Business Development Associate

2 weeks ago

Bethesda, United States Association for Financial Professionals Full time
Who we are:
Awarded with the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) When Work Works award, AFP offers a flexible and business casual work environment with competitive base salary and generous incentive compensation plan. Plus, our substantial benefit package includes vacation, sick, personal, holiday and volunteer leave, medical, dental and vision health insurance, 401K plan with employer match and flexible work schedules.

AFP core values are focused on fostering successful, growth-oriented people. That's why we value critical thinking and deliberative discussion conducted in a respectful manner and cross-functional collaboration to achieve AFP goals. With over 70% of our employees promoted to their current position, there is ample opportunity for upward mobility within the organization.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE

A Typical Week May Look Like This...
  • Conduct in-depth research on U.S. and global companies using various sources such as rankings, third-party tools, industry publications, and news stories. Develop and implement strategies to reach specific target markets, including assisting with business development strategies and prospective client research.
  • Identify new and existing corporate customers to identify corporate training needs; schedule virtual and/or face-to-face meetings through email outreach and cold calling for sales team.
  • Maintain quarterly meeting goals in alignment with business needs and sales team availability. Engage with inbound certification leads to generate corporate sales opportunities and assist in driving team registration interests and sales for AFP events.
  • Prepare and maintain comprehensive pre-meeting reports, including initial call notes, company contact information, statistics, opportunity assessments, biographies of meeting attendees, and additional relevant findings.
  • Utilize Apollo, HubSpot, and other assigned technology to accurately track lead and outreach activity; update lead, account and opportunity information. Stay current on lead generation and sales outreach best practices and apply them effectively.
  • Attend meetings and conferences to prospect for new customers and new product needs. Promote AFP solutions to new audiences.
Is This You?
  • Recent graduate with a bachelor's degree and relevant internships, experience as a college athlete or at least 5 years of business development experience. Previous experience with HubSpot and Apollo is a plus.
  • An organized person with excellent attention to detail who can multitask and understands relationship management.
  • An adaptable person who is highly collaborative and fosters strong teamwork.
  • Ability to collaborate in a virtual environment and enjoys a challenge in a fast-paced workplace.
This is Us
  • We are a collaborative team of individuals who are hardworking and entrepreneurial.
  • We take ownership in how our specific role drives the organization's success.
  • We are intellectually curious and have a strong ability to adapt to change.
  • We work autonomously and in cross functional teams and are dedicated to demonstrating extraordinary results at a fast pace.
AFP offers:
  • A collegial, casual and virtual work environment.
  • Competitive base salary + incentive compensation plan.
  • Great career growth.
  • Superb benefits plan, including a generous vacation/sick/holiday leave policy, medical, dental and vision health insurance, 401K plan with employer match and flexible schedules.
  • "When Work Works" award by the Society for Human Resource Management for our flexible workplace.
AFP CORE VALUES

We exist for the success of the corporate finance professional and seek candidates who embody our AFP Core Values:
  • We always strive to be better.
  • We listen, we speak up, we smash silos.
  • We are courageous.
  • We are all in it together.

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