Remote Business Development Associate Job in San Jose, CA Affirm

Who you are

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• 6 months -1 year of prior work experience in an outbound sales role nurturing cold leads
• Demonstrated ability to succeed in a quota-carrying role
• Desire to pursue a career in sales and drive to be successful
• Strong passion for E-commerce
• Ability to work closely with multiple non-sales teams internally; legal, merchant risk, marketing
• Excellent ability to communicate, manage time efficiently, and be extremely detail-oriented
• 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
• Passion and drive to change consumer banking for the better

What the job involves

• 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