Business Development Specialist - Seattle

Brightonjones; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with 100% match up to 3%

Equity ownership opportunities

Generous employee referral bonus

Paid parental leave

Work-from-office culture with flexibility

Job summary

Brightonjones seeks a Business Development Specialist in Seattle, WA, to drive growth through strategic business development and sales support. The role involves managing the prospect journey, facilitating the sales process, and providing operational insights to enhance team performance.

The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of experience in sales or marketing, strong organizational and communication skills, and a persuasive proficiency in Salesforce and Excel. Join a collaborative team dedicated to redefining business growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years professional experience in sales, marketing, or sales operations support preferred.
• Experience interacting with external prospects and supporting internal teammates.
• Self-motivated starter with the ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the sales process and help achieve revenue goals.
• Own the prospect journey and maintain pipeline integrity.
• Create and update business development proposals and presentation materials.

Skills

Sales

Marketing

Communication

Organizational Skills

Proficiency in Salesforce

Proficient in Excel

Proficient in PowerPoint

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

Salesforce

Excel

MS Office Suite

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Business Development Specialist to join our team. In this pivotal role, you won't just be tackling complex challenges—you’ll be driving meaningful growth and seeing the direct impact of your contributions on the company’s success. If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy building relationships, and have a passion for strategic business development, we’d love to connect with you.

To be part of a team that is redefining what it means to grow, both professionally and personally.

Responsibilities

• Love working in a support role, facilitating the sales process and helping the team to achieve their annual new families helped/revenue goals.
• Own the prospect journey (eventually prequalifying prospects), pipeline integrity, assist the team with collection and entry of prospective client information, attach relevant notes, schedule meetings and assign tasks, and create service agreements, leveraging Salesforce.
• Create and update business development proposals and presentation materials.
• Provide calendar management and scheduling support as it relates to business development for the team.
• Provide recurring operations, sales support and analysis such as developing reports, dashboards and ad hoc sales reporting.
• Attend and participate in sales team meetings.
• Coordinate regular (weekly or monthly) reporting on performance against target as well as activity reports.
• Collaborate with Business Development team members across the country and share best practices with the local team.
• Collaborate with multiple departments for the creation of prospect-facing materials.
• Conduct prospect research using various sources (LinkedIn as an example).
• Assist in other special projects as needed.
• Experience interacting with external prospects and supporting internal teammates.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree required; Marketing or Business degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years professional experience in sales, marketing and/or sales operations support preferred.
• Commitment to excellence, attention to detail, strong organizational and communication skills.
• Positive attitude, versatility and willingness to work within constantly changing priorities.
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects at the same time while meeting deadlines.
• Self-motivated starter with the ability to work independently and inside of a team environment.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Salesforce and MS Suite.

Job Details

• This role is an in-office, full-time, and exempt position.
• We have a work-from-office culture with a lot of flexibility.

Compensation

Targeted base salary range is $70,000 - $100,000/year. Variable compensation: 2% of team new client annualized run rate revenues in each BD year. Prorated based on start date. The business development year is defined as 10/1 to 9/30.

Benefits

Ownership & Financial Wellbeing

• Fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees.
• 401(k) with 100% match up to 3% of annual compensation.
• Equity ownership opportunities for every employee.
• New Business Incentive Program.
• Generous employee referral bonus.
• Cell phone data reimbursement.
• Financial planning services discount for employees and immediate family members.

Time & Flexibility

• Minimum 3 weeks PTO starting Day 1.
• Winter Break, Summer Friday flex-days, and 10 paid holidays.
• Unlimited Volunteer Time Off plus company grant matching.
• Heavily subsidized transit.

Growth & Development

• 100% reimbursement for required training, certifications, licensing, and dues.
• Personal career development plans.
• Richer Life Business Partner (coaching for all employees).
• Mindful Emotional & Social Intelligence training.
• Annual professional & personal wellbeing stipend.

Connection & Community

• Quarterly team-building events.
• Regular social events.
• Employee-led book clubs, committees, and affinity groups.

Family & Milestones

• Paid Parental leave (13 weeks for birthing parent and 6 weeks for non-birthing parent).
• Adoption benefits.
• Anniversary milestone celebrations, including a 3-month paid sabbatical at 10 years.

Visa Sponsorship

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for the position offered. Accordingly, we are unable to hire individuals who require, or will require, employment visa sponsorship either now or in the future.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Brighton Jones provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status or caste. In addition to federal law requirements, Brighton Jones complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has offices. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.