Business Development Manager Job in Chicago 60606, Illinois US

Business Development Manager 

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Position Summary:

This is a business development manager position that requires a sharp, creative mind and an entrepreneurial spirit.  You'll join a Business Development team focused on driving new sources of revenue and strategic projects for our technology client company.  Someone with a deep knowledge of the tech industry is needed to work on our products solutions, market trends and individual customer needs, you'll also brainstorm, develop and refine compelling new business ideas that deliver results.  Your primary goal will be to bring new revenue generating opportunities and ideas to this Hi-Tech corporation. 

 

Responsibilities:

·         Take new business opportunities and ideas from concept stage to revenue generating projects

·         Perform new markets analysis and determine business cases and financial outlook for new opportunities

·         Present new opportunities to key decision makers internally in order to get approval for budget and resources. 

·         Manage new projects and work with employees across various parts of the organization including product management, legal, corporate strategy, etc....

·         Initiate sales discussions and market requirements meetings with key decision makers from large potential partners

Qualifications

 

Requirements:

·         Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

·         Experience in a B2B sales or marketing environment

·         5 - 7 years professional experience in a sales or business development capacity

·         Excellent written and verbal communication skills

·         Proficient in Power Point, Excel, Word, MS Office,

·         Experience with financial modeling and business case creation

·         Ability to work cross functionally in a large and complex organization to proactively drive initiatives forward

·         Highly effective at establishing and maintaining productive relationships       

·         Strong project management, interpersonal and organizational skills

·         Ability to work in a fast-paced, constantly evolving team environment both internally and externally.  Prior experience with a software solutions type company highly preferred.  

·         Team player, self-starter, proactive, with the ability to manage and organize tasks independently

This is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V