Business Development Consultant
Do you thrive on building relationships and driving growth in dynamic markets? Can you confidently engage with C-suite clients and deliver enterprise-level solutions? The Business Development Consultant may be the right role for you.
The Business Development Consultant develops profitable new business account relationships and increased profitability from existing accounts. A successful consultant identifies business opportunities based on knowledge of clients, markets, products, and services. They will make sales presentations to existing and prospective clients informing them of benefits of using the organization's products and services to meet their needs.
The Business Development Consultant implements and maintains an effective referral network and call program to promote sales. This position manages the on-going account relationship with existing customers. They will establish and maintain internal relationships, as well as good public relationships with the community to enhance the organization's image and develop new business.
The consultant will develop new business opportunities in the state of California. Assigned markets are subject to change and to be realigned based on the candidate's location.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- Nine or more years of product sales experience
- Ability to travel
Preferred Skills / Experience
Preferred enterprise or mid-market level selling experience working with C-suite level customers.Bonus but not required experience selling merchant processing / acquiring preferred. Fintech software sales are welcome.Extensive knowledge of financial and / or payment solutions technology including systems, applications and banking practicesExpert negotiation and communication skills, both written and verbal.Requires solid decision-making and problem-solving skills.Ability to utilize judgment in decision making process and decisions related to job tasks.Effective pipeline management across leads (self-generated, partner and marketing leads) and opportunities.Ability to build strong sales pipelines and work based on a quotaRequires the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management (internally / externally), employees, and clients.Demonstrates product knowledge including various solutions, markets and competitive intelligence.Maintain advanced knowledge of trends in the payments industry.Able to act independently to resolve highly complex problems.Have an established track record in sales, and involvement in industry.Considerable knowledge of banking products / services, banking operations, and current market trends.Considerable knowledge of product marketing, client service issues, and organization operations.Excellent marketing and business development / sales skills.Strong negotiation and decision-making skills.Ability to creatively resolve complex problems with general guidance.Ability to manage multiple tasks / projects and deadlines simultaneously.Excellent interpersonal, presentation, verbal and written communication skills.U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.