Strategic Partnerships Associate, Sezzle

• We are seeking a talented and motivated Strategic Partnerships Associate who is best in class with a high IQ plus a high EQ
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience: 1+ years of business development, client relations, or project management experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for crafting proposals, presentations, and internal/external communications
• Strong interpersonal skills for relationship building with partners and internal teams
• Strong detail orientation to ensure accuracy in contracts, proposals, and communications
• You have relentlessly high standards - many people may think your standards are unreasonably high. You are continually raising the bar and driving those around you to deliver great results. You make sure that defects do not get sent down the line and that problems are fixed so they stay fixed
• You’re not bound by convention - your success—and much of the fun—lies in developing new ways to do things
• You need action - speed matters in business. Many decisions and actions are reversible and do not need extensive study. We value calculated risk-taking
• You earn trust - you listen attentively, speak candidly, and treat others respectfully
• You have backbone; disagree, then commit - you can respectfully challenge decisions when you disagree, even when doing so is uncomfortable or exhausting. You have conviction and are tenacious. You do not compromise for the sake of social cohesion. Once a decision is determined, you commit wholly
• You deliver results - you focus on the key inputs and deliver them with the right quality and in a timely fashion. Despite setbacks, you rise to the occasion and never settle

Desirable

• A Strategic Partnerships Associate will assist with managing partnership implementation by coordinating with internal teams and external stakeholders and existing relationships
• The associate tracks partnership performance using KPIs, supports internal and external communications, manages projects and commercial priorities, solves partner-related issues, ensures compliance with requirements, and develops sales and training materials
• This role presents an exciting opportunity to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment within a rapidly growing team, with abundant prospects for career advancement
• Project Management: Help manage the implementation and execution of partnership agreements by coordinating internally with relevant teams (marketing, legal, finance) and externally with partners
• Reporting and Metrics: Support the tracking and reporting on the success of partnerships, using key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure they are meeting the company’s objectives
• Support Communications: Work with stakeholders to support communications internally and externally
• Solve Problems: Remove friction from workflows by solving customer and partner problems
• Develop Materials: Develop sales and marketing materials that support the launch of new and existing partnerships in conjunction with establishing and maintaining process and documentation