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Business Development Director (Remote US)

RemoteUnited States only
Published
Role
Business Development
Experience
Senior
Employment
Full-time
Company size
Mid-size
Salary not disclosed
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Business Development Director with 5+ years of sales experience and a hunter mindset, focused on driving new business growth in the US region. Must have experience in the translation, localization, or language services industry and be comfortable with consultative selling to enterprise clients. Requires strong pipeline management and CRM discipline.

Core skills

salesBusiness DevelopmentEnterprise Sales

Required skills

cold-callingnetworkingsocial sellingvalue-based sellingconsultative sellingpipeline managementforecastingCRMHubSpotproposalsRFPsRFIsMSAspresentationspricingcontract negotiationsproblem solvinganalytical mindsetstakeholder management

Optional skills

University degreetranslation industry experiencelocalization industry experiencelanguage services industry experiencecontent industry experiencetechnology industry experience

Required languages

English

What you'll do

  • Driving new business growth and consistently achieving or exceeding annual sales targets across the US region
  • Proactively identifying, hunting and converting new opportunities into signed deals
  • Generating and qualifying leads through strategic outreach, cold-calling, networking and social selling activities
  • Building and developing relationships with future enterprise customers through value-based and consultative conversations
  • Securing New Bizz focus and long-term customer retention through smooth collaboration with Account Managers and Customer Excellence.
  • Involving and collaborating with Onboarding and Account Management teams to secure new accountS.
  • Understanding and articulating LanguageWire’s services, capabilities, benefits and competitive advantages, and positioning them effectively to prospective customers
  • Managing and growing a healthy sales pipeline while maintaining accurate forecasting in line with LanguageWire guidelines and best practices
  • Maintaining strong CRM discipline and ensuring accurate pipeline management in HubSpot
  • Driving the end-to-end sales process, including proposals, RFPs, RFIs, MSAs, presentations, pricing discussions and contract negotiations
  • Representing LanguageWire in strategically important meetings with key stakeholders and decision-makers
  • Regularly visiting prospects and customers onsite to strengthen relationships and uncover new opportunities
  • Delivering proactive follow-up and value-based customer interactions that build trust and long-term partnerships

What they require

  • 5+ years sales experience
  • Having a hunter mindset & being result-oriented and competitive
  • Driven by results and success
  • Excel at prospecting, in converting leads into deals & in qualifying and disqualifying leads.
  • Understanding of the sales lifecycle - from lead generation through business closing
  • Proven track record in achieving sales targets
  • Proven ability to be self-driven
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • A consultancy tool box (problem solving, analytical mindset, stakeholder management, presentation skills etc.)
  • Effective time management
  • Proven sales expertise and success record
  • Experience in the translation/content or technology industry preferred
  • Your colleagues say you Are result oriented and competitive
  • Have strong communication skills
  • Are excellent in building relationships
  • are a proactive, actionable communicator
  • know all the latest growth trends
  • never settle for second best
  • can be firm on project deliverables when you need to be
  • are inquisitive and curious

Benefits

  • flat hierarchies, responsibility and freedom, direct feedback, and room to stand up for your own ideas
  • Internal development opportunities, ongoing support from your People Partner, and an inclusive and fun company culture
  • International company with over 400 employees.
  • Offices in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Stockholm, Varberg, London, Leuven, Lille, Paris, Munich, Hamburg, Gdansk, Atlanta, Finland and Valencia
  • Great colleagues in the Atlanta office belonging to different business departments

At LanguageWire, we want to wire the world together with language. Why? Because we want to help people & businesses simplify communication. We are fueled by the most advanced technology (AI) and our goal is to make customer's lives easier by simplifying their communication with any audience across the globe. Our values drive our behavior We are curious. We are trustworthy. We are caring. We are ambitious. At LanguageWire, we are curious and intrigued by what we don’t understand. We believe relationships are based on honesty and responsibility, and being trustworthy reinforces an open, humble, and honest way of communicating. We are caring and respect each other personally and professionally. We encourage authentic collaboration, invite feedback and a positive social environment. Our desire to learn, build, and share knowledge is a natural part of our corporate culture. Working at LanguageWire — why we like it: “At LanguageWire, we use our years of expert experience and knowledge that we've built up in the language industry to share best practices with our customers. We show that we can be a trusted and caring partner by helping our customers to constantly improve their processes by recommending various solutions. In doing so, we can celebrate their successes together”. (Anna-Karin, Business Development Director, Varberg) Yes, to diversity, equity & inclusion At LanguageWire, we believe diversity in gender, age, background, and culture is essential for our growth. Therefore, we are committed to creating a culture that incorporates diverse perspectives and expertise in our everyday work. LanguageWire’s recruitment process is designed to be transparent and fair for all candidates. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply, and we ensure that candidates are provided with an equal opportunity to demonstrate their competencies and skills.

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