Senior Business Development Manager

IMSM

$100K — $120K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in B2B sales or business development, ideally in relevant industry.
  • Proven success in meeting or exceeding sales targets.
  • Strong self-generating lead capability with a focus on high-potential opportunities.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills to build client relationships.
  • Familiarity with CRM tools, such as Salesforce, for pipeline management.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver personal sales results against established new business revenue targets.
  • Proactively generate sales pipeline through various channels including networking and industry engagement.
  • Manage the entire sales cycle from outreach to closing deals.
  • Represent the company at conferences, trade shows, and client meetings to enhance visibility.
  • Ensure detailed and accurate forecasting along with CRM management for sales visibility.
  • Collaborate with the marketing team to transform campaigns into new client opportunities.
  • Contribute to team culture by sharing knowledge and supporting peers.

Benefits

  • Fully remote work flexibility.
  • Professional development opportunities and access to training.
  • Supportive and high-performance team culture.
  • Collaboration across teams facilitating smooth client onboarding.
  • Visibility and involvement at industry events and conferences.
Full Job Description
Role Overview
The Senior Business Development Manager will be responsible for delivering new client acquisition and driving revenue growth through proactive prospecting and effective sales execution. Carrying a mid-level personal sales target, the role demands a strong focus on self-generating opportunities and building trusted client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Personal Sales Delivery
  • Carry an individual new business revenue target, consistently delivering results.
  • Proactively self-generate pipeline through outbound prospecting, networking, referrals, and industry engagement.
  • Manage inbound and outbound sales execution, optimising conversion rates across the funnel.
  • Manage the end-to-end sales cycle: outreach, discovery, presenting solutions, negotiating, and closing.
  • Represent the company at industry shows, conferences, and client meetings, building profile and generating leads.
  • Ensure accurate forecasting and CRM discipline, maintaining full visibility of pipeline and activity.


Collaboration & Team Contribution
  • Work closely with Head of Region for coaching, feedback, and support on complex deals.
  • Contribute to a positive, high-performance team culture by sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues.
  • Partner with Marketing to leverage campaigns into new opportunities.
  • Collaborate with Operations and Customer Success teams to ensure smooth onboarding of new clients.


Professional Growth
  • Take ownership of personal development, actively seeking feedback and engaging in training.
  • Build sector knowledge and continually refine sales techniques.
  • Demonstrate ambition and readiness for progression into senior roles over time.


Key Responsibilities - Overview
  • Promptly deal with high-intent MQL leads (e.g. anything organic or direct intent) - BANT qualify, turn into SQL and pitch services.
  • Contact the above at least 5 times
  • Work with BDMs/Head of's to implement outbound and self-gen strategy
  • Utilise latest tooling (e.g. Lusha) to build call lists and call through
  • Attend industry events
  • Pitch wider services and begin to map the account
  • Can close all deals - aligned with Head of's vision and subject to sign-off
  • Pass larger/more complicated deals to Head of to close or give to external resource (depending on complexity)


Skills & Attributes
  • Proven track record in new business sales, ideally in the industry standards or wider sector, or demonstrable ability to sell complex solutions
  • Strong ability to self-generate leads and convert opportunities into revenue
  • Experience of consistently meeting or exceeding sales targets
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
  • Resilient, driven, and motivated by results, with a proactive and positive mindset
  • Confident using CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce) and committed to maintaining accurate records


Department Sales Locations Canada Remote status Fully Remote Employment type Full-time

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