Growth & Partnerships Associate - Shape Early-Stage Strategy

Nicely Co.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicely Co. is seeking a Business Development Associate to strengthen market development, partner discovery, opportunity evaluation, and relationship management.

You will own day-to-day work and help create scalable processes in an early-stage company, collaborating with colleagues across functions to align priorities with company strategy. As an individual contributor in a fast-paced startup, you will translate priorities into plans, maintain clear documentation, and escalate key decisions to

Qualifications

• Experience in market development, partner discovery, and opportunity evaluation.
• Strong written and verbal communication with cross-functional partners.
• Ability to organize ambiguous work and document decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across market development, partner discovery, opportunity evaluation, relationship management, negotiation, and execution.
• Translate priorities into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes for an early-stage company.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver outcomes.
• Identify risks early and escalate when needed.
• Maintain accurate documentation of company, customer, and employee information.
• Communicate progress, constraints, and results clearly to teammates.

Skills

Market development

Partner discovery

Opportunity evaluation

Relationship management

Negotiation

Execution

Communication

Documentation

Autonomy

Ethical conduct

Job description

Nicely Co. is seeking a Business Development Associate to strengthen market development, partner discovery, opportunity evaluation, and relationship management.

You will own day-to-day work and help create scalable processes in an early-stage company, collaborating with colleagues across functions to align priorities with company strategy. As an individual contributor in a fast-paced startup, you will translate priorities into plans, maintain clear documentation, and escalate key decisions to