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To support a growing Corporate Development team, the full-time Business Development Associate will focus on lead generation, outreach to prospective targets, and pipeline management, while working in a hybrid environment based in Columbia, MO.

##### Key responsibilities

Build and maintain a curated list of target companies and conduct market research to identify acquisition and partnership opportunities

Execute personalized outreach campaigns to engage founders and executives, managing responses and tracking outcomes in the CRM

Coordinate meetings and prepare materials for introductory calls, maintaining accurate records of deal stages and opportunities in the pipeline

##### Required qualifications

At least 1 year of experience in business development, corporate development, or a related field

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, or economics, or relevant industry experience

Hands-on experience managing pipelines and contact records in a CRM platform, preferably HubSpot

Demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous market research and synthesize findings into clear outputs

Self-starter mentality with the ability to own the outreach process independently