Main Responsibilities Of A Director Of Strategic Partnerships At A Fintech Climate Startup
Rebecca, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Zedi, a Fintech Climate Start-up, is responsible for opening the US office, acting as employee number six to build the US market presence from the ground up. This involves "building out relationships," conducting market research, attending conferences, pitching the product, and communicating US business practices to the UK team to determine market viability and drive business development.
Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Market Research, Relationship Building, Sales
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Rebecca Saletta
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Fintech Climate Start-up
UCLA
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Communications
Climate, Environment, Sustainability & Waste Management, Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Business Strategy
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Video Highlights
1. Opening and developing a US office for a UK-based Fintech startup.
2. Building relationships and partnerships to secure projects and business within the US market.
3. Conducting market research to understand US business practices and assess the demand for the company's product.
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What are your main responsibilities within your current role?
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For me right now, I'm at Zedi, which is my current company. I'm happy to share that.
At Zedi, my role is really to open up the US office. My whole team is based in London. I joined as employee number six to open them here in America.
I wake up every day and wear a lot of different hats. A lot of my job is building relationships across the US to figure out where we can get projects and business.
I also communicate what it's like in America. If I'm working with people in the UK, I need to tell them how to do business out here. A lot of my job involves research in that area.
I do some traveling to conferences, meeting with people, and building relationships. A lot of my role is also pitching our product and asking people if they are interested and if there's an opportunity in this market for what we're building.
For me, a lot of the strategy and partnerships involves looking at how to open in a market, how to teach people about something, and whether there's a desire for what you're bringing.