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Rakuten

Business Development Manager

Rakuten, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Overview

Rakuten International is a division of Rakuten Group, Inc., a Japanese global technology leader in services that empower individuals, communities, businesses and society. Headquartered in San Mateo, California with more than 4,000 employees worldwide, the Rakuten International business portfolio includes market leaders in e-commerce, digital marketing, advertising, communications and entertainment. We create products and services that provide exceptional value by aligning members and the businesses that want to engage them in a shared community. Rakuten is a leading shopping platform that offers Cash Back on purchases from your favorite brands. By partnering with thousands of brands in apparel, beauty and wellness, dining, grocery, travel, on-demand services, subscription boxes, and more, Rakuten helps members save and get more on everyday purchases. Since its founding in 1999, Rakuten has become the largest and most rewarding shopping program, and its members have earned $4.6 billion in Cash Back just for shopping through Rakuten. For more information, visit Rakuten.com. Job Summary

The role will be part of Rakuten Rewards Sales team and will be accountable for building and maintaining relationships with key decision-makers at some of the largest e-commerce companies. This role will focus on new customer acquisition for Rakuten Rewards and will work with top e-commerce businesses to enable them to grow online sales and acquire new customers. Key Responsibilities

Expands base of business through acquisition of net new customers/opportunities through establishing relationships with key decision makers, consulting on solution roadmap to achieve future growth Partners with Account Executives, Account Managers, and/or Partner Manager to hand off relationship Conducts secondary qualification of opportunity, confirming information provided by SDR to confirm viability Qualifies high priority web-based inquiries, lapsed customer lists, leads from networks, and ‘cold’ leads Generates opportunity plan for active pursuits (customer needs, value prop, etc.) Nurtures and closes lead, maintaining customer & opportunity data in CRM Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Seek out and build relationships with industry contacts for new business opportunities Identify and develop new advertiser sales leads within assigned territory Produce a high volume of sales related activity (cold calls, presentations, proposals) Represent Rakuten Rewards at trade shows, seminars and industry events Ability to formulate and present strategic presentations Understand our competitive landscape and be able to effectively sell against them – (effectively sell against competitors and position Rakuten Rewards as the market leader) Sell major new accounts in timely sales cycle while maintaining an active pipeline Meet and exceed all sales and revenue targets Experience selling Publisher Media Placements, Affiliate Marketing, Display, Search, Attribution, Social or Video is highly desired Proven record of generating new revenue and exceeding sales quota Experience selling software solutions to the C-level suite at Fortune 1000 and IAB 250 companies Proven record of success in a consultative selling environment Excellent negotiation and closing skills Minimum Requirements

5-7 years of sales experience in a consultative sales environment Bachelor’s Degree Five Principles for Success Always improve, Always Advance - Kaizen Passionately Professional - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best Hypothesize - Practice - Validate – Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team Rakuten provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Rakuten considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws. At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base compensation for this role to be within the range shown below. Individual compensation will vary based on job-related factors, including the skills, qualifications, and experience of the successful candidate as well as business need and geographic location. The successful applicant for this role will be eligible for discretionary bonus, health, vision, dental insurance, 401k matching, PTO, Volunteer Time Off (VTO), and other employee benefits as the company implements. Base compensation range: USD $78,651.00 - $135,216.00 annually

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