Business Development Manager - On Premise Data Centers

RightPro Staffing; Arizona; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing agency is seeking a skilled sales and business development professional to manage relationships with data center stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in the data center or related industry, strong relationship-building abilities, and excellent negotiation skills. This role requires extensive travel (70%) across the West Coast region and the ability to develop innovative strategies for market engagement. Preference will be given to candidates with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data center or related sales.
• Desire to understand market dynamics and competitor offerings.
• Self-starter who excels in team and solo selling.

Responsibilities

• Engage in business development with Data Center end users.
• Identify and nurture relationships with stakeholders.
• Develop strategies and marketing content for Data Center market.

Skills

Sales techniques

Relationship building

Market research

Negotiation skills

Active listening

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

High school/GED diploma

Tools

Machine learning tools

Job description

High-visibility sales and business development position focused on various data center end-users and market stakeholders, to include A&E firms, channel partners, General Contractors, consultants, and others. This is a regional-level position working in tight coordination with company offices, channel partners, other company businesses. Data center market business development requires extensive, multi-faceted sales cycles that include relationship building with C-level and executive personnel nationwide. You will be interacting with leaders in various functions including design & construction, facilities, corporate safety & security, and sustainability, among others. This role further requires close coordination with internal leaders throughout the organization who may be key in delivering any of the product/brand/service solutions to the various data center end users and channel partners.

Responsibilities

• Participation in business development and relationship management activities with legacy Data Center end users within the Program and Channel Partners to include their sales team(s), and operating companies to help identify, manage, and close opportunities to create year-over-year revenue growth for national data center programs/solutions.
• Lead efforts to identify, create, manage, and develop relationships with Data Center owners and all stakeholders to include partners, A&E firms, consultants, and others.
• Working with the varying resources available within the organization, develop and maintain all of the tools necessary to maximize the pursuit of the Data Center market, to include market research/analysis, establishing concise Business Development strategies and creating/updating marketing & communications content necessary to support this vertical market.
• Create demand with mature selling techniques, effective lead management, and project tracking. Act as liaison for Channel Partners, Integrated Security Solutions sales teams and other teams within company business units as needed.
• Develop and manage relationships in the data center marketplace to grow opportunities with hardware distributors, access control, and wholesale partners.
• Translate customer feedback into meaningful and effective presentations, marketing materials, and collateral. Lead efforts for trade shows and other marketing events. Manage specification consultant resources as needed.
• Closely monitor and support related markets such as chip manufacturing, EV battery, and similar evolving tech industry construction opportunities.
• Collaborate with other company business groups for cross-selling and budget sharing in applicable joint marketing/trade show activities.
• Perform responsibilities in accordance with all company standards, policies, and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 5+ years current experience in the data center, physical hardware and/or security industry or other related industry selling products and systems solutions services to corporate level decision-makers.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred (with preference for specialization in related curricula) or have work experience commensurate with. Minimum high school/GED diploma.
• Must be located in West Coast Region - AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY.
• Ability to travel extensively (70%).
• Ability to leverage resources within a large corporate sales environment; collaborating often and effectively with members of various divisions and levels.
• Desire to understand an ever-changing market; continuously research innovative products and relevant competitor offerings
• Must be a self-starter that excels in both solo and team selling situations.
• Strong selling and relationship building skills with impeccable follow-up.
• Demonstrate excellent active listening and negotiation skills.
• Capable of prioritizing numerous and simultaneous projects and clients in an efficient, productive manner.
• Above average knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of products.
• Ability, or desire to learn, to work with machine learning tools to understand an ever-changing market and leverage those resources to continuously research innovative products, services, and competitor offerings.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; develop interactive and compelling presentations.
• Regularly attend industry events and internal training.