Lead, Partnership and Business Development
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A forward-thinking platform dedicated to enhancing the well-being of employees across diverse organizations. Our mission is to create happier, healthier work environments that foster productivity, engagement, and overall life satisfaction.
Role Overview:
We are looking for an exceptional Partnership and Business Development lead who is passionate about building a virtual world that brings people closer to nature. As one of the first few hires on the venture, you will drive the go-to-market strategy and play an instrumental role in driving business growth.
- Drive the entire sales funnel including lead generation and qualification, end-to-end pipeline and opportunity management from qualification to close
- Manage negotiations, and contract terms discussions with the ability to interpret legal documents and work with legal on contract language.
- Co-define and track venture KPIs with the leadership team and independently drive your tasks to meet your goals.
- Identify, negotiate, and develop strategic partnerships that open new sales channels or enhance product distribution.
- Work closely with stakeholders across functions e.g. Commercial, Product, Design, Engineering and the parent corporate to inform and influence the product
- Co-define and track business development KPIs with the leadership team and independently drive your tasks to meet your goals.
Establish and manage relationships with customers
- Identify who our customers are, understand and cater to their challenges in a scalable way
- Closely nurture existing customer relationships whilst acquiring new leads
- Replay “voice of the customer” to inform product and business direction
- Build the customer success strategy, roll out onboarding support, customer service, and technical support
Metrics & Reporting:
- Set and track KPIs related to sales growth, pipeline health, deal velocity, and customer retention.
- Provide regular reporting to internal and external stakeholders on progress against goals, key learnings, and opportunities.
- Continuously optimize the sales process, using data-driven insights to improve conversion rates and customer satisfaction
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in enterprise sales with proven success in closing large, complex deals
- Experience in GTM strategy and execution in early-stage startups or similar environments
- Strong understanding of sales pipeline management, forecasting, and CRM tools
- Implementing and managing multi-channel selling strategies, continually recommending improvements based on customer feedback, market research and competitor analysis
- Proven track record of revenue growth through both direct enterprise sales and partnership development.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and people skills.
- Entrepreneurial in spirit; must have demonstrated the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Excellent analytical and reporting skills; ability to capture, analyze, and report on sales and operating metrics
- Ideally, prior experience in HR, Wellness or related fields