Economic Development jobs in South Africa

Head of Business Development Canada

Job description

Our client is an exciting award-winning consulting firm that is looking to aggressively scale their Canadian operations. They are currently looking to add an ambitious commercial hire with prior consulting experience to join their leadership team in a role that has tremendous growth potential.

Your new role

In this newly created role, you will work closely with the founding team with a direct reporting line to the CEO. You will be tasked with developing the business's strategic relationships in strategic markets. You will drive business development, sales, and overall revenue growth. In this new role, you will predominantly be selling to regional economic development organizations, innovative municipalities, logistics providers, major telecommunication providers, and healthcare organizations in multiple cities across the country. You will be responsible for articulating and presenting the value of their offering to decision-makers, expertly managing the complex sales cycles.

What you will need to succeed

To be considered for this position, you must have a minimum of 5+ years relevant sales experience in technology or consulting sales (preference will be given to candidates with complex consulting). Proven managerial experience leading and scaling sales teams will be an added advantage. Experience selling to government entities will set you apart from the rest of the field. Outstanding communication and presentation skills complement your ability as a self-starter. Prior regional relationships and networks as well as pre-existing relationships with C-suite decision-makers will be some of your key success factors.

What you will get in return

This is an exciting opportunity with tremendous career growth potential. You will have the pleasure of being a part of a high growth business with huge potential compensation upside inclusive of base, bonus, and benefits. You will also receive all the necessary support to ensure that you are able to hit the ground running.

What you need to do now

If you are interested in this role, click 'apply now', or send an email to david.magaya@ignitetalentsolutions.ca to set up a confidential discussion.