Business Development Manager — Growth & Pitches (Remote)

We. Communications

Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 100,000 - 130,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Wellness benefits and wellness break

Home office stipend

Technology credit

Job summary

We. is seeking a Manager, Business Development to join our team in the United States. This role partners with BD leadership to source leads, research opportunities, and qualify incoming deals across Consumer, Healthcare, and Technology sectors.

You will lead prioritized RFPs, manage the full sales cycle, and drive strategic growth with cross‑functional teams. The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in BD within communications/Public Relations, strong presentation and consulting skills, and fluency in

Qualifications

5-8 years business development experience in the communications/public relations industry required.
Strong presentation and consulting skills along with the ability to read, write and speak English

Responsibilities

In partnership with We.’s Business Development leadership, manage incoming new business opportunities including qualifying opportunities against the agency’s criteria.
In addition to managing inbound opportunities, work with BD team members and sector leads on organic growth strategies and proactive pursuits by applying business development strategy, agency positioning and pursuit lifecycle management across multiple sectors and markets.
Provide strategic sales counsel to internal clients and partner to lead or facilitate all aspects of progressing qualified opportunities through to completion, ensuring high quality deliverables and client satisfaction.
Manage active prospects - through every stage of the sales cycle from initial qualification to RFI/RFP development to pitch presentation creation, follow up and supporting the team on the close - by setting priorities and expectations, problem solving, communicating ongoing status updates to the team and ensuring follow up is taking place along agreed upon timelines, while anticipating risks, addressing gaps and adapting approaches to meet pursuit goals.
Partner with BD senior leaders to manage and coach pitch teams to finalize presentation content and ensure each member of the team is ‘room ready’ to deliver with poise, presence and confidence.
Proactively recommend processes and materials that would benefit the agency and that don’t already exist as part of the Business Development infrastructure.