Associate

Job Description

JOB  SUMMARY

What You’ll Do

• Drive new business by identifying, qualifying, and developing new partnership opportunities for Affirm
• Collaborate closely with Account Executives and the rest of the Sales & BD team to strategize creative outreach campaigns and determine priority of outreach based on potential impact
• Manage the first stages of the Sales & Business Development pipeline by performing initial cold outreach and nurturing leads through various inbound channels, including phone, email and social
• Engage potential partners about their goals and challenges, and educate them on the value of Affirm
• Contribute significantly to Affirm’s growth as we scale our core business and product

What We Look For

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• At least 1 year of prior BDA experience in an outbound sales role prospecting cold leads
• Experience working with Salesforce CRM
• Grit. Lots of grit. You need to embrace challenges and be willing to work hard to achieve audacious goals
• Demonstrated ability to succeed in a quota-carrying role
• The desire to pursue a career in sales, and the drive to be successful
• Strong passion for E-commerce
• Ability to work closely with multiple non-sales teams internally; legal, merchant risk, marketing, etc.
• Excellent ability to communicate, manage time efficiently, and be extremely detail-oriented
• A growth mindset and self-motivation
• Ability to think creatively and critically and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous work environment
• Willingness to step up to greater responsibility, strong desire to contribute to overall goals
• Passion and drive to change consumer banking for the better

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