Cardless
Director, Business Development
San Francisco · Director
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About the role
- This role reports to the Chief Business Officer of Cardless.
- You will be evaluated on the quality and velocity of the opportunities you generate and move forward.
Responsibilities
- Build New Partner Relationships
- Develop relationships with senior decision-makers at target companies over the time horizon that enterprise deals require - not just the inbound conversations that happen to come in.
- Build and maintain relationships with the consulting firms and networks that run RFP and vendor selection processes for large card program decisions.
- Develop a point of view on which consulting firms are most active in the card space, which relationships matter most, and where Cardless should invest relationship-building resources.
- Identify companies that currently have card programs through incumbent issuers - and build the case for why Cardless represents a materially better partner.
- Develop deep familiarity with the competitive landscape: what the major incumbent issuers offer, where they fall short, and what a company that has lived through a card program launch actually cares about.
- Build relationships at these companies in a way that is respectful of existing contracts and focused on what comes next - not adversarial to their current partners.
- ✈️ Team building events & happy hours
- We're in the office at least three days a week, and most of us are there more than that, because we do our best thinking and building together in person.
Requirements
- 7-10 years in business development, partnerships, or a sales role with meaningful exposure to financial services - ideally including time at a bank, card issuer, or payment network.
- A demonstrated track record of closing complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise deals - not just sourcing conversations, but owning the process from prospecting through signature.
- You do not have meaningful experience in financial services - a general enterprise sales background without exposure to banking, cards, or payments will not be sufficient for the conversations this role requires.
- You will identify the right prospects, build the relationships required to get in the room, and drive the process from first conversation through a signed term sheet.
Nice to have
- Experience navigating formal RFP processes for financial services technology or infrastructure is a strong plus.
Skills
- Network and Relationship Building:
- Your network is a genuine competitive advantage, not a LinkedIn following.
- Financial Services Fluency:
- Sales Process and Discipline:
- Communication and Presence:
Compensation
- This role has an annual starting salary range of $175,000-$220,000 + equity + benefits.
- Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, and specific work location.
Benefits
- We're proud to offer our team excellent benefits:
- 💸 Meaningful Start-up equity
- 🏥 100% health, vision & dental primary coverage
- ➕ 75% health, vision & dental dependent coverage
- 🚎 $250/month Commuter benefit
- 👶 Parental leave
- 🌴 Flexible PTO with a minimum of 15 days off per year
- Identify and prioritize the brands most likely to benefit from a Cardless card program - drawing on market data, competitive intelligence, and your own network to build a high-quality prospect list.
Company info
- We're looking for kind, humble people with high standards and low egos.
- We're looking for someone who's genuinely excited to be there alongside the team.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Cardless powers cards on all three major networks (Visa, Mastercard, and American Express) and uses agentic servicing to operate at a fraction of the headcount and cost that traditional card issuers require.
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