Strategic Partnerships Associate

Avant is growing its Business Development & Partnerships team. We are looking for a self-driven, partner-facing candidate to join our team. The Strategic Partner Associate will drive the growth of Avant’s partnership and customer base. This role is responsible for strategic partner management, data-driven optimizations, and existing partner success. This role requires strategic thinking, execution, and holding yourself and stakeholders accountable to deliver successful partnerships.

The ideal candidate has managed cross-functional projects and is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. They understand the importance of navigating between internal and external parties to make a partnership successful. Lastly, they understand the ‘goal’ and can drive results to reach the set goal.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and oversee the strategic vision of customer acquisitions through our Affiliate/Partnerships Channel through collaboration with key stakeholders, optimizing toward performance-based KPIs and staying abreast of new opportunities or capabilities with our book of existing partners
• Monitor affiliate marketing trends to define, size, and prioritize new and expansion partnership opportunities.
• Help develop and manage monthly affiliate budgets and adherence to plan and primary KPIs of the channel overall.
• Monitor day to day affiliate activities and centralize communications internally and externally always considering our breadth of financial products
• Utilize your analytical skills to forecast and evaluate the performance of affiliates to identify key levers and opportunities for growth
• Serve as a key stakeholder for the Affiliate channel efforts across internal and external teams to ensure that we’re prioritizing initiatives and high impact projects accordingly
• Provide strategic guidance to increase Avant’s ROI with each partner
• Develop best practices and efficient processes to optimize partner campaigns

Requirements:

BA/BS Degree

• 2-5 years in business development, product partnerships, management consulting, affiliate management and/or FinTech
• Client facing experience with strong presentation and written communication skills
• Strong skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and/or corresponding Google applications
• Experience with analytics software or platforms and is ability to pull insights from data
• Discipline to work independently and meet established deadlines with exceptional attention to detail
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks, handle multiple projects, and frequent reporting in a fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail, accountability, and pride in the quality of work
• Knows how to collaborate with and influence both internal and external partners

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.

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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.