Business Development Trainee

Premium Merchant Funding•New York, NY

31d•Onsite

About The Position

There's a scene in The Pursuit of Happyness where Chris Gardner walks into Dean Witter Reynolds ( no experience, no connections, no guarantee) and earns his shot through sheer refusal to be overlooked. He wasn't the most qualified person in the room. He was the most hungry. Wall Street has always rewarded that. It still does. This role is for people who think that way. The Company Premium Merchant Funding is a Wall Street-based fintech company and the largest broker in our industry with 26 offices across 4 countries, over a billion dollars in business, 100+ lender partners, and 30+ products. We help small business owners access capital when traditional banks move too slowly or say no. These are real people running real businesses dealing with payroll, cash flow, inventory, and pressure every single day. When you help them move forward, you feel it. That's what makes this work meaningful beyond the commission. Every single office we run is led by someone who started in this exact role. That's the career path PMF offers. This Is More Than a Job Most roles give you a salary, a desk, and a ceiling. This one gives you something harder to find a craft. The ability to walk into a conversation with a stranger, understand what they need, earn their trust, and connect them with a solution that genuinely helps their business keep moving. That skill doesn't expire. It doesn't get automated. Once you have it, no one can take it from you. The people who build careers here don't just make more money. They become sharper. More confident. More composed under pressure. They learn how to listen, how to lead a conversation, and how to build relationships that last years — not just close a deal and disappear. This role changes you. Professionally and personally. The Long Game = Your Book of Business In most sales jobs, every month starts at zero. You grind, you close, and you start over. Not here. From day one the goal is to build a book of business: a portfolio of clients who come back to you because of the relationship you built. Return clients. Referrals. Business owners who call you specifically when they need capital. Over time that book becomes an asset. It creates momentum that builds on itself. It gives you something most salespeople never have longevity and stability inside a performance role. This is a career you grow for years. The longer you stay, the stronger it gets. Chris Gardner didn't get that internship because he was the most qualified person in the room. He got it because he refused to be overlooked. If that's how you move ,we want to meet you.

Requirements

Outbound sales, cold calling, or phone sales
Door-to-door or direct sales
Auto, insurance, or solar sales professionals ready for a higher ceiling and faster deal cycles
Student athlete : you already know discipline, competition, and performing under pressure
Greek life leadership: president, VP, rush chair, philanthropy chair
Debate team: you can think on your feet and hold a room
Club president or executive board member
Entrepreneurship or business club
Sales club or any competitive business program
Started a business: tutoring, sneaker resale, Amazon drop shipping, freelance, anything
Camp counselor or youth leadership roles
Anyone who has ever created income outside of a traditional job
If you've competed, led, sold, or built something on your own: we want to hear from you.