- Company: Nelnet
- Location: Altoona, Eau Claire County
- Full Time
- Altoona, Eau Claire County
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Nelnet at a glance
nelnetinc.com- Ticker NNI
10,947 employees covered under a retirement plan (2023 filing) — via DOL Form 5500 / EFAST2
Registered as a global legal entity (LEI 549300T6B0Q52I6OM558, US) — via GLEIF
Nelnet (NYSE: NNI) is a U.S. financial-services conglomerate focused on student and consumer loan origination and servicing, with an investing arm, an internet bank, and a stake in Allo Fiber. Headquarters: Lincoln, Nebraska. Site: nelnetinc.com.
1,177 Wikipedia views in June 2026 — a rough gauge of public visibility.
Join Nelnet as a Business Development Representative covering the Western and Midwestern United States, based in Altoona, Eau Claire County. This full-time position offers the opportunity to build relationships with education and faith-based organizations while driving revenue growth for a leading payment technology and learning solutions provider.
About the Role
As a Business Development Representative at Nelnet Business Services (NBS), you'll be responsible for prospecting, qualifying, and nurturing leads in your territory. You'll work directly with institutions seeking education technology solutions and develop a strong pipeline of qualified opportunities for our sales team.
What You'll Do
- Conduct outbound prospecting to schools, higher education institutions, and faith-based organizations
- Research and identify decision-makers within target accounts
- Qualify inbound leads and assess fit for our payment technology, education services, and learning management solutions
- Schedule product demonstrations and advance opportunities through the sales pipeline
- Maintain accurate records in our CRM system and track activity metrics
- Collaborate with the sales team to ensure smooth handoffs and customer success
- Meet territory targets and contribute to team revenue goals
What We're Looking For
- 1+ years of business development, sales development, or inside sales experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated with ability to work independently and within a team environment
- Proficiency with CRM tools and sales technology
- Understanding of or genuine interest in the education sector
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills
- Drive to exceed targets and meet commitments
About Nelnet
Nelnet Business Services (NBS) is a division of Nelnet, Inc., serving more than 1,300 higher education institutions, 11,500 K-12 schools, 3,500 churches, and millions of students, families, and supporters worldwide. We provide comprehensive payment technology, education services, and learning management solutions that power institutions and support student success. Our culture of service guides everything we do.
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What people say about Nelnet
- Ask HN: Who's Hiring? (take 2)
- Ripping Off Young America: The College-Loan Scandal
- Don't send me a message to tell me I have a message
- US Supreme Court limits federal judges' power to block Trump orders
Recent news
- Winners And Losers Of Q1: Nelnet (NYSE:NNI) Vs The Rest Of The Consumer Finance Stocks - Yahoo Finance
- Nelnet Campus Commerce, Atrium tie campus cards to payments - Stock Titan
- All eyes on Nelnet earnings as student loan sector shifts - Investing.com
- Price to sales forward of Nelnet, Inc. – NYSE:NNI - TradingView
- ‘A lighthouse in Nebraska’: How Lincoln-based Nelnet helped supercharge the local startup ecosystem - Silicon Prairie News
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Working in Altoona, Eau Claire County
🇺🇸 Relocation safety for US: Exercise Normal Caution — via Warnely, CC BY 4.0
National unemployment rate in US: 4.2% — via World Bank
Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.3% — via FRED
National quits rate: 1.9% — via FRED (BLS JOLTS)
Weekly initial unemployment claims: 215,000 — via FRED
GDP per capita in US: $90,027 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in US: 2.2% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800 — via OECD
Build the skills for this role
Prioritize consultative selling, territory planning, CRM hygiene, and clear discovery around complex financial products. Build comfort discussing student/consumer lending and campus payments themes without inventing product claims—use Nelnet’s public materials and recent news (earnings, campus commerce partnerships) as context.
Be ready to walk through pipeline building for a multi-state BDR territory, objection handling, and how you’d research Nelnet’s segments. Reference public items such as Q1 consumer-finance comparisons and campus-card/payments news only at a high level. Ask how success is measured (meetings, SQLs, ramp).
Strong fit if you want quota-driven outbound BDR work at a large, public (NNI) education-finance company and can cover Western/Midwestern accounts from the Altoona, PA base. Thin on occupation/salary data—validate comp, remote flexibility, and ramp with the recruiter.
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Listing facts
- Role Business Development Representative Western/Midwestern United States
- Employer Nelnet
- Location Altoona, Eau Claire County
- Type Full Time
- Posted June 4, 2026
- Apply by 2026-08-02
- Country context US
- Overview Full original description on this page (308 words; rewritten for clarity, not a teaser paste)
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- Hacker News — Ask HN: Who's Hiring? (take 2)
- Hacker News — Ripping Off Young America: The College-Loan Scandal
- Hacker News — Don't send me a message to tell me I have a message
- Hacker News — US Supreme Court limits federal judges' power to block Trump orders
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