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BrightSpeed

Business Development Manager

BrightSpeed, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28245

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Company Description At Brightspeed, we are reimagining how people live, work, play and connect by providing fast, reliable internet connections and an awesome customer experience in twenty states throughout the Midwest and South.

Backed by funds managed by Apollo Global Management, our vision is to accelerate the upgrade of copper to fiber optic technologies, bringing faster and more reliable internet service to many rural markets traditionally underserved by broadband providers, while delivering best-in-class customer experience.

Be a part of the team that will make this vision a reality...designing and building a world class fiber network and creating a customer experience second to none.

Job Description As a Business Development Manager, your responsibilities will include:

Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning

Product / Market Fit customer, channel, and partner

Define targeted solutions, offers, compensation, contracts, and reporting

Develop or confirm volume forecast assumptions by segment

Work with Marketing, Sales Ops and Finance on business case if needed

Utilize "voice of the partner" to develop and position solutions and programs

Solution Design and Development

Confirm and refine concepts from joint planning and engagement workshop

Co-create solution; engage with partner

Work with engineers, architects, product, offer management, and support

Work with Finance to develop business case assumptions

Identify and implement betas or ICBs, assess and refine prototype

Rollout repeatable solution

Sales Enablement and Tools

Develop programs, playbooks, plays and M&Ps

Develop incentives - Concept development, business case, review and approval, implementation, claims, audit, payout

Partner onboarding - Basic training, M&Ps, Brightspeed positioning

Partner enablement to ensure sustainable and substantial sales volume

Product and program launch readiness - Product readiness, systems readiness, partner training, sales ops readiness, direct sales team, and partners

Sales effectiveness - measurement, assessment, and prescriptive fix

Integrate partner Experience - Ensure partner programs, content, GTM and tools are designed from partner perspective, not just versions of direct tools

Partner self-service and systems access - Agile development, UX betas and friendly's, rollout and communication, adoption and usage, measurement

Guide sales tools - Systems instantiation, credentials, adoption and usage, measurement

Drive APIs - Work with product and IT to deliver and manage APIs that provide partners with pre-sales, sales, post sales and customer lifecycle information. As well as information for the partner lifecycle such as results and commissions statements

Go To Market Implementation

Align with companywide initiatives and launches

Develop partner STP - Segmentation, targeting and positioning

Account for end-to-end partner experience and process implications; determine GTM readiness Go/No Go

Develop sales objectives, support resources, program costs and budgets and measurement plan

Guide partner communications and training

If channel integrated selling is important ensure direct sales teams are included as well

Measurement and Effectiveness

Develop the annual and quarterly planning and forecasting, sales revenue, retention/churn, expense

Identify baseline, objectives and stretch or gap analysis

Conduct assessments, diagnostics, prescriptive recommendations

Deliver information in a way that is easily consumed, understood, and utilized

Reports, reporting tools and dashboards

Prepare for partner and customer quarterly and periodic reviews

Partner Relationship Management

Maintain a roster or database of each partner's key stakeholders

Develop partner listen posts: advisory council; focus groups and one-on-one; Net Promoter Survey; including case follow up

Conduct assessments, diagnostics, prescriptive recommendations

Understand the partner lifecycle and develop programs to address portions of that lifecycle - moments of truth, LBGUPS, journey mapping

Partner enablement from on boarding to a sustainable and substantial sales volume

Partner contract management including master service agreements, addendums, ROE, compensation and incentives

Social Media/LinkedIn

Work with the Indirect sales team to build target profile of agents

Develop agent messages and increase agent connections

Help deliver content to agent community

Run reports and analytics on viewership and response rates

Monitor response and direct to team members or respond on behalf of the Indirect sales team

Monitor critical events and posts from within the agent and partner community

Monitor partner communications about Brightspeed

Qualifications WHAT IT TAKES TO CATCH OUR EYE:

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

10+ years of relevant experience, preferably in the telecommunications industry

Strong leadership and coalition building skills in a highly dynamic and fluid working environment; including cross-group collaboration, clear communications, and the ability to influence without direct control over product, sales, and customer success

Maximize impact of the partnership and orchestrate engagement and alignment of resources invested in developing the partnership

Strong knowledge of GTM models

Demonstrated ability to get things done, build consensus, resolve conflict, and solve tough business problems, working in concert with others

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

A keen sense of ownership, drive, and execution

Prior experience working with GSI and technology partners go-to-market, services, and joint solution strategy desired

The right person will be both strategic and tactical, possessing 10+ years of business development, strategic partnerships, account management, solution selling, or program/product management experience.

Experience with managing partnerships (GTM, sales, or technical)

Very strong written, oral, and social communication skills

Strong customer orientation

Additional Information WHY JOIN US?

We aspire to contemporary ways of working.

Recognized as a Top Workplace by the Charlotte Observer, Brightspeed HQ is located on the 7th floor of the new Vantage South End - East Tower in Charlotte, NC. We prioritize hiring talent in the Charlotte area, whenever possible, to make it a truly vibrant destination for our hybrid workforce. At Brightspeed, we have roles that are designated as remote, hybrid, office or field-based, depending on the position, business needs and individual circumstances. We also invest in technology that enables our entire team to stay connected. Why? Because Brightspeed recognizes the value of finding the best talent for the job, wherever they may be.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Our benefits and paid time off programs reflect our underlying belief in promoting overall wellness through physical, emotional and financial health. Brightspeed offers a comprehensive benefit program, including competitive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; an employee assistance program; a 401K plan with company match and a host of voluntary benefits.

Inclusion and belonging are at the center of our grounding belief in Being Real.

When we bring our authentic selves to work, everyone is better as a result. A diverse team helps us become fierce advocates for more accessible, inclusive and high-quality internet, because we believe doing so promotes equity in the communities we serve.

Brightspeed is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion of all qualified individuals, including individuals with a disability/veterans. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact taaccommodationrequests@brightspeed.com to initiate the accommodations process.

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