Business Development Manager

Role Overview

The Business Development Manager will create and build markets for Professional Audio Technology, identifying untapped industries, creating demand from the ground up, and introducing world-class audio solutions. This role requires a relentless competitor who can challenge conventional thinking and redefine how business gets done.

What You Will Do

The successful candidate will build markets from scratch, sell complete solutions, challenge the status quo, build relationships that create momentum, own their pipeline, and help shape the future of the company.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Ideal candidates will enjoy building relationships across multi-level stakeholders, solving complex business problems, and selling complete solutions. They will connect technologies, stakeholders, and business outcomes into one compelling conversation and have relentless energy every day.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or communications
• 1-3 years of equivalent experience in professional sales with proven sales results
• Effective communication skills including the ability to negotiate, active listening, and rapport-building
• Ability to learn complex technical solutions and communicate business value
• Familiarity with CRM systems, social media, and sales tools
• Goal-oriented mindset, innovative and challenging conventional approaches
• Ability to work in a fast-paced changing environment, and willingness to adapt
• Believe motivation and technical skills are essential
• Believe that extraordinary effort produces extraordinary results
• Innate desire and strong interest in prospecting and building a book of business
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong desire to build something
• Creative prospecting skills across digital, social, networking, and traditional channels
• Highly organized with disciplined follow-through
• Comfortable operating with autonomy and accountability
• Coachable, curious, and constantly looking for ways to improve
• Ability to work onsite in Burnsville, MN; while this role is absolutely being with prospects and future partners, there will be times when presence in our office will be required
• Requires visual acuity to view a computer monitor and read documents, as well as the ability to communicate clearly in person and through digital platforms
• Ability to maintain focus and productivity in a typical office environment with standard noise levels and ergonomic equipment

Benefits

• Competitive base salary of $65,000–$75,000
• Unlimited commission potential designed to reward high performance
• Opportunity to directly impact earnings through business growth and results
• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with covered disabilities
• Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only
• Future sponsorship for work authorization is not available