Director of Business Development - San Francisco Bay Area

Career Launch; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus/ Equity

Job summary

Career Launch is seeking a Director of Business Development in the San Francisco Bay Area to drive enterprise revenue growth, build strategic partnerships, and lead go-to-market initiatives.

You will own revenue and pipeline, manage senior stakeholder relationships, and work with product, finance, operations, and customer teams to improve conversion and retention. This role demands executive communication and strong commercial judgment in a high-accountability environment.

Qualifications

• Senior role with proven revenue or pipeline growth.
• Executive communication and cross-functional negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders with diplomacy.
• Proficiency with CRM, forecasting and data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Create strategic commercial relationships and new sources of revenue.
• Own measurable revenue, pipeline, partnerships, or market-development mandates.
• Build account/territory plans based on customer and market data.
• Lead complex conversations with senior buyers, partners, and internal teams.
• Establish repeatable qualification, forecasting, handoff, and follow-up processes.
• Collaborate with product, finance, operations, and customer teams to improve conversion and retention.

Skills

Executive communication

Negotiation

Revenue growth strategy

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Tools

CRM systems

Forecasting

Data analytics

Job description

Director of Business Development - San Francisco Bay Area

Career Launch is accepting applications for Director of Business Development opportunities with partner employers in San Francisco Bay Area. Career Launch works with experienced professionals seeking full-time roles and gives partner recruiters one profile to review across relevant searches.

The specific employer, team, work arrangement, interview process, and final compensation are disclosed before a candidate is submitted to an employer.

The role

These searches are for senior professionals who can build predictable revenue growth through enterprise selling, partnerships, marketing, and go-to-market systems. The strongest candidates combine functional depth with ownership, executive communication, and a record of measurable results.

What you may own

• Create strategic commercial relationships and new sources of revenue.
• Own a measurable revenue, pipeline, partnership, or market-development mandate.
• Build account, territory, channel, or campaign plans grounded in customer and market data.
• Lead complex conversations with senior buyers, partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Create repeatable qualification, forecasting, handoff, and follow-up processes.
• Partner with product, finance, operations, and customer teams to improve conversion and retention.
• Report results and risks accurately and use performance data to improve execution.

What we are looking for

• A record of delivering revenue, pipeline, partnerships, or market growth in a senior role.
• Strong commercial judgment and the ability to manage complex stakeholder groups.
• Experience with executive-level communication, negotiation, and structured follow-through.
• Comfort using CRM, forecasting, and performance data to run the work.
• Ability to operate independently in a high-accountability environment.
• Authorization to work in the United States for the employer without misrepresenting work status.

Compensation and location

The anticipated base salary range across represented Director of Business Development searches in San Francisco Bay Area is $175,000 to $275,000 per year. Final compensation depends on the employer, scope, level, experience, and work arrangement and may include bonus, commission, or equity where applicable.

Equal opportunity

Career Launch and Career Launch evaluate candidates without regard to protected characteristics under applicable law. Hiring decisions are made by the applicable partner employer.