Partner Growth Associate: Fintech & Blockchain

Circle; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 88,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle is a leading internet financial platform seeking a Partner Development Associate to act as the first contact for partners and prospects. You will qualify inbound leads, route them to the right BD or sales motion, and own the full qualification motion on high-priority opportunities.

You will build depth across Circle products, collaborate with senior colleagues, and maintain CRM data integrity. This fast-moving role rewards curiosity and proactive, thorough prospect engagement.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant customer-facing, partner-facing, or sales development experience.
• Proven ability to manage a prioritized pipeline and run discovery.
• Strong written and verbal communication with rapport-building.
• Ability to route prospects to the correct internal motion.
• Comfort with fintech, payments, and digital-asset concepts.
• Excellent CRM hygiene and timely follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Manage a prioritized inbound queue and respond to new leads within SLA.
• Own the full qualification and handoff on high-priority leads with discovery.
• Handle inbound leads across Circle's product portfolio.
• Lead discovery conversations to uncover goals, use case, and readiness.
• Maintain CRM data hygiene and close/disposition cases within 24 hours.
• Leverage CRM/AI tools to improve prioritization and engagement.

Skills

Customer-facing

Partner-facing

Sales development

Discovery

CRM hygiene

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

Job description

Circle is a leading internet financial platform seeking a Partner Development Associate to act as the first contact for partners and prospects. You will qualify inbound leads, route them to the right BD or sales motion, and own the full qualification motion on high-priority opportunities.

You will build depth across Circle products, collaborate with senior colleagues, and maintain CRM data integrity. This fast-moving role rewards curiosity and proactive, thorough prospect engagement.