Business Development Director, Corporate (Americas)

Inside Philanthropy; Washington (District of Columbia); Presencial; USD 86.000 - 105.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Inside Higher Ed is seeking a Business Development Director, Corporate (Americas) based in Washington, DC, to drive net-new corporate partnerships across the Americas. You will own end-to-end deals from prospecting to close, then transition successful accounts to Account Management for delivery and growth.

This senior individual-contributor role emphasizes new client acquisition, complex multi-stakeholder sales, and strategic partnerships, with travel as needed across the Americas.

Formación

• Extensive experience closing high-value corporate deals.
• Proven record of net-new account acquisition across the Americas.
• Experience selling to executives and procurement teams.
• Familiarity with data, information or SaaS products.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsabilidades

• Identify and close net-new corporate opportunities across the Americas.
• Develop strategies for expanding key sectors and engaging senior decision-makers.
• Lead high-value deals with multiple stakeholders and complex requirements.
• Structure commercial agreements and manage handover to account teams.

Conocimientos

Enterprise sales

SaaS sales

New business development

Procurement knowledge

Sales forecasting

Herramientas

Salesforce

Descripción del empleo

Business Development Director, Corporate (Americas)

LOCATION: Washington, D.C.

SALARY: $95,000 + commission

Inside Higher Ed provides the latest news, analysis and solutions for the entire higher education community. Inside Higher Ed is owned by Times Higher Education (THE), the world's most authoritative source of data, analysis and information on higher education, with five decades' experience dedicated to the field.

Our mission is to provide forward-looking insights and services to the entire higher education community, empowering individuals and organizations to excel and transform learners' lives.

About the role

The Business Development Director, Corporate (Americas) is responsible for winning high-value and high-volume net-new corporate business across the Americas. The role focuses on identifying, developing and closing new corporate partnerships across THE's portfolio, building relationships with organisations seeking to engage with and support the higher education sector.

This is a senior individual-contributor sales role with a strong focus on new client acquisition. The Business Development Director owns new corporate opportunities from prospecting and initial engagement through to close, before transitioning successful accounts to Account Management for delivery, retention and future growth.

Key responsibilities

Market strategy & expansion

• Develop new business strategies across priority corporate sectors and markets within the Americas, contributing to go-to-market planning and sales strategy.
• Identify emerging opportunities, high-potential prospects and underserved corporate segments.
• Maintain competitive intelligence and run win/loss reviews on closed opportunities, sharing insights with Product and Marketing.

New business sales

• Identify and pursue a high volume of net-new corporate opportunities while developing larger strategic opportunities with significant commercial potential.
• Build relationships with senior decision-makers across priority corporate sectors.
• Lead complex sales involving multiple stakeholders, products and commercial requirements.
• Structure high-value commercial agreements and partnerships across THE's portfolio.

Partnerships

• Develop strategic corporate partnerships that support THE's commercial growth objectives.

Deal process & handover

• Qualify new opportunities within 2 business days of first contact and log discovery in the CRM.
• Route bespoke or high-value deals through the Deal Desk for approval, bringing delivery specialists into pre-sale where needed.
• Mark deals Closed-Won and log contract value and dates within 24 hours of contract, then hand over to Account Management with a strong brief.

Experience and skills background

• Significant experience in business development or enterprise sales within a data, information or SaaS business.
• A proven record of consistently winning net-new accounts and closing high-value, multi-stakeholder deals.
• Experience selling to corporate organisations, with an understanding of complex commercial decision-making and procurement.
• Experience building strategic commercial partnerships.
• Credible with senior marketing, commercial and executive stakeholders.
• Grounded in a formal sales methodology and qualification framework(s); confident Salesforce user with disciplined forecasting.
• Experience across the Americas market; willingness to travel domestically and internationally.