Business Development Specialist

Insider; Fatih; On-site; TRY 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading B2B software company located in Turkey is seeking a Business Development Specialist to drive strategic growth initiatives. You will work closely with top executives and manage projects in a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate has a degree from a top Turkish university, experience in quantitative analysis, and strong communication skills. Join our inclusive team for personal development and an exciting career path.

Benefits

International, diverse work environment

Access to skill training

Private health insurance

Food ticket

Team activities

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience preferably relevant to the job requirements.
• Excellent command of both written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and implement strategic growth initiatives.
• Collaborate with founders, investors, and management teams.
• Research and present industry dynamics to stakeholders.
• Create decision-making documents for meetings.

Skills

Quantitative data analysis

Communication skills

Organization and time management

Critical thinking

Proactive initiative

Education

Graduated from a top university in Turkey

Job description

About Insider

Before jumping in on all the information about the role and what you can bring to the table, let us introduce ourselves real quick.

About Us: We are Insider, a B2B SaaS company that drives growth for its clients around the world. We are the #1 AI-native platform for Customer Experience and Marketing—offers marketers a single platform to deliver unique experiences per person, drive profitable growth, and unleash peak productivity and efficiency. Our platform connects data across channels, predicts future behavior with AI, and individualizes experiences from a single platform.

We have just celebrated our $500M Series E funding round, led by General Atlantic. Before this, we’ve unlocked unicorn status following our Series D round. We are backed by investors including Sequoia Capital, QIA, Riverwood, and Endeavor Catalyst, and trusted by 1200+ brands from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 companies such as Samsung, Coca-Cola, Nike, L’Oréal, Singapore Airlines, Virgin, Nestle, Nissan, Lenovo, Puma, IKEA, Allianz, Dominos, CNN, and more.

Insider has been recognized as a leader in industry analyses and awards, including unicorn status, The Forrester Wave leader in 2021, IDC MarketScape 2023, The Top 1% of software companies in G2’s 2024 Software Awards, and top rankings across multiple categories. We also champion a socially progressive technology community through CSR initiatives like 100Projects SheCodes, SheLeads, and SheMarkables across 27+ countries.

Behind these achievements is a talented, global team that moves fast, creates cutting-edge products, and focuses on impact. If you want to join us on this journey, read on.

Rewarding. Exciting. Fast-paced. Intense. Challenging. Ready to go the extra mile to create an impact? Seeking personal development? Do you want to push your boundaries? If YES, then join us to fly higher.

Role Overview

About The CEO’s Executive Office: The CEO’s Executive Office is the backbone of Insider, where you will understand and participate in business processes, tackle day-to-day challenges, think strategically, and get involved in performance, investment, acquisition, operational, and legal processes. You will help Insider grow while shaping its destiny through curiosity, research, experimentation, and iteration. You will collaborate with the CEO, COO, co-founders, department heads, and shareholders on impactful projects, and you will influence how the company moves forward in a hybrid, proactive context. This is the core team experience with front-stage visibility.

Be part of a great story. We built a culture where work feels like home. We are a fast-growing, globally distributed team with flat hierarchies, broad scope of responsibility, and a solution-oriented mindset. We believe world-class performance comes from an empowered, well-trained, and happy team.

As a Business Development Specialist at Insider, day in and day out you will:

• You will evaluate, prioritize, develop and implement strategic growth initiatives and business opportunities based on business cases, analysis and modeling
• You will have the opportunity to work closely with Insider’s founders and investors and manage a diverse set of projects for them as well as support the executive team
• You will drive targeted, sustainable improvement by leveraging consultant skills and change management processes
• You will elevate critical business decisions to the appropriate management teams and/or functional managers
• You will work closely with different teams to follow-up action plans to drive the company’s strategic vision
• You will research and present industry dynamics (markets, competitors, customers, ecosystem partners, etc.) to critical stakeholders within the company
• You will track overall business KPI’s regarding operational excellence and growth along with high level cost/benefit models
• You will create decision-making documents for internal and external meetings, e.g. for investors, key shareholders & board meetings
• You will experience a high degree of learning and ownership in a very dynamic environment, developing the skills needed for a future senior management/startup founder role

What we are looking for to join us as we step into the future includes:

• You are a careful listener, close observer and master communicator - numbers are key, and business is built with people
• You are a proactive and self-disciplined person, you take initiative when necessary
• You have business judgement and critical thinking skills, with the ability to use data to quickly establish the highest value priorities and develop a strategy to pursue them
• You are experienced in quantitative data analysis, deep actionable insights, and modeling the company’s future
• You are familiar with working closely and communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders in a fast-paced, ever-growing and challenging environment
• You are able to think outside the box to turn big ideas into meaningful, shippable actions
• You have strong organization and time management skills to deliver multiple projects with tight deadlines
• You are a passionate and dedicated person, always looking for ways to improve yourself
• You graduated from a top university in Turkey with 2 years of experience preferably relevant to the job requirements
• You have an excellent command of both written and spoken English

Benefits and Perks in exporting our technology to the world include:

• Finding a chance to work in an international, diverse, and inclusive environment
• Being part of an industry shaping the future of customer experiences
• Accessing and having an opportunity to be a part of different side projects depending on your interests
• Accessing a broad range of hard and soft skill training to help you improve and challenge yourself
• Having a space to share your skills through training sessions and workshops
• Free access to exclusive platforms such as LinkedIn Learning, Blinkist, Masterclass, and Spotify
• Opportunity to become a Shareowner with the "Shareowner System"
• Inclusive Private Health Insurance
• Food ticket to cover all the food expenses monthly
• Team activities that foster collaboration and fun
• No Dress Code

We provide equal opportunity in a zero-discrimination workplace and embrace everyone without regard to sex, race, color, nationality, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, citizenship, or marital status.

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