Director of Business Development

Connectly Recruiting; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Connectly Recruiting represents a global company delivering engagement solutions to Fortune 1000 clients, including employee engagement, customer loyalty, sales incentives, and channel partner programs. The Director of Business Development will identify accounts, create entry strategies, and lead prospecting with a team of SMEs to deliver client solutions.

Ideal candidates will have 10+ years of B2B sales, a proven track record in new business development, and experience managing long sales

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of direct B2B sales experience with Fortune 1000 clients.
• Proven track record in new business development and revenue growth.
• Experience selling professional services.
• Experience with multi-month sales cycles (3–12 months).
• Stable career history; max three jobs in last ten years.
• Base salary with uncapped commissions and bonuses.
• Ability to develop strategies and lead cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify potential accounts and develop entry strategies.
• Prospect, build relationships, and understand customer strategies.
• Collaborate with SMEs to craft solutions and drive revenue.

Skills

B2B sales on Fortune 1000

New business development

Large account selling

Sales cycle management

Career stability

Commission-based compensation

Revenue growth experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

We are looking for a Director of Business Development who can get the job done.

Come work for a Global company that specializes in providing engagement solutions for F500 businesses. They offer services related to employee engagement, customer loyalty, sales incentives and channel partner programs. Their goal is to help companies motivate and engage their employees, customers, and partners to drive better results.

Must have a stable career history - no more than 3 jobs in the past 10 years - This is a hybrid role but must be in the office at least 3 days per week.

Need to live in the greater Stamford, CT area

Responsibilities

• The Business Development Director is responsible for identifying potential accounts, developing an account entry strategy, conducting the prospecting campaign, developing relationships and understanding the customer’s critical business strategies, then working with a team of subject matter experts to create and execute a solution to achieve the customer’s business objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 10 years of direct B2B sales experience calling on Fortune 1000 companies.
• Clear history of new business development selling professional services.
• Large volume sales experience ($250k plus per sale).
• Experience with broad range of sales cycles (three to six to twelve months).
• History of career stability with a maximum of three jobs in the last ten years.
• Compensation derived through highly leveraged commissions and bonuses.
• Demonstrated track record of increasing revenue through generation of leads

Compensation Opportunity

Compensation is not capped and is based on your performance. Offering a base salary $140K plus commission and a bonus tied to fiscal year revenue production and profitability.