Join Our Spiro·Verse? This is a remote position in the US Spiro is hiring a Senior Director, Business Development?to join our?Exhibits and Program accounts NBD team.?Senior Director, Business Development,?delivering best-in-class service. The?Senior Director, Business Development?works in partnership with other team members to deliver best-in-class service.? The Senior Director, New Business Development is a?self-motivated "people connector" who thrives on establishing relationships, uncovering new business opportunities and proactively looks for ways to offer smart, unique, and innovative solutions to brands and companies. This position will support and be part of the North American New Business Development team in expanding growth for Spiro's Exhibit and Program Accounts NBD team across B-2-B and B-2-C activations across multiple mediums, (virtual, hybrid and in-person). In this role, the individual will actively prospect new clients/logos through diversified prospecting techniques, leveraging insights from our Spiro client work, latest trends reports, and thought leadership content.? We look for this individual to leverage their networking skills, outgoing nature, curiosity, and any existing relationships to secure new clients and build business through industry expertise and consistently connecting with others in the business world.?
Company Overview Spiro is a global agency and together we create experiences and events that defy gravity. Where strategic creative meets advanced digital solutions enabling customers to experience brands in any space and time.?
We boldly go where no experience has gone before.?We are storytellers and story makers; we are fearless dreamers of the "what if" and are pioneers of innovation and perfection in our craft.? We empower each other and partner to launch brands into their experiential orbit.?Come. Join Our?Spiro·Verse?and Experience Brand Gravity.
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This critical role is responsible for initiating contact with potential and current customers to generate and qualify leads, promote Spiro's Exhibits and Program Accounts event management services, and identify sales opportunities. Responsible for prospecting a wide range of potential brands and companies across our breadth of brand experience services (B-2-B to B-2-C) using our extensive database and marketing resources Seek and meet potential prospects by growing and leveraging your existing network Research and build relationships with new partners Identify meaningful and relevant ways to connect with the companies and decision makers on your prospect list Cultivate and establish strong trusted relationships with your prospects so you can fully understand their requirements and ideally look to influence their thinking at an early stage of their buying cycle Develop a strong pipeline in Salesforce – managing the top part of the funnel to track the right number of RFPs to achieve our growth targets. Attend prospecting and networking events as required to make sure you have a strong profile and presence in the relevant markets Lead the RFP Process for proposals that speak to your prospects' needs, objectives and goals Organize and plan your sales presentations and overall prospecting approaches, practicing and sharing techniques with the Team Work with Strategy and Insights to leverage macros trends, consumer behavior and event insights in our key markets and knowledge of how they impact client objectives Team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment and collaborates well with other internal team members from strategy, production, creative and account management Regularly review with your manager the key metrics needed to achieve success and be familiar with all the conversion rates and drivers of performance Proactively seek and share with the team new ideas , insights, recommendations, and additional tools needed to engage with new clients Identify opportunities for additional services and channels that will lead to an increase in sales Use knowledge of the market and our competitors to develop messaging describing our services differentiators Other duties as assigned. We understand the importance of transferrable skills and a diverse perspective, so if you do not fit all these requirements, we still want to hear from you and encourage you to apply!??
5+ years of experience working in a sales environment where you have generated results in building client base Team player who is energized and inspired by team environments and understands the importance of relationship-building (internal and external) Ability to effectively communicate with impeccable written and verbal communication skills Strong presentation skills and willingness to continue to improve speaking skills Resourceful and highly motivated individual with the ability to work independently, think analytically and remain calm under pressure to meet established deadlines Ability to quickly grasp concepts, operational practices, and business drivers Proactive problem-solver who anticipates and addresses problems before they arise and works cross-departmentally to deliver holistic enablement content Excellent time management, multi-tasking, and follow-through skills? Keen to constantly develop your sales skills and capabilities Travel varies from 25% - 35%, depending on the month Knowledge of Salesforce or using a CRM Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Benefits Remote Environment Full Benefits Package 401K Vesting Immediately Psychological Safety Diversity, Inclusivity and Belonging Culture Employee Led Resource Groups Spiro•YOU Professional Development & Learning Program Employee Events Our Process Our interview process is hand-crafted for our roles. In general, you can expect to have an initial phone interview with our talent acquisition team and thereafter video interviews with team members and your future manager. We welcome candidates to view our social media channels and website to extend the conversation beyond the responsibilities of the role. Once you have completed the interview process, we conduct a criminal background check, where applicable by law.
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We are making intentional efforts to promote positive work environments that welcome a variety of backgrounds. We are an equal opportunity employer and understand that for our community to thrive, we must appreciate and celebrate each one of our team members' own uniqueness.
