Sales - Business Development Director

Ready for a Sales career? Are you competitive, confident in your selling ability, assertive, and dependable? Are you curious, have strong business acumen, and are passionate about understanding how businesses work? Can you provoke constructive conversation with your customers? Do you work well in a dynamic team environment?

Must be located in Cleveland, Connecticut (Southern), Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, or Seattle. 

Our client is an engagement agency specializing in behavioral economics fundamentals to drive measurable results. They focus on employee engagement, channel partners, and customer relations. 

They are the global leader in solutions that drive measurable results for our clients worldwide by inspiring the people who impact their success. We help translate their strategic imperatives into actionable solutions that utilize the principles of behavioral economics to engage, motivate, and inspire their employees, sales force, channel partners, and customers, delivering measurable results on a local, national, and global level.

We are seeking candidates to join their regional sales team.

The Business Development Director is an individual contributor and is responsible for identifying potential business opportunities, developing relationships, and understanding the customer's critical business strategies with accounts located in their assigned markets, then working with a team of subject matter experts to create and execute a solution to help achieve the customer's business objectives.

Qualifications:

* Minimum seven years of direct B2B sales experience calling on Fortune 1000 companies

* Clear history of new business development selling marketing solutions, or professional business services

* Demonstrable sales success through prospecting and growing revenue in large accounts

* Large volume sales experience ($250k plus per sale)

* Experience with a broad range of sales cycles (three to six to twelve months)

* History of career stability with a maximum of three employers in the last ten years

* Compensation derived through highly leveraged commissions and bonuses

* Four-year college degree is preferred

* Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products is required; Proficiency with web, SaaS, and mobile applications is a plus

Compensation Opportunity:

Compensation is not capped and is based on your performance. We offer a base salary, commissions tied to revenue production, and a fiscal year bonus calculated based on your revenue productivity and profitability. For your first two years, we also offer an opportunity to earn bonuses for achieving key performance indicators tied to sales activities.

Additional Benefits:

Business Development Directors are automatically eligible for a full suite of performance management reward programs, including an annual President's Club travel award. Other benefits include a car allowance, a company laptop, mobile device reimbursement, and a full expense account for client entertainment.