Business Development Director

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 303,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP is seeking a Senior Business Development Director to accelerate growth across Tax, Assurance, and Consulting practices, with a national focus on Higher Education and Not-for-Profit sectors. Lead client discovery, proposals, and strategic market analysis to shape service lines and drive revenue.

The role requires expert relationship management, Salesforce CRM discipline, and a proven track record in selling professional services. Travel up to 50% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years of experience in Higher Education and/or Not for Profit focused industries, required.
• Experience selling Digital Services to Higher Education and/or Not for Profit focused industries, required.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities within Higher Education and Not for Profit nationally.
• Build and expand client relationships and manage client pursuits.
• Maintain CRM (Salesforce) and pipeline accuracy.

Skills

Value Architect

Sales planning

Relationship management

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

10+ years Higher Education/Not-for-Profit experience

Tools

Salesforce CRM

SIS/ERP/HCM systems

Analytics tools

Job description

Overview

Overview Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring. Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law. Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees.

Job Description

The Business Development Director at Baker Tilly is a senior-level, strategic role focused on accelerating growth across the firm’s Tax, Assurance, and Consulting practices. This leader is directly responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities within Higher Education and Not for Profit sectors nationally, while building, managing, and expanding strong client relationships. This position will also have a focus on our Digital Services line of solutions. The Director also partners with senior management to help shape the strategic direction of the Higher Education and Not for Profit sectors by identifying and communicating market trends, emerging opportunities, potential new service lines, and regulatory drivers. This role is critical to the continued growth and success of Baker Tilly’s Higher Education and Not for Profit Tax, Assurance and Consulting practices.

Responsibilities

• This is a national coverage role.
• Understand key industry service offerings and confidently communicate their application across the Higer Ed and Not For Profit ecosystem to a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Serve as Value Architect™ and enable/facilitate Value Architect™ behaviors-activities Generate a client facing pipeline & manage/lead/participate in client pursuits (i.e., client discovery, presentations, proposal (pursuit) strategy, proposal development).
• Develop a sales plan for the assigned territory and report weekly on progress against that plan to senior management.
• Utilize a broad array of sales techniques and approaches to identify Higher Education and Not for Profit opportunities nationally, consistent with Baker Tilly’s core competencies.
• Approaches may include, but are not limited to, cold-calling, client visits, client entertainment, email campaigns, attendance as conferences/tradeshows and speaking engagements.
• Has broad latitude for determining approaches that are effective in his/her territory.
• Identify and leverage support needed to fully understand client needs, represent Baker Tilly, and close deals – i.e., technical support for calls, recruiting support, executive support, marketing support.
• Maintain and grow relationships with existing clients by maintaining regular and open communications.
• Ensure standards of performance are being met by assigned consultants, and satisfaction level of client.
• Troubleshoot issues should they arise.
• Advise senior management on trends/shifts in Higher Education and Not For Profit IT (i.e. products, tools, pricing, federal requirements) that may impact company’s future direction or consulting offerings.
• Negotiate service agreements and statements of work with clients.
• Maintain strict compliance with CRM (Salesforce) requirements by consistently documenting opportunity notes and all related activities, and keeping an accurate, up-to-date pipeline of qualified opportunities in accordance with firm protocols.
• Salesforce is a record of the team’s level of activity and successes, and is routinely reviewed by senior management.
• As the company grows, the potential exists for territories to be realigned.
• Your input into Salesforce is the foundation upon which any successor will begin.
• Provide weekly sales updates to senior management.
• Be a good steward of Baker Tilly financial resources when planning sales trips and entertaining clients (i.e., booking more than one client visit for a trip, obtaining competitive rates for travel by planning in advance).
• Ensure client satisfaction on each and every engagement.
• Maintain knowledge of Baker Tilly’s core competencies, consultants and project history to appropriately represent Baker Tilly in communications with clients/prospective clients.
• Follow Higher Education and Not For Profit trends, key clients and prospective clients in the news and social media to identify opportunities and to further develop and maintain overall acumen of the industry tax, assurance and consulting/digital solutions.
• To represent Baker Tilly in sales meetings/conferences/tradeshows/user group meetings.
• To negotiate service agreements and statements of work including pricing structure and hourly rates with clients and prospective clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years of experience in Higher Education and/or Not for Profit focused industries, required.
• Experience selling Digital Services to Higher Education and/or Not for Profit focused industries, required.
• Understanding of clients operating environments and back-office technologies like CRM, SIS (Student Information System), ERP, HCM, Analytics, etc.
• Experience working with Alliance/Channel partners, preferred.
• Strong rolodex of connections in these industries, required.
• Experience selling tax, assurance and/or consulting services within Higher Ed and NFP, preferred.
• Excellent sales skills and a proven track record of achieving KPI’s.
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to build rapport with internal Partners, Senior Management and stakeholders of varying levels/experience.
• Driven and ambitious individual with a strong desire to succeed.

Eligibility

Eligibility to work in the U.S. without sponsorship required

Ability to travel up to 50% as needed

Pay

The pay rate range for this job position is $199,990 to $303,310.

Compensation and Benefits

Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.

Additional Notes

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