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Head of Sales

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Beam Impact

Beam Impact

11-50 employees

Facilitates charitable donations through consumer spending

Hardware
Energy
Social Impact
Consumer Goods

Senior, Expert

Remote in USA

Category
Strategic Account Management
Sales & Account Management
Required Skills
Sales
Marketing
Requirements
  • 7-15+ years of experience in Sales / Business Development at a high-growth company, including at least 2 with leadership experience
  • First Head of Sales, OR Director+ at Series A; Scaled from $XM to $XXM/through multiple stages of growth
  • Experience in a SaaS company with onsite integration, selling to marketing leadership
  • Experience in ecomm enablement
Responsibilities
  • Scale and lead the Sales and Business Development teams
  • Set targets and strategy
  • Own the optimization of Beam’s existing Sales playbook, especially by vertical
  • Coach Senior Account Executives in obstacle removal and sales cycle acceleration
  • Cultivate and close new partner relationships
  • Identify and cultivate creative channel partnerships to tap into networks of like-minded brands
  • Refine pricing strategy as we scale
  • Pitch and test new verticals
  • Synthesize partner requests into potential new features, and with our Product and Partner Success teams to add requested new features to our product roadmap

Beam Impact provides a platform that allows consumers to support charitable causes through their everyday purchases. By linking their debit or credit cards, users can shop at partner brands and automatically donate a portion of their spending to a nonprofit of their choice, at no extra cost. This model helps brands enhance their corporate social responsibility efforts while attracting socially-conscious customers. Beam's goal is to leverage consumer spending to drive charitable donations, benefiting consumers, brands, and nonprofits.

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$15.4M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2017

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

-2%

2 year growth

150%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The recent $13.3M Series A funding round led by Index Ventures positions Beam for significant growth and team expansion.
  • Partnerships with mission-driven brands like Socksmith Designs enhance Beam's credibility and market reach.
  • Beam's model of facilitating donations through consumer spending can drive high customer engagement and brand loyalty, benefiting both users and partner brands.

What critics are saying

  • The success of Beam Impact heavily relies on continuous partnerships with brands, which may be challenging to sustain long-term.
  • The fintech and social impact sectors are highly competitive, requiring Beam to constantly innovate to maintain its edge.

What makes Beam Impact unique

  • Beam Impact uniquely combines fintech with social impact, allowing consumers to support charitable causes through everyday purchases, unlike traditional donation platforms.
  • The company's B2B2C model not only enhances corporate social responsibility for brands but also fosters customer loyalty by aligning with consumers' values.
  • Beam's platform is user-friendly and secure, providing tangible results of contributions, which sets it apart from less transparent donation methods.