Partner Development Representative | Accounting

Ramp Ramp · Fintech · New York, NY · Sales

Ramp is seeking a Partner Development Representative to join their sales organization. This role focuses on identifying, qualifying, and building new partnerships within the accounting sector to drive sales opportunities. Responsibilities include outreach, research, cross-functional collaboration, and educating potential partners on Ramp's value proposition. The role requires strong communication, sales, and prospecting skills, with a preference for experience in client-facing roles, CRM, and high-growth startups.

What you'd actually do

  1. Identify and source new partner opportunities with the accounting sector through inbound qualification and direct outreach
  2. Engage and qualify prospective partners via a variety of methods, including but not limited to: emails, calls, social channels, conferences and events
  3. Conduct in-depth primary and secondary research to understand service offerings, firmographics, organizational structure and key stakeholders to assess potential fit
  4. Collarboate cross-functionally with Channel partner Managers, Marketing, Operations and Direct Sales to strategically grow Ramp’s Partner ecosystem
  5. Educate accounting leaders and firm stakeholders on Ramp’s partnership program and convey the value Ramp can provide to the prospective partner firm and their clients

Skills

Required

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent listening skills and energetic and professional phone and Zoom presence
  • High level of comfort with sales, prospecting and both virtual and in-person
  • Dedication to tracking and improving performance and efficiency on a daily basis
  • Deep interest in understanding specific business challenges with the different verticals
  • Sense of entrepreneurship: a self-starter with a high sense of urgency, ability to work within undefined processes and a will to find a way

Nice to have

  • Background in client-facing and/or sales roles in business development, consulting or investment banking
  • Prior experience partnering with or selling to accounting firms and/or financial advisors
  • Prior CRM experience (preferably Salesforce)
  • Experience at a high-growth startup
  • Ability to understand financial services
  • Bachelor’s degree from a four-year university

What the JD emphasized

  • high agency
  • high urgency
  • slope over intercept
  • owns problems end to end
  • consequential decisions