BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEADER RESUME EXAMPLE

The Business Development Leader is responsible for achieving financial sales targets by developing relationships through email, phone, and in-person meetings, and managing a sales pipeline across various sectors. This role involves collaborating with delivery teams and external coaching teams to craft tailored solutions and enhance team performance through strategic alignment and focused growth strategies. Additionally, the leader conducts market research, engages in new business meetings, and promotes products tailored to meet evolving customer needs, culminating in the signing of new business partnerships and overseeing the customer contract process.

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1. Business Development Leader, EA (Electronic Arts) Inc., Redwood City, CA

Job Summary:

  • Develop viable product concepts and BD strategies
  • Identify, develop and capture promising new business opportunities in support of advancing technology development
  • Provide business leadership in crafting compelling proposals
  • Win R&D development and commercialization project funding, including from government (SBIR/STTR, directed Phase Is, advanced/BAA R&D) and industrial customers
  • Lead concept evolution, transition paths and market entry strategies for innovations
  • Conduct insightful and productive market research
  • Represent the company to other companies and at various trade shows and conferences
  • Develop informative and persuasive tech marketing collateral materials and proposals
  • Write compelling press releases, white papers and website materials
  • Provide high-quality support toward overall company strategies, plans, decisions and actions
  • Build a team and practice from the ground floor
  • Manage the current 3rd party outsourced Sales and Business Development Relationship and outcomes
  • Hire and manage a team of 8-13 Business Development Representatives (nationally)
  • Coach reps on presentation, engagement, strategy, and technique
  • Work with marketing to ensure lead SLAs are being hit and proper lead generation and marketing activities are aligned
  • Work with Sales leadership on Sales territory and vertical market development
  • Work with Channel Account Managers and partners as appropriate to drive business 


Skills on Resume: 

  • Strategic Business Development (Hard Skills)
  • Proposal Writing and Funding Acquisition (Hard Skills)
  • Leadership and Team Building (Soft Skills)
  • Marketing and Communication (Hard Skills)
  • Market Research and Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Networking and Representation (Soft Skills)
  • Sales and Territory Management (Hard Skills)
  • Lead Generation and Management (Hard Skills)

2. Business Development Leader, Palantir Technologies Inc., Denver, CO

Job Summary:

  • Work individually to reach or exceed monthly, quarterly and annual financial sales targets.
  • Develop and nurture relationships via email, phone and through face-to-face meetings
  • Reach and exceed KPI’s for activity and conversion rates for each stage of sales process
  • Create and manage own sales pipeline of opportunities across a number of identified sectors
  • Work with Delivery Teams to create the right solution for clients
  • Keep abreast of tech and People service solutions
  • Track and hold to account the New Business team members' activities, KPIs and revenue targets
  • Work with the external BD coaching team to align on key messages and areas of focus to support the team members' development and achievement of results
  • Collaborating with leadership to develop a growth strategy, focusing on revenue generation and customer satisfaction
  • Conducting research to identify new markets and customer needs to support further business development aligned with company strategy
  • Arranging and conducting business meetings with prospective clients
  • Promoting products/services addressing current and future needs
  • Demonstrating expertise in the application of Farmers Edge digital agronomy and data analysis tools
  • Closing new business partnership agreements
  • Supporting the execution and management of the customer contract process


Skills on Resume: 

  • Sales Target Achievement (Hard Skills)
  • Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
  • Sales Process Management (Hard Skills)
  • Pipeline Management (Hard Skills)
  • Solution Development (Hard Skills)
  • Market and Tech Awareness (Hard Skills)
  • Team Management and Accountability (Soft Skills)
  • Business Development Strategy (Hard Skills)

3. Business Development Leader, Atlassian Corporation Plc, Sydney, Australia

Job Summary:

  • Commercialization of new technology platforms and product innovations
  • Determine best path to market, build business cases and marketing plans to ensure success and achieve desired ROI
  • Develop and drive customer activation tools (i.e. sell in plans, presentations, identify and pursue customer targets) designed to improve speed to market
  • drive higher levels of sales focusing on new innovative products and technologies
  • Drive adoption and implementation of lead generation processes for customers on new platforms
  • Identify and develop strategic relationships with showrooms, dealers and wholesalers
  • Proactively seek business development opportunities for adoption of new technology platforms by engaging with strategic 3rd party manufacturers/brands that complement Lixil’s own product portfolio for total bathroom solutions within the new platforms
  • Work closely with large Plumbing and Kitchen Dealers and Showrooms to drive adoption of new Platforms and help acclimate clients into Toolset usage
  • Attend relevant trade shows and events for the promotion of Lixil digital selling platforms
  • Work closely with Retailers and E-tailers to onboard into Lixil’s platforms
  • Closely collaborate with Product, Marketing and Sales Teams to optimize and ensure flawless execution of functionality
  • Lead the cultivation of network partners using Lixil’s digital platforms through existing and new customers
  • Identify key obstacles for Partner and Manufacturer acquisition and design solutions for overcoming them
  • Grow and lead a team of business development staff to drive platform adoption and demonstrate sales growth through platform usage
  • Execute sales and marketing strategies for partners and manufacturers within digital platforms, interface with Sales teams to drive incremental business and revenue
  • Develop and drive promotions and sales incentives for sales teams and partners to ensure adoption of platforms


Skills on Resume: 

  • Commercialization Strategy (Hard Skills)
  • Customer Activation (Hard Skills)
  • Lead Generation (Hard Skills)
  • Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
  • Business Development (Hard Skills)
  • Retail and E-commerce Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Trade Show Participation (Soft Skills)
  • Team Leadership (Soft Skills)

4. Business Development Leader, LIXIL, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Job Summary:

  • Cultivate and grow relationships with Retail and Wholesale teams for identifying opportunities to implement Toolset to new and current customers
  • Report to Senior Leadership on growth status and functionality, call out areas for improvement and how to overcome
  • Work closely with the cross-functional project teams to develop strategies, business requirements and opportunities to drive digital platform adoption
  • Work closely with Sales Teams to ensure adoption and coordination within LIXIL distributors
  • Work across initiatives within LIXIL Americas, contributing to a successful digital product deployment that drives LIXIL’s business goals
  • Provide strategic perspective and tactical input to product and design teams for improvements within digital platform
  • Work closely with IT and Digital teams to keep digital platforms operating at the highest level of functionality
  • Provide support to customers in onboarding of the implementation toolkit
  • Recruit, hire, train, supervise, and manage all business development staff
  • Ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction for Network Partners, Manufacturers and Service Providers within digital platforms
  • Continue to improve integration with partners to ensure the highest level of customer experience
  • Lead the development of marketing and support materials required for platform sell through
  • Maintain metrics on all key deliverables (sales, conversion, customer satisfaction etc.)
  • Maintain reporting rhythm and feedback regarding needs to business leadership


Skills on Resume: 

  • Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
  • Communication and Reporting (Soft Skills)
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Sales Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Strategic Thinking (Soft Skills)
  • Technical Understanding (Hard Skills)
  • Customer Support (Soft Skills)
  • Team Management (Soft Skills)

5. Business Development Leader, BAND-IT, Denver, Colorad

Job Summary:

  • Analyze engineered fastening applications and determine the best target for BAND-IT based on the market attractiveness, application needs, and ability to differentiate the solution.
  • Lead voice of customer research to quickly learn a market, end-user needs, decision-makers, route to market, and value drivers to develop a winning strategy.
  • Lead product innovation sessions around the application targeted customer’s problem and potential technology solutions with engineering team.
  • Define the product solution and lead the trade-offs through the development process.
  • Ability to balance feature set with speed to market during the development process.
  • Gather and manage product feedback through surveys, concept testing, analytics tools, and prototype testing.
  • Develop a value proposition, value sell materials, and targeted market claims for a product solution to drive market adoption and achieve market share goals.
  • Develop an overall business strategy to win in a targeted market with a differentiated BAND-IT solution included a business case for the investment.
  • Define product vision and roadmap for the targeted market with clarify on feasibility, time, cost and impact.
  • Develop market insights through voice of customer research, in-depth competitive analysis and market share/trend analysis.
  • Create a pipeline of opportunities and contracts where a team approach and positioning will be vital to win.
  • Coordinate with Sales Management to identify opportunity priorities.
  • Use contract expertise to define win targets (what winning means in a given opportunity), set the winning strategy, and build a plan to implement that strategy.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Strategy Development (Hard Skills)
  • Voice of Customer Research (Hard Skills)
  • Product Innovation and Development (Hard Skills)
  • Product Management (Hard Skills)
  • Value Proposition Development (Hard Skills)
  • Business Strategy Development (Hard Skills)
  • Market Insights and Competitive Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Sales Coordination (Soft Skills)

6. Business Development Leader, DocuSign, Inc., San Francisco, CA

Job Summary:

  • Determine the feasibility and viability of a concept using customer feedback and market data.
  • Identify target customers for new applications and/or products and a value-sell approach to win the business.
  • Craft and shape the business/product strategy, functional product requirements, and commercialization recommendation
  • Own the transformation of a validated concept into a new product or new application in the targeted growth areas.
  • Identify targets for revenue, margin, and investment.
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary and cross-functional team to define product requirements, design features, concept test and deliver innovative solutions with the goal of securing product market fit and growth.
  • Continuously rebalance product/service features which maximize value and minimize effort to focus on the highest-returning initiatives
  • Develop a channel strategy to optimize profitability and market share for the solution based on understanding decision-makers and influencers in the purchase process.
  • Understand BAND-IT’s current go-to-market strategy in that market, if one exists, and develop channel conflict mitigation strategies if the optimal route to market is different.
  • Lead the marketing plan to launch the solution with the goal of awareness, lead generation, and ultimately revenue growth.
  • Coordinate the execution of that strategy, building the right internal and external teams to increase Cisco's winning chances.
  • Consistently supervise the sales activity of the team and track the results
  • Continually optimize approach, learning and building relationships, contract expertise, and processes to improve Cisco's chances of winning the next opportunity.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Market Research and Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Value Proposition (Hard Skills)
  • Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Product Management (Hard Skills)
  • Financial Acumen (Hard Skills)
  • Cross-functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Product Optimization (Hard Skills)
  • Channel Strategy Development (Hard Skills)

7. Business Development Leader, Box, Inc., Redwood City, CA

Job Summary:

  • Drive revenue and profitability by winning new OEM customers to achieve the Company`s ambitious growth objectives in new markets/verticals
  • Work in collaboration with Product Management and Strategy team to build, refine and implement targeting approach to drive new customer acquisition in growth market segments
  • Research business opportunities and viable income streams by mapping business strengths, products and services with customer needs. 
  • Increase market awareness and develop close relationships with industry influencers, potential clients and key stakeholders to articulate the company’s vision, technology roadmap and competitive advantage
  • Develop vertical market briefs to be used by marketing to prepare communications materials targeted to both distribution channels and end users
  • Optimize GTM strategy for Machine Vision and People Counting products and services within target segments defined in collaboration with PM team. 
  • Work with the VP, Sales to ensure there is a manageable execution plan
  • Study sales data by geographic region and identify opportunities for better geographic coverage of online presence and sales
  • Keep a pulse on industry trends, market development, competitor activities and drive commercial strategies to take advantage of market changes
  • Drive global competitive intelligence and ensure effective internal sharing of insights
  • Prepare both long term and short-term plans to develop FLIR’s global Machine Vision and People Counting direct and channel sales.
  • Work in collaboration with Product Management, R&D and Engineering teams to drive the development and testing of new verticals and applications. 
  • Consider new technology or market trends that will impact business in the future and formulate strategies that will address these changes
  • Participate in the early phases of product development by suggesting feature additions that will better mate new product releases with application trends in target verticals
  • Assist in the development of sales support materials including videos, presentations and competitive comparisons to accompany product launches to the sales organization


Skills on Resume: 

  • Business Development Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Strategic Thinking (Hard Skills)
  • Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
  • Market Awareness (Hard Skills)
  • Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy (Hard Skills)
  • Sales Analysis and Optimization (Hard Skills)
  • Product Development Collaboration (Hard Skills)
  • Sales Support Material Development (Hard Skills)

8. Business Development Leader, Twilio Inc., San Francisco, CA

Job Summary:

  • Coordinate global product promotion schedules by working closely with regional sales and marketing management. 
  • Conceive promotional concepts and direct the development process for the marketing materials that will support these promotions
  • Create strong relationships with key customer stakeholders at both senior and mid-management levels. 
  • Understand and effectively communicate the company's value prop, tech, process and current partnerships
  • Work with internal teams on behalf of customers to ensure the highest level of customer service while solving client issues strategically
  • Generate and maintain accurate Account and Opportunity plans
  • Participate in the negotiation of terms and deal closing to maximize business value
  • Work collaboratively with the sales, marketing, product management and quality teams to foster a culture of continuous process improvement
  • Desire to own projects and exceed expectations, with the ability to find solutions and deliver results within a rapidly changing, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture
  • Drive adoption of the sales/marketing automation platforms and pricing productivity initiatives
  • Analyze distribution channels servicing major vertical and geographic markets. 
  • Develop intelligence on respective market shares compared to competitors globally
  • Work with marketing to allocate cooperative marketing budgets to the channel partners to set the strategy and maximize the return from these marketing resources


Skills on Resume: 

  • Project Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Creative Marketing (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
  • Product and Industry Knowledge (Hard Skills)
  • Customer Service (Soft Skills)
  • Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Collaborative Leadership (Soft Skills)
  • Adaptability and Initiative (Soft Skills)

9. Business Development Leader, Siemens, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen

Job Summary:

  • Gets audiences to present capabilities to decision-makers at targeted/prospective companies.
  • Continuous business development on a European basis.
  • Superior ability to develop key relationships inside of targeted companies.
  • Identify trendsetting companies/ideas by researching industry and related events, publications, and announcements
  • Locating potential business opportunities by contacting key players inside of targeted companies.
  • Screen potential new clients and proactively reach out to new business
  • Understand the organisation's value proposition and be able to effectively communicate it to potential accounts.
  • Develop strong relationships with potential clients.
  • Ability to qualify companies with high potential to do business within a specified time frame.
  • Coach and mentor the Business Development Team to meet annual goals.
  • Helps identify needs of the Business Development Team and proactively works to address those needs.
  • Openly share knowledge and provides guidance for junior team members.
  • Create business processes and KPIs to measure the effectiveness of the team on executing the strategy with monthly reporting.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Presentation Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Business Development Expertise (Hard Skills)
  • Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
  • Market Research (Hard Skills)
  • Networking Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Client Screening (Hard Skills)
  • Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Qualification Skills (Hard Skills)

10. Business Development Leader, HubSpot, Inc., Cambridge, MA

Job Summary:

  • Manage technical roadmaps to keep and solution offers, aligned to the business strategy and GTM needs.
  • Create and Drive joint solutions base on value propositions and RTM motions required for success for specific initiatives.
  • Supporting the GSI in a pre-sales capacity for selected engagements.
  • Create and manage new solutions and GTM initiatives that drive incremental value for Citrix and Partners. 
  • Manage roadmaps to ensure alignment between solution catalog and GTM needs.
  • Manage Technical Solution Integration Governance model for Ecosystem and Partnership. 
  • Define Governance structure to drive accountability and product alignment through appropriate planning and testing.
  • Manage relationships between Citrix product group and partner's development and labs team to create joint technology solutions and roadmaps. 
  • Ensure product integration points that create unique Citrix GTM advantages.
  • Work closely with the professional services and wider Customer Success organization to ensure effective and efficient service delivery engagements.
  • Work with Marketing, Sales and Channel virtual teams to support Go-to-Market motions required for success and adjust solution creation to match needs.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Technical Roadmap Management (Hard Skills)
  • Driving Joint Solutions (Hard Skills)
  • Pre-sales Support (Hard Skills)
  • GTM Initiative Management (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Solution Integration Governance (Hard Skills)
  • Governance Structure Definition (Hard Skills)
  • Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
  • Product Integration (Hard Skills)

11. Business Development Leader, Airbnb, Inc., San Francisco, CA

Job Summary:

  • Unearth and develop new ideas, revenue streams and market/vertical opportunities for HID PACS and vertical areas with an eye toward key partners and scalability.
  • Execute strategy and implement agile tactics to drive substantive and measurable change in adoption rate, usage, penetration, and scale through partners
  • Work with the team to drive deals to closure while maintaining a willingness to walk away from deals that do not meet business objectives or introduce an unacceptable risk.
  • Monitor and review the funnel process that can be applied any vertical target selection
  • Implement measurements and benchmarking to distill and scale on successful lead types in defined region and focus vertical.
  • Monitor complex deal performance and track efficacy relative to expectations post-close.
  • Maintain ongoing relationships with vertical players to ensure compliance and commitments are fulfilled.
  • Ensure that all discussions with potential clients and industry function-related appearance conform to stated business objectives and Business Area guidelines.
  • Led the team to be the topic expert in the competitive landscape including competitive and market dynamics and product and technology trends.
  • Contributing consistently and positively in a high-paced, fast-changing, and sometimes unpredictable work environment, taking corrective action speedily
  • Balancing directional changes with the ability to prioritize moving priorities and a portfolio of initiatives to ensure the team's and BA's success and drive impact
  • Prioritizing accordingly and escalating appropriately
  • Succeeding in innovating and identifying commonalities across verticals and delivering new business, product, and market opportunities with clients
  • Value stream and user journey mapping for products and applications


Skills on Resume: 

  • Innovative Thinking (Soft Skills)
  • Agile Strategy Execution (Hard Skills)
  • Deal Management (Soft Skills)
  • Funnel Process Management (Hard Skills)
  • Measurement and Benchmarking (Hard Skills)
  • Performance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
  • Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
  • Market Expertise (Hard Skills)