Business Development Manager

Business Development Chicago, Illinois


Description

Position at Leads-IQ

About Us

LeadsIQ, a Skybox Capital company, is seeking a motivated, high-energy Business Development Manager to join a growing, dynamic growth equity and entrepreneurial team. We are an emerging leader in data-driven customer acquisition and deliver top-tier SEM-originated traffic through our best-in-class technology, industry expertise and digital marketing best practices. We are a team of industry experts with a combined 70+ years of experience in complex online marketplaces, performance marketing and client partnerships. Our team has built and sold $1Bn+ revenue digital marketplaces, managed $250MM of annual ad spend and developed strategic partnerships with Fortune 100 clients across numerous industries. We have a passion for delivering high quality volume to our valued partners, and we know how to drive results.

Your Core Contributions to the Team

The Business Development Manager will have strong analytical skills that can make fast decisions based on performance data. This is an entrepreneurial environment where hard work is recognized with the opportunity to advance quickly and grow within an established business with proven technology. Responsibilities will include:

  • Manage P&L with different stakeholders to meet targets; coordinate with data, content, and PPC teams.
  • Understand analytical data and translate it to revenue growth.
  • Establish mutually beneficial partnerships with leading brands in a variety of ecommerce and lead generation verticals.
  • Consistently liaise with clients to stay apprised of changes to client products or services and communicate changes to the teams in advance.
  • Conduct competitive intelligence to understand advertiser KPIs; constantly ask questions and gather useful information from new and existing vendors.
  • Identify daily fluctuations in brand performance, troubleshooting issues with vendors to minimize negative impact.
  • Grow client budgets by establishing, achieving, and monitoring performance targets.
  • Maintain detailed, organized notes for each partner; ensure vendor information is constantly up to date using proprietary CMS.

About You

Knowledge, Abilities, and Qualifications

  • Demonstrated 90th+ percentile on a math aptitude test.
  • Strong business acumen and analytical skills
  • Ability and desire to understand clients’ businesses and needs.
  • Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Personal Characteristics

  • Extremely proactive and responsive in communications and actions.
  • Able to multi-task and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong organization, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

What We Provide You

LeadsIQ works hard to provide benefits that make your life better. We offer a comprehensive benefit program that features:

  • Base salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
  • Discretionary annual bonus potential based upon meeting goals and objectives.
  • Competitive benefits package for you and your family, including medical/dental/vision insurance, long-term and short-term disability, life insurance, profit sharing/401k plan with a company match.
  • A generous paid time off program.

All the Other Stuff

This position reports to our Vice President of Business Development and is an exempt position.

LeadsIQ is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. We are committed to building an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination and harassment, where opportunities are available to everyone based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. 

The job functions listed above represent the primary duties and responsibilities of this job and in no way state or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by you. Other duties and responsibilities within the scope of this job may be assigned. You will be required to follow all instructions and to perform all duties requested by your manager, subject to reasonable accommodation and within the scope of the position.