• Identify market opportunities in fintech, neobanking, payments, lending platforms, enterprise SaaS, and marketplace ecosystems. • Own market mapping, segmentation, and competitive analysis to position Coastal as a leading compliant BaaS sponsor bank. • Represent Coastal at industry events, conferences, and in executive-level partner meetings. • Source, evaluate, and prioritize prospective fintech and platform partners aligned with Coastal's risk, compliance, and operational standards. • Lead end-to-end deal execution: pipeline management, due diligence, business case development, pricing, negotiations, and structuring of commercial agreements. • Oversee deal desk operations, ensuring consistent pricing frameworks, financial modeling, risk-adjusted returns, and contract structures across all BaaS partner opportunities. • Collaborate closely with Compliance, Risk, Legal, and Product in evaluating new use cases and business models. • Act as a senior liaison between business development and internal stakeholders to guarantee seamless underwriting and onboarding. • Build and lead a high-performing business development team, including partner acquisition, relationship management, and strategic partnerships. • Establish performance metrics, forecasting practices, and reporting dashboards. • Collaborate with Product and Operations to influence BaaS product roadmap based on partner demand and market insights. • Oversee transition of signed partners to relationship management for launch and scaling.