Job description
Looking for a strong Sales Director with experience selling retail, staffing, payroll or technology services to brands.*This is not a product sales role*
Company Description
Our client is a freelancer management and payments platform that streamlines the management, compliance and payment of all hourly, consulting, contract, and project-based workers for businesses. They provide a platform used by both emerging brands and large Fortune 500 companies to more effectively manage and pay their flexible workforces. Our client is a well-funded, rapidly growing, profitable startup that is defining a new category in the Future of Work.
Role Description
This is an exciting new role for a sales and business development professional who has experience selling retail, staffing, payroll or technology services into luxury and consumer brands especially in beauty, fashion/apparel, footwear, and related categories. Experience in software, payroll, PEO or other types of HR services helpful. Typically our client sells into the C level, head of sales, retail operations or HR functions.
The role is located in the New York City Metropolitan Area and allows for some remote work. The Director of Sales and Business Development will be responsible for generating leads, building relationships and closing deals with brand leaders who are looking for a new way to manage their freelancer talent.
Qualifications
- At least 5 years of New Business Development and Sales skills
- Must be able to reach decision makers and create conversations with target accounts via email, phone, content marketing, networking and persistence.
- Excellent Verbal and Written Communication skills.
- Must be great at Powerpoint, as well as writing compelling emails and proposals.
- Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
- Ability to Collaborate and Build Strong Internal and External Relationships
- Bachelor’s degree
- Located and embedded in the NYC world
Salary is DOE
Commission/annual bonus
