Remote University Partnerships BD Specialist

Clasp; United States; Remote; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k

Commuter benefits

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Clasp is seeking an University Business Development Rep to build and manage partnerships with universities, driving awareness and opportunities for students to access education and career pathways.

You will handle high-volume outreach, maintain strong relationships with program directors and career services contacts, and travel to campuses as needed to foster collaborations and attend career events.

Qualifications

• Scrappy, resilient, positive attitude.
• 2–3+ years in outreach, business development, partnerships, or higher-ed engagement.
• Comfort with high-volume outreach and structured follow-up.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, storytelling and persuasion.
• Strong relationship-building with school administrators and career services.
• Organized and data-fluent; able to use CRM dashboards to prioritize work and report.
• Familiarity with HubSpot or similar CRM.
• Experience partnering with marketing on conversion-driving assets.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with universities to develop partnerships and raise awareness for Clasp.
• Manage a portfolio of school/program partnerships and communicate Clasp opportunities to students.
• Spend ~60% on cold outreach and ~40% on nurturing existing relationships, with weekly/quarterly targets.
• Engage via phone and virtual meetings with school contacts; manage a partner pipeline from outreach to distribution.
• Travel up to 40% to visit schools, attend career fairs, and meet administrators and students; attend company meetups 3x/yr.
• Coordinate with Marketing to develop assets (landing pages, co-branded materials, social graphics).
• Report outreach activity, pipeline health, and application volume regularly.
• Maintain CRM records of school and student interactions with status and evidence.

Skills

Outreach

Business development

Partnerships

Higher-ed engagement

CRM dashboards

Tools

HubSpot

Job description

Clasp is seeking an University Business Development Rep to build and manage partnerships with universities, driving awareness and opportunities for students to access education and career pathways.

You will handle high-volume outreach, maintain strong relationships with program directors and career services contacts, and travel to campuses as needed to foster collaborations and attend career events.