Business Development Specialist (Professional Services)

Job summary

Research markets, generate business opportunities, and build and manage the sales pipeline. Support proposals and presentations, coordinate clients and internal teams, maintain CRM records, and progressively take ownership of smaller and mid-sized opportunities.

Job details

We’re looking for a Manager, Business Development to join an established industry leader and support a Director, Business Development in the pursuit of new business opportunities, pipeline development, and strategic proposals and presentations. This is a remote position with candidates ideally located in Alberta. This is a developmental role designed to launch and accelerate a long-term career within the organization. The successful candidate will receive hands-on coaching, learn a proven sales model, and work closely with senior sales leadership. Initially focused on deal support and project management, the role will progressively take ownership of smaller and mid-sized opportunities based on performance and readiness, with a clear path toward future advancement within the organization. Manager, Business Development responsibilities: Research markets and generate new business opportunities while building and managing a strong sales pipeline. Support the development of proposals, presentations, email campaigns, and other sales tools. Coordinate communication and strategy between clients and internal stakeholders. Build strong client relationships and identify opportunities for long-term account growth. Coordinate internal teams and subject matter experts to ensure proposals meet deadlines and client requirements. Maintain accurate client, contact, and opportunity information within the CRM. Manage multiple priorities and projects while creating a strong sense of urgency and accountability. Gradually take ownership of smaller and mid-sized opportunities while supporting the Director on larger deals. The successful candidate has: 3–5 years of sales or business development experience with demonstrated success. Strong communication, relationship management, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Excellent organization and project management abilities. A growth mindset, strong coachability, and genuine ambition to develop. The ability to learn and adopt an established sales model while bringing their own sales acumen. High personal accountability, integrity, initiative, and attention to detail. Willingness to travel approximately 25–30% of the time. Compensation and benefits: $75,000 base salary with first-year on-target earnings of approximately $110,000–$130,000. Performance-based bonus opportunity. Comprehensive benefits package. Structured coaching, mentorship, and professional development. Clear opportunity for career progression and advancement within the organization. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada. Only candidates selected to move forward in the hiring process will be contacted.

What you’ll do

Research markets, generate business opportunities, and build and manage the sales pipeline. Support proposals and presentations, coordinate clients and internal teams, maintain CRM records, and progressively take ownership of smaller and mid-sized opportunities.

Requirements

Candidates should have 3–5 years of sales or business development experience and strong communication, relationship management, organization, and project management skills. They should be coachable, accountable, detail-oriented, able to adopt an established sales model, willing to travel approximately 25–30% of the time, and legally authorized to work in Canada.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Performance-Based Bonus
• Structured Coaching
• Mentorship
• Professional Development
• Career Progression

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Pipeline Development · Preferred
• CRM Management · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Sales · Preferred
• Negotiation · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred
• Client Relationship Management · Preferred
• Business development · Preferred
• Cross-Functional Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Business Development
• Sales
• Market Research
• Pipeline Development
• Proposal Development
• Presentation Development
• Client Relationship Management
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Project Management
• Account Growth
• CRM Management
• Communication
• Organization
• Negotiation
• Time Management
• Attention to Detail

Job areas

• Sales
• Management & Leadership
• Marketing

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