Business Development Representative

About LoanAmerica

LoanAmerica® is a private student lending company focused on bridging funding gaps for students at vocational schools, career colleges, and community colleges. Millions of students are about to lose access to adequate federal financial aid under new legislation. We're building the solution, offering responsible private loan products that help students complete their programs and launch their careers. We're a startup with secured funding, headquartered in Las Vegas, NV. You'll be joining a small, fast-moving team where your work has immediate and visible impact.

Role Summary

LoanAmerica is building a nationwide network of school partnerships to deliver private student loan products where they're needed most, vocational schools, career colleges, and community college programs facing funding gaps from new federal legislation. We need a relationship-driven sales professional who can walk into a financial aid director's office, understand their pain points, and position LoanAmerica as the solution. This is a high-impact, high-earning-potential role for someone who understands (or wants to learn) the education lending space.

Responsibilities

• Prospect and develop relationships with target schools from LoanAmerica's prioritized database of 40+ institutions
• Schedule and conduct meetings with financial aid directors, enrollment VPs, and school leadership
• Present LoanAmerica's private loan products, partnership terms, and school integration process
• Negotiate preferred lender list placement and co-marketing agreements
• Track pipeline activity, school engagement status, and deal progression in CRM
• Monitor OBBBA implementation timeline and identify schools with urgent, time-sensitive funding gaps
• Attend education industry conferences (NASFAA, state financial aid associations, career college events)
• Coordinate with underwriting team on school-specific lending criteria and risk parameters
• Develop school-specific pitch materials with support from AI Content Specialist
• Provide market intelligence: competitor activity, school feedback, regulatory developments
• Travel: Estimated 30-50%, primarily regional school visits with occasional national conferences

Qualifications

What We Offer

• No state income tax (Nevada), your commission dollars go further
• Uncapped commission structure tied to school partnerships signed and loan volume originated
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Travel expense reimbursement
• PTO and paid holidays
• Conference attendance budget (NASFAA, state associations, career college events)
• Ground-floor sales role, potential to grow into VP of Partnerships / Head of School Relations