Business Development Manager Job in Brooklyn 11201, New York US
Job Description:
The Business Development Manager will focus on opportunities relating to our New Curriculum Division. These projects include assisting in the research, management, and execution of Wireless Generation’s MA, investments, or strategic partnership activities. The selected candidate will work closely with the respective teams in evaluating market segment share, profiling potential acquisition targets and/or partnership opportunities, conducting industry research, valuation analyses, due diligence, and creating strategic presentations / recommendation documents.
Responsibilities of Business Development Manager:
- Identify appropriate opportunities which support Wireless Generation’s strategic priorities through interaction with senior business leaders, companies within our market segments, investment bankers, venture capitalists, and organic pipeline generation.
- Partner with business units to evaluate expansion opportunities and research their relevant market segments and competitive landscapes
- Profile those important market segments and the potential targets/partners within those segments
- Evaluate the benefits of potential partnerships/acquisitions and make recommendations as to potential target companies
- Interact with potential targets and establish relationships with potential target management teams, as appropriate
- Participate in pre-transaction investigation and due diligence efforts where applicable.
Requirements of Business Development Manager:
- BA/BS in business, finance, marketing or comparable areas – (MBA a plus).
- 2-5 years of experience in business development or related field
- The capability to do organic research and self-directed analysis of potential opportunities within the space.
- The ability to evaluate a business opportunity, both financially and qualitatively.
- Experienced in basic and intermediate PowerPoint and Excel usage.
- Experience influencing senior executives and negotiating
- Experience driving projects to completion.
- Interest and understanding of education space
- Ability to work on multiple initiatives in a highly dynamic and fast-paced environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work successfully with and influence teams across the organization including Senior Leadership
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability and desire to deal with ambiguity with a strong bias for action
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to support business decisions.
- Strong interest and knowledge of educational technology, as well as online service delivery and associated technologies.
February 13, 2008
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