Business Development & Client Success Lead
Job Summary
This is a remote position.
Your mission is to power the entire commercial engine of HillBridge. You will take total ownership of the client lifecyclefrom discovering and engaging new prospects to closing high-ticket deals managing client post-engagement relationships and uncovering opportunities for cross-practice expansion. You are not just bringing clients through the door; you are building the long-term relationships that maximize lifetime client value.
A. New Business Acquisition (50% of Effort)
End-to-End Sales Management: Prospect engage pitch and close new business across our Advisory Talent and Learning & Development practice areas.
Lead Generation & DM/Email Outreach: Design and execute multi-channel digital outreach strategies (DM marketing email nurture campaigns cold outreach) to book discovery meetings with SME founders and decision-makers.
Consultative Pitching: Conduct discovery calls audit client pain points draft proposals and drive conversations to a signed contract.
B. Client Success & Account Expansion (35% of Effort)
Post-Engagement Relationship Management: Serve as the strategic client contact post-sale ensuring high satisfaction during service delivery.
Cross-Practice Mining: Conduct regular account reviews to identify new organizational pain points cross-selling clients into additional HillBridge practices (e.g. expanding a Talent engagement into Advisory/Board Governance).
Referral Engine: Build structured referral loops from existing satisfied clients to generate qualified warm intros.
C. Commercial Communications (15% of Effort)
Direct Response Marketing: Manage targeted digital campaigns direct message outreach on professional networks (e.g. LinkedIn) and newsletter email sequences that directly generate scheduled meetings and inquiries.
- Commercial Instinct: Proven track record in B2B service sales or account management (specifically selling high-value consultative services to business owners or executives).
- Dual-Capability: Capable of picking up the phone/jumping on a video call to close a 1M deal while having the digital savviness to write compelling email/DM copy.
- Relationship Focus: Extremely strong emotional intelligence active listening and long-term relationship-building skills.
Ownership Mindset: Resilient self-driven and uncomfortable with activity without outcome.
Required Skills:
Commercial Instinct: Proven track record in B2B service sales or account management (specifically selling high-value consultative services to business owners or executives). Dual-Capability: Capable of picking up the phone/jumping on a video call to close a 1M deal while having the digital savviness to write compelling email/DM copy. Relationship Focus: Extremely strong emotional intelligence active listening and long-term relationship-building skills. Ownership Mindset: Resilient self-driven and uncomfortable with activity without outcome.
Required Education:
Bachelors Degree in Economics Business Management or related fields