Business Development Manager

Sesen, Inc.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Generous commission plan

Job summary

Sesen, Inc. is seeking a Localization Life Sciences Business Development Manager who will identify and target companies worldwide to value our localization services.

You will manage existing international accounts and guide global expansion, delivering tailored solutions and coordinating with operations to ensure project success. The role involves driving the RFP/RFI process through cold-calling, networking, and outreach to secure major accounts from multinational clients in life sciences and

Qualifications

• Candidate is highly motivated, ambitious, and flexible.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Pro-active self-starter with energy and integrity.
• Strong business focus and awareness of competitive landscape.
• Creative thinker who initiates tasks and finds new ways to achieve goals.
• Able to meet or exceed sales quotas.
• High-level knowledge of commercial translation tools is a plus.
• Experience selling complex technical solutions to multinational companies.
• Ability to understand and articulate technical concepts in software localization, testing, and multilingual publishing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify and target forward-thinking companies worldwide.
• Manage existing international accounts and guide global expansion.
• Deliver tailored localization solutions to clients.
• Coordinate project execution with operations and grow relationships with key accounts.
• Drive RFP/RFI processes through cold-calling, networking, email, and other outreach.
• Secure major multinational accounts across industries.

Skills

Motivated

Excellent communication

Self-starter

Business-focused

Creative thinker

Sales quota achievement

Translation tools knowledge

Technical sales experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above

Tools

Translation tools

Job description

Title: Localization Life Sciences Business Development Manager

Sesen's Localization Life Sciences Business Development Managers (BDMs) are responsible for identifying and targeting forward-thinking companies across the globe who will value our services, managing existing international accounts, delivering tailor-made solutions to clients, and guiding rising companies to encourage global expansion.

BDMs will work alongside the operations team to coordinate project execution and help to grow and maintain relationships with key accounts. By driving the RFP/RFI process through cold-calling, networking, email, etc. BDMs will be able to identify and secure major accounts from multinational companies across all industries.

Desired skills:

• Candidate must be highly motivated, ambitious, and flexible
• Possess a high level of energy and integrity
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Take a pro-active approach to their work in terms of being a self-starter
• Excellent focus on business: awareness of competitive environment, ability to always look for new opportunities
• Creative thinker who takes the initiative to get tasks completed and investigates new ways of accomplishing goals
• Ability to meet or consistently exceed sales quotas
• High-level knowledge of commercial translation tools a plus
• Experience selling complex and large technical solutions to multinational companies
• Expertise with understanding and articulating technical concepts in areas such as software localization, testing, and multilingual publishing is a plus

Requirements:

• 1-3 years of experience in a similar sales role
• Hunter Sales Mindset!
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt in a growing environment
• Bachelor's Degree or above (or currently studying) or equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted
• Experience working as part of a team in an international environment
• Sales experience from the localization industry is an asset

Compensation:

• A competitive base salary based on experience and a generous commission plan.

About Sesen:

Sesen is transforming how the life sciences industry communicates globally. With a singular focus on pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical devices, and digital health, we deliver specialized language solutions that help bring health innovations to global markets faster and more accurately.

What sets us apart is our deep industry expertise and cutting-edge technology. From regulatory translation and linguistic validation to digital health localization, we support every stage of the product lifecycle. Our proprietary AI platform, SesenGPT is redefining translation workflows, accelerating turnaround times, improving quality, and giving clients greater control and insight.

With global clients, an ambitious roadmap, and a growing presence in Boston and beyond, Sesen offers a unique opportunity to be part of a high-growth company that’s reshaping an essential industry.