Partner Development Representative | Accounting

ABOUT RAMP At Ramp, we’re rethinking how modern finance teams function in the age of AI. We believe AI isn’t just the next big wave. It’s the new foundation for how business gets done. We’re investing in that future — and in the people bold enough to build it. Ramp is a financial operations platform designed to save companies time and money. Our all-in-one solution combines payments, corporate cards, vendor management, procurement, travel booking, and automated bookkeeping with built-in intelligence to maximize the impact of every dollar and hour spent. More than 50,000 businesses, from family-owned farms to e-commerce giants to space startups, have saved $10B and 27.5M hours with Ramp. Founded in 2019, Ramp powers the fastest-growing corporate card and bill payment platform in America, and enables over $100 billion in purchases each year. Ramp’s investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Thrive Capital, Sands Capital, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Greylock, Redpoint, and ICONIQ, as well as over 100 angel investors who were founders or executives of leading companies. The Ramp team comprises talented leaders from leading financial services and fintech companies—Stripe, Affirm, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Capital One—as well as technology companies such as Meta, Uber, Netflix, Twitter, Dropbox, and Instacart. Ramp has been named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies https://www.fastcompany.com/91038883/ramp-most-innovative-companies-2024 list and LinkedIn’s Top U.S. Startups https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-startups-2024-50-us-companies-rise-linkedin-news-hxote/?trackingId=uBI29YlAOxikbTI7cdvG4g%3D%3D for more than 3 years, as well as the Forbes Cloud 100 https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2024/08/06/ramp-cloud-100/, CNBC Disruptor 50 https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/14/ramp-cnbc-disruptor-50.html, and TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies https://time.com/collection/time100-companies-2023/6285147/ramp/. About the Role Our world-class sales organization is looking for self-motivated teammates with high social intelligence and a natural inclination for selling and partnering to accelerate our growth as we scale rapidly! Individuals who are eager to learn, embrace challenges, and passionate about succeeding will thrive at Ramp. Our Partner Development Representatives act as the initial point of contact and are responsible for hunting and qualifying partners to build new partnerships that drive sales opportunities for Ramp. What You’ll Do - Identify and source new partner opportunities with the accounting sector through inbound qualification and direct outreach - Engage and qualify prospective partners via a variety of methods, including but not limited to: emails, calls, social channels, conferences and events - Conduct in-depth primary and secondary research to understand service offerings, firmographics, organizational structure and key stakeholders to assess potential fit - Collarboate cross-functionally with Channel partner Managers, Marketing, Operations and Direct Sales to strategically grow Ramp’s Partner ecosystem - 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  - Ideate on new and unique ways to build and develop partner relationships - Maintain accurate partner relationship data within Salesforce What You Need - 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 Haves - 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 BENEFITS (FOR U.S.-BASED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES) - 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you - Partially covered for your dependents - One Medical annual membership - 401k (including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp) - Flexible PTO - Fertility HRA (up to $10,000 per year) - Parental Leave - Unlimited AI token usage - Pet insurance - Centralized home-office equipment ordering for all employees - Health and Wellness stipend - In-office perks: lunch, snacks, drinks, and more - Budget for intra-office travel - Relocation support to NYC or SF (as needed) REFERRAL INSTRUCTIONS If you are being referred for the role, please contact that person to apply on your behalf. OTHER NOTICES Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Beware of recruiting scams: Ramp will only contact you through official @Ramp.com http://Ramp.com email addresses and will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information during the hiring process. Ramp Applicant Privacy Notice https://ramp.com/legal/applicant-privacy-notice