Associate - Business Development (Partnerships)
Better
Sales & Business Development
New York, NY, USA
USD 125k-125k / year + Equity
Posted on May 21, 2025
Better is reimagining home finance and making it faster, cheaper, and easier for everyone to become a homeowner. We leverage creative technology and innovation to make the home buying journey more approachable and understandable and home finance more affordable and accessible. Here are some interesting facts to help you get to know Better:
- We’ve funded over $100 billion in loans for our customers, more than any other fintech
- Yahoo! Finance - Best Mortgage Lender for First Time Homebuyers of January 2025: Best lender for quick approval
- Yahoo! Finance - Best Mortgage Lenders of 2025: Best online mortgage lender
- Fintech Breakthrough Award: Best Lending Innovation Award
- Money Magazine - 8 Best Mortgage Lenders of 2025: Best for fast closing
- We are Forbes’ Best Online Mortgage Lender for 2023
- We have raised over $1.2 billion in equity capital to transform the mortgage industry, the largest financial asset class in the world
We are a place where smart, hungry, ambitious people who want to recognize their full potential thrive.
A Better Opportunity
Better is growing, and we’re looking for a Business Development Associate (Partnerships) to help support key growth initiatives across strategic partnerships, client relationships, and operational development. This role is ideal for a high-performing professional with 2+ years of experience in banking, consulting, or financial services who is looking to apply their skills in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.
You’ll work across teams—including Strategy, Product, and Operations—to help drive new business opportunities, support partner engagement, and strengthen Better’s market position.
Responsibilities
- Support strategic growth efforts by researching markets, identifying potential partners, and contributing to client pitches and outreach
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to support client onboarding, engagement, and success
- Analyze internal and external data to surface trends, opportunities, and strategic insights
- Assist in developing business cases for new initiatives and expansion opportunities
- Help improve and scale internal business development processes
- Work with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across product offerings and client needs
- Track key performance indicators (KPIs), report on business development efforts, and identify areas for improvement
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in investment banking, management consulting, corporate strategy, or a client-facing role in financial services or fintech
- Bachelor’s degree required; business, economics, or finance-related majors preferred
- Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to extract insights from data and communicate them effectively
- Strong communication and presentation skills; comfortable preparing materials for both internal leadership and external stakeholders
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects at once
- Proactive and entrepreneurial mindset; thrives in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities
The base compensation range for this role is $125,000 + up to 100% performance bonus of base salary
Company Benefits
We are thrilled to offer all our full-time employees the following benefit offerings:
- Benefits eligibility effective DAY ONE
- *$0 medical plan premium offering coverage nationwide paired with our Health Savings Account that includes an employer contribution (*Additional Medical, dental, vision plan options also all with nationwide coverage)
- Flexible PTO
- Immediate virtual mental health support by licensed therapists for our employees and their eligible dependents age 6 and up! First few visits at no cost to you!
- Personalized care for every fertility and family care journey for our employees and their partner!
- Dependent care benefits (i.e. childcare and/or elder care costs) and commuter benefits both include a company match!
- Discount programs and perks including pet Insurance!
In Office Perks include:
- Have Lunch on us! Daily lunch stipend for meals while in the office
- Monthly social events
- NYC HQ Oculus discounts
The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role’s scope and complexity, and the candidate’s experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided.
Disclaimer
Better Home & Finance Holding Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment for our employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status, or any other reason protected by law.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Better will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.