Head: Business Development

SUMMARY:
We have a legacy of successfully pushing the frontiers of the technology, media, telecommunications and financial services industries.

POSITION INFO:

The role: 

We’re built around a powerful purpose - to make life better through innovative technology.

We’re looking for an Innovator. An Entrepreneur. A Wordsmith.

Someone who can identify commercial opportunities for us and our enterprise customers to upsell and cross sell additional products to their consumer customer bases.

Someone who can convince customers of the overall value proposition and conclude agreements at maximum long-term margin for the company.

Someone who can use performance marketing and demand creation strategies to identify and qualify potential clients.

Someone who wants to embark on a boundary destroying adventure!

The detail: 

Sales Cycle Management

• Develop business plans, sales strategies and business proposals for new and existing markets that ensures attainment of company sales goals and profitability.
• Prepare action plans by individuals as well as by team for effective search of sales leads and prospects.

New Business Development

• Prospect for potential new clients and turn this into increased business through networking opportunities;
  • Cold call as appropriate within a specific market or geographic area to ensure a robust pipeline of opportunities.
  • Meet potential clients by growing, maintaining, and leveraging your network.
  • Set up meetings between client decision makers and company’s practice leaders/principals.
• Plan approaches and pitches.
• Participate in pricing the solution/service.
• Handle objections by clarifying, emphasizing agreements and working through differences to a positive conclusion. 

Client Retention

• Present new products and services and find solutions to enhance existing relationships.
• Work with technical staff and other internal colleagues to meet customer needs.
• Arrange and participate in internal and external client debriefs. 

Business Development Best Practice and Trends

• Attend industry functions, such as association events and conferences, and provide feedback and information on market and creative trends.
• Present to and consult with mid and senior level management on business trends with a view to developing new services, products, and distribution channels.
• Identify opportunities for campaigns, services, and distribution channels that will lead to an increase in sales.
• Use knowledge of the market and competitors, identify and develop the company’s unique selling propositions and differentiators.

Are you this person?

• Do you have commercial experience and an existing network with a focus on Financial Services, Telco, and/or Home Services?
• Do you have a minimum 5 years’ experience in commercial business development and/or solution sales role with a proven track record/performance history of meeting or exceeding targets?

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