BD Manager – Organizations, Partnerships

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Identify and establish new client relationships with consumer brands through warm introductions, targeted outreach, and ongoing relationship management.

• Facilitate initial discussions between qualified founders and CEOs and the senior team.

• Conduct research on target brands to pinpoint opportunities related to growth, capital, liquidity, sponsorship, or leadership.

• Cultivate and oversee referral relationships with sponsors, lenders, private credit funds, investment banks, brokers, and related service providers.

• Monitor the partner-sourced pipeline and formalize new referral avenues.

• Represent the firm at industry events, conferences, and gatherings.

• Organize and manage the event calendar, covering selection, on-site participation, and follow-up activities.

• Serve as an ambassador for FinanceWithin in the marketplace, fostering a strong brand presence.

• Assist with active deals through follow-ups, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), information requests, and data room setup.

• Maintain a clean, current, and precise pipeline.

• Create templates, establish cadence, and implement systems that enhance the repeatability of origination processes.

• Leverage Claude and contemporary tools to conduct research, prepare, and expedite work while ensuring thoroughness.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5–7 years of experience in origination, business development, relationship management, or a client-facing finance-related position (mandatory).

• Experience in asset-based lending, commercial lending, private credit, or fintech (mandatory).

• An active network of consumer brands and founders.

• Relationships available for immediate activation.

• Proven ability to build and maintain connections with founders, CEOs, and senior capital partners.

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to follow through.

• Familiarity with direct-to-consumer (DTC), retail, omnichannel, and wholesale consumer business models (strongly preferred).

• Self-motivated and commercially aware.

• Comfortable operating within a lean, high-performance, distributed team environment.

• Open to utilizing Claude and modern tools.

• Must be located in the United States.

• Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary with significant upside linked to the pipeline and partnerships you develop.

• Remote-first culture promoting deep collaboration and minimal bureaucracy.

• Direct collaboration with the founder and senior team on active deals.

• A clear and impactful mandate.

• Opportunities for growth as the firm expands.