Business Development Manager/Director Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Business Development Manager/Director to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- This is an individual contributor role;
- Responsible for prospecting, reaching out, and onboarding new clients;
- Provide outstanding customer service by educating customers about the service/product and resolving problems;
- Build and manage relationships with potential and future customers pipeline;
- Plan and execute business development events (e.g. speaking engagements, webinars, conferences);
- Conduct and coordinate clients meetings with the CEO, lawyers, and patent engineers;
- Responsible for being the single point of contact for each client;
- Assess our sales process and continuously question the current way we work, and think big about how we can improve it;
- Demonstrate high-level energy and professionalism representing the company;
- Provide feedback to the executive, engineering, and data team to help improve the product;
- Maintain existing customer accounts.
Requirements:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Experience at a leading investment bank, consulting firm, law firm, or tech company;
- Have a proven track record of success in their past roles and experiences;
- Hungry to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial business environment;
- Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, law, management or related field(s);
- Track record of originating new funding opportunities;
- Willingness to travel;
- Demonstrated understanding of and experience in international development or the social sector more broadly;
- 5+ years of previous fundraising experience;
- You have a high EQ and excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
- Willingness to travel (could be as much as 75% of the time);
- 2-8+ years professional experience; Business Development, Key Account Management, Investment Banking or Business Consulting experience a strong plus;
- You have a demonstrated interest in real estate;
- Business fluency (communicates in financial sustainability, return on investment, impact per donor dollar, etc.);
- Language: English required.