
Business Development Manager – Individual Contributor
PHIZENIX
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Livermore • California • United States
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About the role
- Identify, prospect, and engage net-new client accounts across target industries
- Own outbound efforts including cold outreach, warm introductions, referrals, and events
- Build and manage a healthy sales pipeline with a strong focus on first-time buyers
- Own the sales process end-to-end: discovery, solution positioning, proposals, negotiation, and close
- Clearly articulate Phizenix’s value across talent solutions, consulting, and AI-enabled services
- Work closely with delivery and leadership teams to scope solutions and close deals efficiently
- Develop trusted relationships with HR leaders, IT leaders, business executives, and founders
- Understand client pain points and align Phizenix solutions to business outcomes
- Act as the primary point of contact through the early client lifecycle
- Provide market feedback to refine messaging, offerings, and go-to-market strategy
- Collaborate with marketing on campaigns, thought leadership, and account-based outreach
- Represent Phizenix in client meetings, industry events, and networking forums
- Maintain accurate pipeline, forecasting, and activity tracking in CRM
- Consistently meet or exceed individual revenue and new-logo targets
Requirements
- 3–8+ years of business development or sales experience as an individual contributor
- Proven success in closing new logos in consulting, staffing, technology services, or SaaS
- Strong prospecting, discovery, and closing skills
- Comfortable selling to both business and technical stakeholders
- Highly self-motivated, structured, and comfortable operating in a fast-growth environment
- Experience using CRM and sales productivity tools
- Experience selling talent solutions, professional services, or AI/technology consulting (Nice to Have)
- Familiarity with enterprise or mid-market buyers (Nice to Have)
- Ability to sell consultatively rather than transactionally (Nice to Have)
Benefits
- High ownership, high impact individual contributor role
- Direct access to founders and decision-makers
- Opportunity to build new logos and long-term client relationships
- Competitive base + commission structure aligned to performance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
business developmentsales experienceclosing skillsprospectingdiscoverysolution positioningnegotiationCRMsales productivity toolsconsultative selling
Soft Skills
self-motivatedstructuredinterpersonal skillsrelationship buildingcommunicationcollaborationadaptabilityproblem-solvingleadershiporganizational skills