Junior Business Development

Cloud88 Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit in Chicago seeks a Junior Business Development Manager – IT Services to drive revenue through new and existing accounts in Energy & Utilities.

You will engage CIO/IT leadership, articulate IT services and solutions, and manage proposals, pricing, and contracts. This is a client-facing, sales-focused role requiring strong communication and consultative selling.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years in IT services sales or business development.
• Experience in Energy & Utilities domain preferred.
• Strong communication and proposal capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Revenue generation through new business development and client acquisition.
• Lead proposals, pricing, contracts and negotiations with CIO/CTO/IT Director stakeholders.

Skills

IT Services Sales / Business Develop

Lead generation

Stakeholder relationships

RFP/RFI, proposals, pricing, contracts

Account management & revenue/pipeline

CRM: Salesforce / HubSpot / Dynamics

Communication & consultative selling

Tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Chicago, United States

Job Title:Junior Business Development Manager – IT Services

Location: Chicago,IL

Employment: Full-Time

Domain: Energy & Utilities

The strongest candidate should have IT services/business development sales experience combined with Energy & Utilities domain exposure. This is primarily a revenue-generating, client-facing sales role—not a delivery/project-management position.

Core skills to screen for:

• IT Services Sales / Business Development
• Selling Cloud, AI/GenAI, Data & Analytics, ERP/SAP, Cybersecurity, Application Development, DevOps, or Managed Services
• Lead generation and relationships with CIO/CTO/IT Director/Procurement stakeholders
• RFP/RFI, proposals, pricing, contracts, and negotiations
• Account management and revenue/pipeline ownership
• CRM: Salesforce, HubSpot, or Microsoft Dynamics
• Strong communication, presentation, and consultative selling

Major advantages: an existing Energy & Utilities client network and knowledge of Smart Grid, SCADA, GIS, IoT, Asset Management, Energy Trading, power generation, transmission, and distribution.