Director, Business Development

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Role Objective:

The Tele Strategic Expansion Director is responsible for maximizing sales team potential, crafting sales plans, supporting the team design, and implementing short- and long-term strategic sales plan inclusive of growth target, product mix and other opportunity to support our clients.

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Strategic planning (20 – 30% of time)
• Drive overall team strategy to achieve business goals and sales targets from trigger-based leads
• Collect customer feedback and distribute internally to influence product development based on customer need

Coaching and development (20 – 30% of time)
• Coach and develop a group of managers to drive growth and hit sales targets
• Hire and on-board new managers to build a strong team and support team development by regularly conduct 1:1 coaching sessions and team huddles

Performance management (10 – 20% of time)
• Drive a high quality, rigorous sales review process, including account planning, account prioritization and opportunity development
• Partner closely with specialized sales team to develop cross-sell opportunities
• Partner with Marketing, EDA, PPI, and Senior Leadership to improve sales engagement and performance
• Support team to handle client escalations, as needed

Business development (10 – 20% of time)
• Initiate, develop and maintain executive level relationships and drive sales activities with key customers
• Lead sales team to develop a long-term strategy for each client
• Provide guidance to team to uncover growth opportunities, treat identified customers and achieve growth targets

Compliance (100% of time)
• Ensure all aspects of the American Express Code of Conduct, and our Sales Practices policies, standard, and procedures, are adhered to so that we uphold the highest standards in our interactions with our customers and compliantly meet all regulatory requirements
• Support Operational Excellence team in call monitoring processes to support high quality customer interactions

Knowledge and Skills

Client development
• Demonstrates ability to identify potential client growth opportunities and drive results through creative problem solving and excellent leadership

Coaching
• Provides individualized skills-improvement assistance, aiding in self-discovery and encouraging self-generated solutions

Performance management
• Exhibits consistent track record of managing performance, coaching, and motivating for success and identification of development strengths and opportunities improvement to a large team to enable improved business results

Demonstrating value
• Proactively and consistently demonstrates the value of partnering with American Express

Results focus
• Demonstrates a competitive, positive attitude, quickly adapts to different situations, and recovers from setbacks

Market, industry, & product knowledge
• Understands at a tactical level market/industry key competitors, challenges, terminology, technology, trends, and regulation

Attributes
• Strategic thinking
• Leadership and team motivation
• Personal accountability
• Compliance focused

Experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Experience leading sales teams, 5 – 7 years minimum
• Experience partnering with clients across various markets / industries
• Experience in a highly-regulated industry

Salary Range: $115,000.00 to $190,000.00 annually + sales incentive + equity (if applicable) + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

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