Business Development Manager

Exponent

Menlo Park (CA)

On-site

USD 125,000 - 165,000

Full time

14 days+

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Competitive benefits
Career growth opportunities
Inclusive work environment

Job summary

A premium engineering consulting firm is seeking a Business Development Manager in Menlo Park, CA. This role focuses on expanding client relationships in the legal market, driving revenue growth, and developing new business opportunities. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's Degree and have at least 8 years of experience in business development, along with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 8 years professional level experience in business development.
  • Experience with engineering or scientific consulting firm is preferred.
  • Ability to learn CRM and relevant platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Expand Exponent's legal client base.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with top law firms.
  • Support execution of business development strategy.
  • Update client relationship management system.
  • Manage presentations for continuing education seminars.

Skills

Business development
Client relationship management
Excellent communication skills
Presentation skills
Interpersonal skills
Ability to travel
Self-starter
Marketing to attorneys

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Vantagepoint (Deltek)

Job description

Business Development Manager

ID: 2025-2216

Location: US-CA-Menlo Park

Practice: Business Development

Position Type: Full-time

Posted Salary Range: USD $125,000.00 - USD $165,000.00 /Yr.

About Exponent

Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients' most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges.

We are committed to engaging multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower our clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.

Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you'll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!

  • 1,100+ Team members
  • 950+ Consultants
  • 640+ Ph.D.s
  • 90+ Disciplines
  • 30+ Offices globally
Opportunity

Exponent is looking for a talented Business Development Manager, Client Services ("BD Manager") to join our growing Business Development team in one of the following office locations: Menlo Park, CA or Chicago, IL. Reporting to the Vice President of Business Development, the BD Manager will develop new business opportunities and maintain key business relationships to support the growth of Exponent's consulting services and represent the Exponent brand in the marketplace, with particular emphasis on the legal market. The BD manager will be client-facing with a primary objective of increasing market penetration and share by developing new client prospects, effectively leveraging sponsorships or strategic partnerships, supporting client pursuits and developing a portfolio of client relationships to drive revenue growth.

Responsibilities
  • Expanding Exponent's legal client base through targeting, prospect identification, and lead development.
  • Developing, expanding and maintaining portfolio of personal client relationships with top law firms and in‑house counsel to drive substantial revenue growth for the firm.
  • Supporting the execution of business development strategy for key corporate growth initiatives.
  • Maintaining and updating client relationship management system database and support analysis of marketing and sales activity reports as needed.
  • Supporting client requests or inquiries and work to identify and connect qualified consultants to respond to these opportunities.
  • Securing, coordinating and managing presentation of continuing education seminars for law firms, insurance carriers or other professional associations.
  • Attending client‑related professional and social functions, conventions and events as needed to promote the company and our services.
  • May manage other members of the business development team.
Skills & Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree.
  • Experience with engineering or scientific consulting firm is preferred.
  • Track record of responsibility and success; minimum 8 years professional level experience in business development, one‑on‑one meetings, client relationship management, sales and/or account management.
  • Excellent communication (verbal and written), follow‑up, presentation and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to travel up to 30‑50% of time, nationally and on some occasions internationally.
  • Strong work ethic, ability and interest in connecting with people, self‑starter with ability to work independently.
  • Ability to learn relevant platforms used by the department, in particular our CRM, Vantagepoint (Deltek).
  • Direct experience with marketing to attorneys.
Life @ Exponent

To learn more about life at Exponent and our impact, please visit the following links:

https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent

https://www.exponent.com/company/our-impact

We value and encourage diversity, equity and inclusion across all facets of our firm. Having a team built of people with different backgrounds, skills and perspectives allows us to provide better value to our clients and enjoy an enriched work environment.

Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well‑being. We believe that providing competitive benefits, as well as compensation and recognition programs, empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.

Work Environment

At Exponent, we have found that in‑person interactions deepen employee engagement and are crucial for development, for realizing the full potential of our talented and diverse teams, and for building a more inclusive workplace where all have a sense of belonging. In our offices, you can expect a supportive culture and a collaborative, dynamic, multi‑disciplinary work environment.

Compensation

The pay rate for this position is dependent on experience and capabilities which will be assessed during the interview process.

Salary Range

USD $125,000.00 - USD $165,000.00 /Yr.

Benefits you will enjoy

Access benefits information on our Life @ Exponent page:

https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent

Exponent is a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at HR-Accommodations@exponent.com.

Job Locations

US-CA-Menlo Park, US-IL-Chicago

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