
M&A Business Development Representative
HOATalent
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $55,000 per year
About the role
- Manage our data sourcing team to find and enrich business owner contact info
- Contact business owners via phone, email and in-person visits
- Build and curate our database of target information
- Speak confidently to business owners and senior management about TCC
- Update our materials to best convey our story and mission to prospects
- Collect essential information to determine if the company is actionable today
- Analyze opportunities and determine if target is a fit (today or in the future)
- Attend conferences to build relationships with our key vendor partners
- Conduct regularly scheduled check-in calls with business brokers
- Regularly meet with actionable prospects who are not yet ready to sell
- Arrange local gatherings with prospects and our Member Company leaders
- Work directly with co-founder to structure transactions
- Negotiate directly with the seller to sign a letter of intent
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree. An MBA is ideal.
- Track record of academic and extracurricular performance (think: sports team)
- 2-4 years of experience in a role with development goals or sales quotas
- Comfort with outbound cold-calling
- Experience creating compelling visual presentations (PowerPoint, Google Slides, etc.)
- Experience managing customer and activity data in a CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce, etc.)
- Experience arranging intro meetings virtually and in-person at industry conferences
- Experience in building and managing an outsourced team is preferred
- Strong servant-leadership qualities - you are not afraid to jump in and help wherever help is needed with an ample dose of humility (i.e., no task is beneath you).
- Excellent communication skills – you effectively inspire and energize both reports who you mentor and leaders who you support. You create clarity out of complexity.
- High horsepower – You have a demonstrated history of outworking your peers.
- Continuous improvement mindset – You know things can be better, have the analytical chops to figure out how, and can rally cross-functional teams around making it happen.
- A team-building mentality – you are committed to working as a member of the team and building a successful organization. You can quickly gain the trust, confidence, and respect of colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.
- An entrepreneurial spirit – you are comfortable in a dynamic work environment and possess a proven ability to deliver without direct oversight. You’re a self-starter and thrive in an evolving, changing environment.
- Unflinching ethics – you do the right thing, always.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Excellent benefits package - Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k) match
- Unlimited PTO
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
data sourcingcold-callingCRM managementvisual presentationsteam managementtransaction structuringnegotiationdata analysisdatabase curationbusiness development
Soft Skills
communicationservant leadershipteam buildingentrepreneurial spiritcontinuous improvement mindsetrelationship buildinginspirationclarity in complexityhumilityhigh horsepower
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMBA