VP of Business Development – Elective Healthcare

VP of Business Development – Elective Healthcare

The Vice President of Business Development – Elective Healthcare will be responsible for acquiring, launching, and expanding both direct healthcare provider relationships and strategic partnerships within dental, vision, hearing, veterinary, and related elective healthcare markets.

This role owns the full business development lifecycle, from prospecting and relationship development through contract negotiation, onboarding, activation, and long‑term account growth. The Vice President will serve as the primary relationship owner for both providers and partners, driving adoption, funded volume, retention, and overall program performance.

The VP, Elective Healthcare will also work closely with affiliate, referral, and ecosystem partners to build strong relationships, drive engagement, and increase partner‑led referrals. This includes developing joint growth strategies, supporting partner sales and marketing initiatives, and ensuring partners actively recommend and promote AFF's solutions throughout their networks.

This role offers On‑Target Earnings (OTE) of $200,000+ annually, consisting of a $130,000 base salary plus a performance‑based commission plan tied to the achievement of established business development objectives.

• Provider Acquisition: Identify, prospect, negotiate, and secure new healthcare provider relationships across dental, vision, hearing, veterinary, and other elective healthcare specialties.
• Strategic Partnership Development: Identify, establish, and grow referral, affiliate, platform, and ecosystem partnerships that drive provider acquisition, referrals, and funded volume growth.
• Relationship Management: Build and maintain executive‑level relationships with providers, strategic partners, and key stakeholders to drive adoption, retention, and long‑term growth.
• Pipeline Development & Sales Execution: Develop and manage a robust pipeline through networking, industry engagement, outbound prospecting, referrals, and strategic partnerships. Own opportunities through the full sales lifecycle, including discovery, proposal development, negotiation, onboarding, activation, and growth.
• Vertical Strategy & Market Intelligence: Develop and execute growth strategies for the Elective Healthcare vertical by identifying target markets, monitoring industry trends, evaluating competitive dynamics, and uncovering new partnership and growth opportunities.
• Partner Engagement & Influence: Collaborate with affiliate, referral, and ecosystem partners to develop joint growth strategies, support partner sales motions and marketing initiatives, and increase partner‑led recommendations and referrals to AFF.
• Industry Presence: Represent AFF at industry trade shows, conferences, association events, webinars, publications, and other market‑facing opportunities to increase brand awareness and generate new business opportunities.
• Pipeline Management & Forecasting: Maintain accurate pipeline reporting, opportunity forecasting, and CRM discipline to support predictable growth, resource planning, and executive visibility.
• Cross‑Functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Partner closely with Leadership, Field Sales, Inside Sales, Client Success, Marketing, Operations, Risk, Legal, and Pricing teams to ensure successful implementations, strong partner experiences, and long‑term portfolio growth.
• Partner
  
  Experience:
  
  Ensure a seamless experience throughout the relationship lifecycle, from pre‑sales and contract execution through implementation, activation, and ongoing account management while maintaining AFF's high standards of service and responsiveness.
• Portfolio Growth & Performance: Drive provider activation, adoption, funded volume, retention, and profitability while consistently achieving or exceeding established business development objectives.

• 5+ years of successful business development, strategic partnerships, enterprise sales, or B2B sales experience, preferably within elective healthcare, consumer finance, Fin Tech, payments, or related industries.
• Demonstrated success prospecting, developing, negotiating, and…