Business Development Associate

🕒 May 18

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $66k - $105k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

💰 Business Development (BDR)

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Affirm

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2012

💳 Fintech

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2021-01

Fintech • B2C • eCommerce

Affirm is a financial technology company that offers a 'Buy Now, Pay Later' service, allowing consumers to make purchases and pay for them over time with flexible payment plans. Affirm eliminates hidden fees and compound interest, providing clear terms and conditions for its users. The company also offers the Affirm Card, a debit card that allows users to request to pay over time for larger purchases or pay in full for smaller ones. Affirm partners with various retailers across multiple categories, including electronics, apparel, and travel, providing customers with the convenience of paying over time at checkout both online and in physical stores. Affirm's services are integrated with Apple Pay, enabling customers to make payments seamlessly from their iPhone or iPad.

📋 Description

• 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

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience • At least 1 year of prior BDA experience in an outbound sales role prospecting cold leads • 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

🏖️ Benefits

• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents • Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses • Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge • ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount