Axis Communications

Business Development Manager, Enablement - Incubation

Axis Communications$165K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
  • 8+ years in business development or related experience
  • Technical and product knowledge in security and/or IT industries
  • Proven ability to simplify complex topics for broader audiences
  • Strong presentation skills aimed at effective knowledge transfer
  • Ability to rapidly learn new domains and teach others
  • Resilient, self-motivated, and adaptable with strong relational skills

Responsibilities

  • Drive the enablement handoff for graduating solutions from Incubation
  • Develop accessible messaging, training, playbooks, and sales tools
  • Design and deliver structured enablement programs for various sales teams
  • Engage in industry thought leadership through education and public speaking
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for sales and marketing initiatives
  • Collaborate with teams to identify and eliminate business development hurdles
  • Define and track KPIs related to enablement effectiveness

Benefits

  • Employer-offered training and tuition reimbursement
  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and wellness programs
  • Paid parental leave and dependent care reimbursement
  • Generous vacation benefit with a sabbatical every five years
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching
Full Job Description
Job Title

Business Development Manager, Enablement - Incubation

Job Description

Axis is seeking a Business Development Manager, Enablement in the Americas. This role sits within the Incubation team and owns the enablement handoff from Incubation to the broader organization to understand, position, and sell emerging solutions and initiatives. The current focus is Business Intelligence and the scope will expand to include future topics such as Analytics, AI, Services and other new initiatives as they mature. In this role you'll take complex topics and make them transferable and actionable with the growing Axis sales, partner and marketing organizations. You will credibly lead customer conversations, but your primary job is making the sales organization self-sufficient. The role is based in Chelmsford, MA. Remote consideration for candidates proximate to an international airport and willing to work Eastern Time Zone hours. Travel up to 50%, including internationally.

What you'll do here as BDM, Enablement?

  • Drive the enablement handoff for solutions and initiatives graduating from Incubation into the broader Axis organization: BI initially, expanding to new incubation areas in the future which may include new business models, sales methodologies, technologies, partnerships or other emerging areas


  • Develop messaging, training, playbooks, talk tracks, and tools that make new solution areas accessible and actionable


  • Design and deliver structured enablement programs for field sales, sales engineers and channel partners


  • Provide relevant and timely education and messaging to the industry via association involvement, tradeshow participation, thought leadership, public speaking and press engagements


  • Serve as internal resource and subject matter expert by supporting sales & marketing initiatives, educational services, demos, competitive intelligence, and then transition to the broader sales organization


  • Work with cross-functional teams to reduce or remove perceived hurdles for developing business


  • Define and report on enablement KPIs: adoption, pipeline sourced by enabled sellers, and time-to-self-sufficiency


Who are we looking for/Who are you?

  • Proven ability to take complex or unfamiliar topics and make them understandable and actionable for non-expert audiences


  • Strong presentation and facilitation skills focused on knowledge transfer, not just delivery


  • Ability to learn new domains quickly and enable others on them


  • Resiliency, a driver of change, self-motivated, flexible & adaptable


  • Builds strong relationships and credibility across internal teams, partners, and customers, and operates through trust and influence


  • Builds consensus across stakeholders with varying levels of familiarity with the subject matter


  • Strong written communication: can produce clear playbooks, one-pagers, and internal materials


We'd love to hear that you have/are:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
  • A minimum of 8+ years' experience in business development or similar related experience
  • Security and/or IT industry commercialization, technical and product knowledge


Valued but not required skills or experience

  • Familiarity with data platforms, cloud services, analytics, or AI concepts


  • Experience enabling a salesforce or channel to sell new or unfamiliar solutions is strongly preferred


  • Physical security market experience valued


Physical Demands and Travel:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Physical Demands: Employee is occasionally required to lift 30-40 lbs.
  • Expected travel up to 50% including international travel


Pay range:

The approximate pay range for this location and position is $165,000 - 180,000 OTE. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual's qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as physical work location within the state.

What we offer:

Axis is a company that puts our employees first. Here is just a glimpse of what we do for our 'Axians':
  • Inspire you to grow and develop through employer-offered training as well as tuition reimbursement
  • Take care of more than just the 'work you', but rather the 'whole you' through our health, dental, vision, and fitness/health and wellness programs
  • Support parents and children through paid parental leave and help alleviate costs through a dependent care reimbursement account
  • Encourage work/life balance with generous vacation benefit, plus a 3-week sabbatical on your 5-year anniversary (and every 5 years after!)
  • Help prepare for your life after retirement through our 401(k) program and employer matching


Type of Employment
Permanent Employment

Posting End Date
2026-09-24

Certain roles at Axis require background checks, which means applicable verifications will be done in these recruitments. Notice will be provided before we take any action.

About Axis Communications

Axis Communications is a Swedish manufacturer of network cameras for the physical security and video surveillance industries. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Lund, Sweden. Axis Communications has offices in more than 50 countries and employs over 3,500 people worldwide. The company's products are used in a variety of applications, including retail, transportation, banking, and education. Axis Communications is a subsidiary of Canon Inc.
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