Business Development Representative (BDR), Partnerships & Affiliates

Bustem, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily Lunch & Dinner Stipend

Job summary

Bustem, LLC is hiring a BDR focused on Partnerships & Affiliates to drive growth by building referral and affiliate relationships within the e‑commerce ecosystem. This role reports to the founder and works closely with the growth team in a high‑velocity environment.

You will recruit affiliates, design incentive programs, source leads, and conduct relentless outreach to convert cold contacts into steady, recurring channels.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of BDR/SDR, affiliate marketing, or partnerships experience.
• Ability to build a program and network from zero.
• Strong relationship-building skills

Responsibilities

• Identify and recruit affiliates/referral partners embedded in the e‑commerce ecosystem.
• Design and help launch an incentive program, such as a pay-per-booked-call structure.
• Proactively source and share lead lists with referral partners and affiliates.
• Run high-volume, relentless outreach and qualify leads for the founder/sales team.
• Track which partner/affiliate channels convert best and refine incentive structures

Skills

BDR/SDR experience

Affiliate marketing

Partnerships

Job description

Bustem helps e-commerce brands identify and take down copycats, counterfeiters, scammers, and unauthorized sellers stealing their revenue. We scan marketplaces, websites, ads, and domains to detect brand abuse and enforce against it.

Bustem is bootstrapped, profitable, and growing fast: we hit $1M ARR within 60 days of launch and have since scaled to $5M+ ARR with zero outside investors. We've enforced takedowns on 100,000+ infringing listings, reclaimed over $1M in lost revenue, and now protect over 120+ brands.

About the Role

We're hiring a BDR focused on Partnerships & Affiliates. This is a relentless growth hire whose job is to turn adjacent networks into a steady stream of qualified leads, particularly by building referral and affiliate relationships from scratch with people embedded in the e-commerce ecosystem, like Shopify and Klaviyo employees.

Who You Are

• 1-3 years of BDR/SDR, affiliate marketing, or partnerships experience
• Think and act like a BDR first, with a partnerships lens second
• Can build a program and a network from zero, without an existing playbook
• Organized enough to track and manage a growing roster of partners and affiliates
• Comfortable being told "no" a lot
• Strong relationship-builder who can turn a cold contact into a warm, recurring channel

What You'll Do

• Identify and recruit affiliates/referral partners embedded in the e-commerce ecosystem
• Design and help launch an incentive program, such as a pay-per-booked-call structure
• Proactively source and share lead lists with referral partners and affiliates
• Run high-volume, relentless outreach and qualify leads for the founder/sales team
• Track which partner/affiliate channels convert best and refine incentive structures

Location

On-Site, New York, NY

$80,000-$100,000 base

Daily Lunch & Dinner Stipend

Working directly alongside the founder and growth team