Business Development Associate - job 1 of 2

Rise (joinrise.co) is a next-gen technology company building the future of work.

We are an early-stage company, backed by leading VCs, angels, and operators. In just a few months, we’ve worked with hundreds of leading companies and thousands of professionals to help people find jobs they love. 

If you have been in the job search process for a while, you know the pain point we are trying to solve. Our platform and early engagement philosophy enable professionals to build careers on their own terms. 

We are looking for a master communicator as our Business Development Associate who is passionate about helping people elevate their careers and Rise up. You’ll be joining a small, fast-growing startup where you can focus on your personal and professional development as we expand how people think about the future of work.

We can’t wait to work with someone who is…. 

• Pumped to achieve our ambitious goals!
• Creative in crafting and designing how we communicate our mission to partners
• Gritty and resilient in pursuing potential business relationships
• Strategic in sniffing out new prospects and creating opportunities for Rise
• Excited about taking great ownership of their work and who cares deeply about networking and creating lasting relationships 
• Self-motivated! We are right here to work with you and want to see you take things on proactively without a ton of guidance.
• Committed to working with a dedicated team full of dreamers who sometimes like to be goofy together

Expectations and Deliverables

• Be Rise’s client attractor!
• Qualify prospects and generate demand for Rise
• Maintain and organize targeted outreach to prospects through multiple channels
• Conduct strategic research to help improve messaging, targeting, and generation of relationship-building conversations with prospects and leads
• Work cross-functionally with other members of our customer success and sales team
• Demonstrate aptitude and initiative to solve complex issues with the utmost integrity in a dynamic and unstructured environment

Why work with Rise 

We are an entirely remote and distributed team – and big believers in workplace flexibility. If you need to duck out to run an errand, of course, we know that life is more important. Although we’re still quite small, we’re committed to building a strong culture from day one. We succeed when you succeed, tell us what you want to do next, and we’ll do our dang best to get you there. As a team, we’re dreamers who know how to get down to business; we do Thankful Thursdays every week, virtual team events every month, and as avid travelers, we try to do an offsite quarterly (last one was in Playa Del Carmen Mexico!) to collaborate in person. We think work should be fun, engaging, and fulfilling. This sounds like you, we welcome you to join us on this journey. 

To be considered, please log in and DM Rise with your resume and qualifications.