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Business Development Manager US

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 3-7+ years of successful B2B business development or consultative sales experience.
  • Proven record of acquiring new clients and generating measurable revenue through self-sourced opportunities.
  • Strong virtual presentation, negotiation, prospecting, and follow-up skills.
  • Experience with complex sales cycles, CRM systems, and pipeline forecasting.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and prospect new organizations in target markets.
  • Generate qualified opportunities through various outreach methods.
  • Conduct virtual discovery meetings, presentations, and service demonstrations.
  • Build relationships with decision-makers and navigate multi-stakeholder buying processes.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Sales
  • Negotiation
  • Presentations
  • Relationship Management
  • Governance
  • Communication
  • Accountability

About the company

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Lion People Global

Staffing & Recruiting

Run by Experts, for Experts At Lion People Global we offer Growth Solutions for companies in the Translation and Localization, Lang-Tech, AI and Digital Marketing industries. We are helping business owners in their efforts toward organic (talent acquisition, executive search, and consultancy) and inorganic (M&A) growth, value creation, and exit strategies. We make the right connections At Lion People Global, we know it’s crucial for you to have access to the most talented employees, which is why we’ve become the only truly global experts at connecting highly skilled individuals with agencies and brands. We are experts in placing people because we always put them first. We provide an Intelligent Match The language services market today is driving a lot of strategic M&A transactions. We talk to business owners every day who are considering buying or selling, and we know the pace is picking up. At Lion People, we are vested in understanding the big picture and building solid business relationships, and we have gained deep insights into decision-maker perspectives and motivations. Therefore, we can offer an Intelligent Match service to our signed buyers and sellers. We offer a Seller Incubation program Not ready to sell yet? Take part in our Seller Incubation program! We offer support to company owners who are looking to exit, whether in the near future or later down the line. Types of support include personalised consultancy in the areas that you need (legal advice, financial advice, growth strategy consultancy), or investing in key hires.

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryStaffing & Recruiting
Company size11 - 50

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Job description

Business Development Manager

New Business Development & Profitable Revenue Growth

Work Location: Fully Remote | Territory: California and other selected states

Employment: Full-Time | Travel: Twice per year

Position Overview

Our Client is seeking a results-driven Business Development Manager (BDM) to acquire new clients

and accelerate profitable revenue growth. This is a fully remote, new-business-focused B2B sales

position. The BDM will prospect, develop decision-maker relationships, build a qualified pipeline, and

convert opportunities into long-term client partnerships.

California remains the primary market, with expansion into other selected states aligned with company

priorities. The successful candidate thrives in a remote environment, demonstrates independent

ownership, and consistently converts prospecting activity into measurable results.


Key Responsibilities


1. New Business Development

• Identify and prospect new organizations in our clients' target markets.

• Generate qualified opportunities through outbound outreach, referrals, digital networking, phone, email,

LinkedIn, and virtual meetings.

• Conduct virtual discovery meetings, presentations, and service demonstrations.

• Build relationships with decision-makers and navigate multi-stakeholder buying processes.

• Manage opportunities through proposal, negotiation, and close.

• Achieve quarterly and annual new-business revenue and profitability targets.


2. Remote Sales & Relationship Development

• Build strong prospective-client relationships through video meetings, phone calls, and digital

communication.

• Establish disciplined remote outreach and follow-up routines.

• Use industry associations, professional networks, and virtual events to create opportunities.

• Manage assigned markets independently while collaborating with internal teams.

• Participate in company-required travel twice per year.


3. Development of Newly Acquired Accounts

• Develop accounts personally acquired by the BDM, including additional departments, programs,

locations, and services.

• Cultivate additional stakeholders and generate referrals and introductions.

• Remain eligible for commissions on newly acquired accounts for approximately 18 months, subject to the

final compensation plan.

• Support transition of mature accounts to the existing-account management structure after the development

period.


4. Pipeline, CRM & Forecasting

• Maintain accurate CRM records, activity histories, opportunity values, and next steps.

• Provide reliable forecasts and sufficient qualified pipeline coverage.

• Identify stalled opportunities and act promptly to advance or close them.

• Participate in regular virtual sales reviews and accountability meetings.


5. Revenue, Profitability & Market Intelligence

• Generate profitable new revenue and protect gross margins when developing proposals.

• Coordinate complex pricing and service commitments with leadership and Operations.

• Monitor client needs, competitor positioning, procurement opportunities, and emerging markets.

• Share actionable market intelligence and expansion opportunities with leadership.


6. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Coordinate with Client Success, Operations (Interpreting, Translation, Vendor Management), Finance,

and executive leadership.

• Ensure new clients are transitioned effectively and commitments are operationally feasible.

• Communicate prospect expectations clearly and secure internal alignment before promising pricing or

service capabilities.


Role Boundaries

This is a new-business acquisition role, not a traditional account management position. The BDM does

not own our client’s accounts that existed before their involvement, unless leadership specifically

assigns an opportunity. Existing-client retention and organic account growth are not under this role’s

responsibilities.


Performance Expectations

Year 1 new-revenue target: $500,000, ramped by quarter: Q1 $50,000; Q2 $100,000; Q3 $150,000; Q4

$200,000.

Year 2 target: approximately $750,000 in new annual revenue. Targets may be reviewed based on

market conditions and territory opportunity.

Scorecard: new revenue, gross profit, quota attainment, qualified pipeline, opportunities created, virtual

discovery meetings, proposals, new accounts won, conversion rates, sales-cycle progress, referrals, and

CRM accuracy.




Requirements

Qualifications


• 3-7+ years of successful B2B business development or consultative sales experience.

• Proven record of acquiring new clients and generating measurable revenue through self-sourced

opportunities.

• Strong virtual presentation, negotiation, prospecting, and follow-up skills.

• Experience with complex sales cycles, CRM systems, and pipeline forecasting.

• Excellent independent work habits, accountability, and communication in a remote environment.

• Ability to travel twice per year.

• Preferred: professional services sales, language access, education, government, nonprofits, legal services,

or accessibility markets.




Compensation

Base salary: $80,000-$90,000 annually (target $85,000). Target variable compensation: approximately

$45,000 at 100% of quota. Target on-target earnings (OTE): approximately $130,000. Uncapped

commission with accelerators; high-performance earning potential of approximately $150,000-

$175,000+. Final commission terms will prioritize profitable new-business growth and gross profit.


What Success Looks Like

First 90 days: learn our client’s services and target markets, build a territory plan, establish consistent

remote prospecting, develop qualified pipeline, and begin converting opportunities.

First 12 months: generate approximately $500,000 in new revenue, acquire strategic new clients,

establish a sustainable pipeline, and create a foundation for $750,000+ in annual new revenue at full

productivity.


The Ideal Candidate

A proactive hunter who creates opportunities instead of waiting for leads; a disciplined remote

professional who builds trust, follows through, protects margins, and converts relationships into

measurable profitable growth.





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