OUR COMPANY

Sezzle is a fintech company whose mission is to financially empower the next generation.  Sezzle's “Buy Now, Pay Later” solution lets shoppers pay for purchases in four installments over six weeks, with 0% interest and no fees.  By providing this flexibility to shoppers, Sezzle increases sales and average order values for thousands of the world's digital retailers such as Tobi.com, 686.com, and ShopAkira.com.  Visit Sezzle.com for more information.

THE POSITION

Sezzle is looking for a Head of eCommerce Partnerships to lead all aspects of Sezzle's eCommerce partnership strategy.  Your responsibilities will include identifying and creating new partnership opportunities, maximizing value from existing partnership relationships, marketing and promoting our partners, serving as primary point of contact and account manager for key partners, and generally helping Sezzle to build a best-in-class eCommerce partnership program.  

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with eCommerce platforms, digital agencies, and eCommerce technology companies.  A general understanding of eCommerce technologies is required, and some experience with payments is preferred. 

You will report to our VP of Strategic Partnerships.  This is a full-time position and can be based out of our headquarters in Minneapolis or be remote.  

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creating an overall eCommerce partnership strategy
• Identifying, evaluating, and engaging partners and finding growth opportunities
• Working closely with the tech team to develop new integrations and create new partner-driven product solutions
• Collaborating with the sales and marketing team to promote our partnerships and drive value for our merchants 
• Negotiating complex partnership agreements and manage executive-level relationships with partners
• Planning and coordinating partner events - meetups, lunch & learns, conferences
• Building internal partnership processes and best practices
• Analyzing and reporting on partnership program success internally to leadership and externally to partners 
• Leading projects and manage relationships that require strategic thinking, quantitative analysis, and problem-solving

RECOMMENDED ATTRIBUTES

• 2+ years of business development experience at an eCommerce platform, a technology company, or a digital agency
• Deep understanding of the eCommerce industry landscape and key players
• Bachelor's degree, MBA a plus
• Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills
• Salesforce.com experience
• Organized, with an ability to prioritize time-sensitive assignments 
• Entrepreneurial drive
• Problem-solving mindset
• Track record of working with a cross-functional team to move projects forward
• Experience managing a team is a plus
• Skilled at quantitative analysis and leveraging data to make decisions

ABOUT YOU

• A+ character. We are team-first here at Sezzle.
• A hard-working mentality. It's early and there is still a lot to build.
• An excellent communicator. 
• A fun attitude. Life's too short. We can have fun while we work hard on cool things.
• Smarts. We need people that are smart enough to make decisions on their own and also smart enough to know when they need input from others.