Senior Business Development Manager
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Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced and commercially mature Senior Business Development Manager (BDM) to lead outbound sales efforts and help establish a scalable sales function for a growing technology-focused business.
This is not a junior appointment-setting role. The ideal candidate will be highly hands-on during the initial phase, personally generating and qualifying pipeline while also contributing to the development of long-term sales processes, infrastructure, and go-to-market strategy.
For the first 3–6 months, this individual will take ownership of outbound prospecting activities, including calls, email campaigns, and LinkedIn outreach. Over time, they will help build a repeatable and scalable sales engine that can support future growth.
We are looking for someone who can independently create opportunities, engage senior decision-makers, properly qualify leads, and ensure only high-quality opportunities move forward in the sales process.
Key Responsibilities
- Build targeted prospect lists across Australia and New Zealand markets.
- Generate outbound sales pipeline for technology, CRM, consulting, and digital solutions.
- Execute outbound prospecting through cold calling, LinkedIn outreach, and email campaigns.
- Conduct initial discovery conversations with prospective clients.
- Identify business pain points, urgency, budget potential, decision-makers, and overall fit.
- Qualify leads thoroughly before progressing opportunities further in the sales process.
- Book high-quality meetings with qualified stakeholders.
- Maintain accurate CRM records and ensure strong pipeline management practices.
- Develop and refine outreach messaging, scripts, objection handling, and qualification frameworks.
- Provide weekly reporting on outreach activities, pipeline development, qualified opportunities, and conversion progress.
- Work closely with leadership to improve go-to-market strategy and sales execution.
- Help define future hiring requirements and sales team structure once scalable processes are established.
- Proven senior-level experience in B2B sales or business development.
- Strong background selling technology, SaaS, CRM, ERP, AI solutions, consulting, or professional services.
- Excellent spoken and written English, with the ability to communicate confidently with international clients.
- Ability to engage senior stakeholders including:
- CEOs
- CFOs
- Heads of Sales
- Operations Managers
- IT Leaders
- Business Owners
- Strong sales qualification and discovery skills.
- Confidence handling outbound sales calls and initiating conversations with prospects.
- Strong LinkedIn prospecting and email outreach capability.
- Experience managing CRM systems and maintaining pipeline discipline.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- High level of commercial maturity, resilience, and strong business judgment.
- Experience in CRM, SaaS, or enterprise software sales.
- Background in mid-market B2B sales environments.
- Exposure to Australia or New Zealand markets.
- Experience selling into industries such as:
- Manufacturing
- Distribution
- Energy & Utilities
- Professional Services
- Financial Services
- Familiarity with AI tools for:
- Prospect research
- Sales messaging
- Call preparation
- Follow-up communication
- Experience building or contributing to early-stage sales processes and go-to-market frameworks.
Assessment May Include
- Spoken English evaluation
- Commercial confidence assessment
- Qualification and discovery ability testing
- Simulated outbound or discovery call exercises based on a provided business scenario
Ideal Candidate Profile
We Are Looking For Someone Who Is
- Highly proactive and comfortable building pipeline from scratch
- Commercially mature and capable of qualifying opportunities independently
- Confident speaking with senior business decision-makers
- Comfortable executing hands-on outbound sales activities daily
- Process-oriented and able to help build scalable sales infrastructure for long-term growth
Home-based but would prefer candidates who can report in the office at least 10x / month
Note
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