Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager

RPME | Reports to: CEO | Compensation: 100% Commission, No Cap

Read This First

You don't need a playbook. You need a territory, a compelling offer, and the freedom to run. That's what this role is, freedom to operate.


RPME manages residential properties across South Dakota, Iowa, and Kansas. We add over 1,000 apartment units a year - and we're hiring the person who makes that number grow faster.

There's no base salary. There's no ceiling either. Every door you bring under management pays the same rate - unit one or unit ten thousand. If you've built a book before and know how to move fast, the math works in your favor from day one.

The Patterns We're Hiring For

We use the Culture Index survey as part of our process. The patterns that win in this role are:

Trailblazer

You're driven by independence, financial upside, and public recognition - in that order. You communicate conceptually and persuasively, and you can work a room or a phone just as effectively as a well-crafted email. You mentor naturally, delegate comfortably, and don't mind moderate management complexity as long as the pace is fast and the environment keeps changing. You don't procrastinate on deals - you procrastinate on bureaucracy.

Persuader

You're high energy, quick to connect, and you close on enthusiasm as much as logic. Your texts get replied to. Your calls get answered. You motivate the people around you without trying. You need to delegate to stay in your lane - and you know it. You thrive in environments that reward speed and change, and you lose energy fast when the pace slows down.

If you've taken Culture Index and you're one of these patterns, tell us. If you haven't, you'll take it during our process - and we read it carefully.

What you won't find here: a fit for analysts, harmonizers, or specialists. Those are real and valuable patterns. They're just not this role.

What You'll Actually Do

One thing drives your commission: execute new management agreements. Walk properties. Build relationships with owners, brokers, syndicators, and investors. Pitch. Close. Hand off cleanly to operations. Repeat.

The expectations that keep you in the seat (reviewed quarterly, not tied to commission):

• Build and maintain strong investor and owner relationships
• Identify and qualify new multifamily deal opportunities
• Stay aligned with operations, marketing, and leadership

Commission is mechanical - close units, get paid. Performance management covers everything else. We don't mix the two.

The Compensation, In Plain Terms

• Paid per new apartment unit added under RPME management
• No quota. No threshold. No cap. The 1st door pays the same as the 10,000th.
• Paid over 12 months to avoid clawbacks
• 90-day ramp with a recoverable draw while you build your pipeline

At our current growth rate, a BDM can earn a strong six figures. A BDM who accelerates it earns more. The territory is open. The ceiling is yours to set.

Who This Is For

You're probably a fit if:

• You've personally closed multifamily management agreements, BD deals, or comparable B2B transactions where you owned the full cycle
• The phrase "100% commission" makes you lean in, not lean out
• You've built a book of business - owners, brokers, syndicators, investors - that you can activate from day one
• You can walk into an owner meeting cold and leave with a verbal commitment
• You move fast, communicate clearly, and don't wait for someone to hand you a script

You're probably not a fit if:

• You need a guaranteed base to plan your life
• You want to manage a team more than carry a number
• You prefer structured environments with clear playbooks for every situation
• You haven't closed a deal you sourced yourself in the last 12 months

How to Apply

Send the following to View email address on click.appcast.io:

• A short note (5 sentences max) on the biggest deal you've closed and how you sourced it
• Your résum or LinkedIn
• If you've already taken Culture Index, your pattern - saves us both a step

Our process: screening call Culture Index working interview with the CEO offer.

We move fast. If you're the right pattern, you'll know within two weeks.

RPME is an equal opportunity employer. We hire on pattern fit and proven outcomes, not credentials.