Strategic Partnerships Associate

Avant is growing its Business Development & Partnerships team. We are looking for a self-driven leader to expand and manage our growth partnerships. The Senior Associate of Strategic Partnerships is responsible for partner engagement, launching new business development opportunities across our multi-product customer offerings and managing the ongoing partner success of new and critical partnerships. You will collaborate with company-wide stakeholders on a daily basis to evaluate, close, launch and manage partnerships that will drive company growth.

What you do at Avant:

• Size, negotiate and close strategic partnerships across Avant’s products, including personal loan, credit card, auto, banking and point of sale
• Lead partner onboarding process, including creative development, compliance approval, API integrations, tracking, reporting, and end-to-end to testing
• Manage partner success by routine performance tracking, business reviews and discussing strategic opportunities to expand the partnership
• Become an expert across Avant’s product and partner solution capabilities
• Develop a deep understanding of the competitive landscape to provide recommendations around areas of growth
• Propose and implement new solutions to make the partnership group more efficient
• Develop best practices and efficient processes to optimize partner lifecycle

Why you are a fit at Avant

• BA/BS Degree
• 4+ years in FinTech, business development, partner success or management consulting
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple teams and deliver results within established deadlines
• Strong decision making, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Self-starter with the ability to manage and execute multiple projects and partners
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and/or corresponding Google applications

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Why Avant is a fit for you:

At Avant, we believe our values make a difference:

Authenticity. We show up to work as our whole selves and make sure others can too.

Collaboration. We can only succeed when we do so as a team.

Problem-Solving. The harder the problem, the more satisfying the solution.

Customer. We are all owners of the customer experience.

Initiative. Plan. Adapt. Get Sh!t Done.

We believe that ideas are more important than titles, everything is more fun together, everyone drives change, and everyone is an owner. While we believe the perks and benefits that we offer are terrific, nothing excites us more than having the ability to collaborate with intelligent, highly-motivated and talented people on challenging problems as we work to change the face of online lending.