Strategic Partnerships Senior Associate

About Sezzle

Sezzle is a cutting-edge fintech company whose mission is to financially empower young consumers. Only one in three millennials own a credit card, and the vast majority of millennials possess a subprime credit score or no score at all. To address these problems, Sezzle has built a payment platform that increases purchasing power for consumers by offering interest-free installment plans at online stores. This increase in purchasing power for consumers leads to increased sales and basket sizes for the hundreds of eCommerce merchants that partner with Sezzle.

We are looking for a Strategic Partnerships Senior Associate to join our ever-growing team!

What You’ll Do:

• Establish, nurture, and manage new and existing agency, tech, payment, and platform partner relationships for Sezzle

• Collaborate with marketing and sales to develop sales enablement materials and sales strategies with partners

• Negotiate partnership agreements with new partners, in collaboration with Director

• Reach out to potential new partners via email, phone, and LinkedIn

• Create marketing content (i.e. blog posts, presentations, white papers, webinars, etc.)

• Help to plan and coordinate partner events - meetups, lunch & learns, conferences

• Deliver sales pitches and product demos of Sezzle to partners

• Negotiate and draft partnership agreements

• Create internal partnership processes and best practices

Desired Characteristics

• Bachelor’s degree

• Strong interest in business, e-commerce, and technology

• Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills

• Organized, with an ability to prioritize time-sensitive assignments

• Experience in sales, marketing, payments, e-commerce, software, or retail

Perks and Benefits:

• Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits
• Generous stock options
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life and long term disability insurance
• 401k with generous match
• Opportunities to work with, teach, and learn from motivated and driven individuals

About You 

• A+ character. We are team-first here at Sezzle. 
• A hard-working mentality. It’s early and there is still a lot to build. 
• An excellent communicator. 
• A fun attitude. Life’s too short. We can have fun while we work hard on cool things.
• Smarts. We need people that are smart enough to make decisions on their own and also smart enough to know when they need input from others

At Sezzle, we are more than just brilliant engineers, passionate data enthusiasts, out-of-the-box thinkers, and determined innovators; we are skilled musicians, yogis, cyclists, chefs, golfers, dog-lovers, and rock-climbers. We believe in surrounding ourselves with not only the best and the brightest individuals, but those that are unique and purpose-driven in all that they do. Our culture is not defined by a certain set of perks designed to give the illusion of the traditional startup culture, but rather, it is the visible example living in every employee that we hire. 

The compensation range for the role is $75,000-$95,000 (inclusive only of base salary, and exclusive of other potential competitive benefits such as on-target commission, bonus payments, and equity). Our ranges are very broad to accommodate all types of candidates and encourage growth. Specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on factors such as education, experience, qualifications, and alignment with market data. Exceptional candidates may receive salaries outside of the posted ranges.

Sezzle provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, familial status, veteran or military status, status regarding public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.