Business Development Leader

The Planet Group

Business Development Leader generating outbound pipeline and leading BDR teams at Launch Consulting. Engaging enterprise clients and advancing high-quality conversations to drive consulting opportunities.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $110,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Personally generate net-new meetings through outbound prospecting
Engage enterprise decision-makers and position Launch’s consulting capabilities
“Close” conversations by securing meetings with internal subject matter experts
Consistently achieve or exceed SQL and pipeline targets
Lead, coach, and develop a team of BDRs focused on outbound pipeline generation
Drive activity, messaging quality, and meeting conversion
Conduct call coaching, live prospecting sessions, and performance reviews
Own performance across the BDR funnel (activity, response rates, conversion, meeting quality)
Build and refine outreach sequences, messaging, and playbooks
Leverage CRM (Salesforce/HubSpot) to track pipeline and performance

Requirements

What you’ll need

5-10 years of outbound business development experience in consulting, technology services, or SaaS environments
Strong preference for consulting or technology services-based sales experience
Experience leading or mentoring BDR/SDR teams
Proven track record of generating outbound pipeline by securing meetings and advancing prospects through high-volume outreach
Tech-forward mindset, with experience leveraging AI and automation in prospecting
Metrics-driven mindset with strong process discipline
Competitive, resilient, and energized by outbound prospecting

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
short-term disability
long-term disability
life insurance
matched 401k
uncapped PTO policy

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Hard Skills & Tools

outbound prospectingbusiness developmentpipeline generationcall coachingperformance reviewsoutreach sequencesmessagingplaybooksmetrics-drivenhigh-volume outreach

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingmentoringcompetitiveresilientprocess disciplinecommunicationteam developmentengagementconversion