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Business Development, Director

L2 is looking for an experienced and driven sales leader who understands the political marketplace or can adapt their successful practices to L2’s core clientele.

Job Description:

• Ability to engage new potential clients over the phone, in-person meetings and trade shows

• Educate potential clients on L2’s platforms and data via webinar or in-person

• Walk new and existing clients through every step of sales and data acquisition process working closely with L2’s operations team to fulfill orders

• Function as a client advocate, coordinating data delivery and resolving problems by leveraging the operations team on an as-needed basis, the director manages and coordinates all steps required for client support

• Establish and maintain timelines for follow-up meetings, phone calls, and training sessions

• Work with SVP of sales & marketing to set goals and forecasting

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of all L2’s data and platforms for the purpose of assessing and assisting with client needs

• Provide support during the post-sales contract creation process, explanation of services and coordinating VoterMapping set-up, and billing

• Regularly follows up with existing and potential clients

• Oversees all client projects assigned from start to finish

• Escalates issues and concerns to the EVP of Sales & Marketing or other management as needed

• Attends regular staff meetings to report on and discuss open projects and opportunities with EVP of sales & marketing

Experience:

• 3-5 years in sales or business development

• Background in the professional political marketplace specifically working with pollsters, general consultants, campaign runners, party organizations, PACs, associations or other political organizations

• Political campaign experience is a plus

• SalesForce or background in comparable CRM is a plus

• Excellent customer services skills

• Ability to translate client requests into internal instructions

• Ability to be creative and personable and articulate ideas clearly

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel

• Excellent project management skills including the ability to handle multiple projects at once

• Experience working in a fast-paced environment

Other Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree required

• Ability to travel for trade shows and at least once a year to L2’s home office in Seattle, WA

• Ability to work remotely