Business Development Representative

Modernfi
New York, US
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level sales professionals with fintech or SaaS experience who thrive in autonomous, high-growth environments.

Best fit for

  • Fintech or SaaS sales professionals comfortable with cold outreach to senior executives.
    — “preferably in fintech, SaaS, or financial services
  • Candidates eager to grow into future sales or partnerships roles through hands-on experience.
    — “excited to grow into a future sales or partnerships role
  • Entrepreneurial individuals who excel in fast-paced, autonomous settings with high ownership.
    — “Entrepreneurial spirit — thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Things to consider

  • Heavy focus on cold calling and prospecting, requiring resilience and persistence.
    — “Comfortable making cold calls and engaging senior executives
  • Performance metrics are tied to weekly and monthly activity targets.
    — “Consistently meet or exceed weekly and monthly activity metrics

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate specific examples of crafting successful outreach messages in past roles.
    — “able to craft compelling outreach messages
  • Highlight experience with CRM systems and pipeline management to show operational rigor.
    — “Maintain clean and accurate records in CRM systems
  • Showcase instances where you overcame objections to build long-term client relationships.
    — “High resilience and persistence in building relationships
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · LowAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · IndividualLevel · Junior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • qualified leads
  • pipeline growth
  • sales cycle support
Typical background
sales developmentinside salesbusiness development

Skills & requirements

Required

Cold CallingSales DevelopmentProspectingCRM ManagementSales Strategy

Preferred

FintechSaasFinancial Services

About the role

Original posting from Modernfi via Ashby

THE OPPORTUNITY

As a Business Development Representative at ModernFi, you will be on the front lines of our growth engine. You’ll focus on driving new opportunities by prospecting, cold calling, and engaging decision-makers across the banking and credit union industry. Your role will be essential in building the top of the sales funnel, qualifying opportunities, and partnering with Account Executives to move deals forward.

This is a chance to gain impact and responsibility from day one, playing a critical role in bringing new institutions onto the ModernFi platform. You’ll develop outreach strategies, sharpen your sales skills, and learn directly from a seasoned team of fintech sales leaders.

We value ownership, grit, and growth. At ModernFi, your work will directly fuel our mission: empowering financial institutions of all sizes with innovative deposit solutions and strengthening the communities they serve.

The Role

Responsibilities

  • Proactively generate top-of-funnel opportunities through cold calling, emailing, LinkedIn outreach, and other prospecting methods
  • Research and identify target banks and credit unions that align with ModernFi’s solutions
  • Qualify inbound and outbound leads, ensuring high-quality opportunities are passed to Account Executives
  • Collaborate with Account Executives to support the sales cycle and drive revenue growth
  • Maintain clean and accurate records in CRM systems, tracking pipeline activity and outreach metrics
  • Experiment with messaging and outreach strategies to maximize engagement with prospective clients
  • Consistently meet or exceed weekly and monthly activity metrics for qualified opportunities created and revenue generate

ABOUT YOU

  • 1–3 years of experience in business development, inside sales, or sales development (preferably in fintech, SaaS, or financial services)
  • Comfortable making cold calls and engaging senior executives in financial institutions
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple outreach sequences simultaneously
  • High resilience and persistence in building relationships and overcoming objections
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to craft compelling outreach messages
  • Eager to learn, receptive to feedback, and excited to grow into a future sales or partnerships role
  • Entrepreneurial spirit — thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with a high degree of autonomy

ABOUT US

The caliber and character of the ModernFi team set us apart.

We value competence and drive over experience, and look for compassionate people with diverse backgrounds. We appreciate technical ability, dedication, and humble confidence. Above all, we value respect — for our colleagues, our clients, our partners, and ourselves.

Because we are a close-knit team of high performers, we are selective and intentional with every hire. The people at ModernFi could be doing anything in the world, yet they choose to be here.

BENEFITS

  • Competitive salary + commission
  • Significant equity at a critical growth stage
  • Premium health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Unlimited PTO and 401(k) plan
  • Fast upward career trajectory as part of the founding go-to-market team

THE PROCESS

If you’d like to learn more, please email us at careers@modernfi.com. Our process is focused on cultural and personality fit. We are excited to get to know you, learn about what motivates you, and ensure that we can accelerate your personal and professional growth.

Source: Modernfi careers (Ashby)

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