Business Development Associate (Job ID: BHADEE1R)
- Compensation
- 10–12 / hr
- Location
- Not listed
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Sales
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 3+ years of experience in Business Development, Sales Development, Account Development, Lead Generation, or a similar B2B sales role.
- Experience conducting personalized outbound prospecting, account research, and relationship nurturing.
- Strong experience using Salesforce or another enterprise CRM.
- Excellent written and spoken English with exceptional business writing skills.
- Experience qualifying leads and scheduling meetings for senior sales executives.
- Ability to research organizations, identify decision-makers, and tailor messaging to different audiences.
- Strong Microsoft PowerPoint skills, including creating polished client-facing presentations and proposals.
- Excellent note-taking and documentation skills during client meetings.
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple accounts, follow-ups, and deadlines simultaneously.
- Comfortable working with LinkedIn, Microsoft Office, Slack, and other business productivity tools.
Nice to have
- Experience selling or supporting sales within consulting, professional services, leadership development, HR, talent management, organizational development, healthcare, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, o
- Experience supporting proposal development or creating client presentations.
- Experience working with long, consultative B2B sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders.
- Located in South Africa (Cape Town preferred).
- Experience working remotely with international teams.
Full description
🌟 Exciting Remote Opportunity! We're Hiring a Business Development Associate! 🌟
Are you a research-driven, consultative sales professional looking to build relationships with global enterprises? We are looking for an exceptional Business Development Associate to support the early stages of the sales pipeline for a premier management consulting and professional services firm!
🚨 IMPORTANT - Watch this quick Loom video on how to get hired: 🔗
🗣️ C1 ENGLISH LEVEL IS REQUIRED. The selected candidate will be speaking strictly in English during their whole shift. 🎙️ PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESUME AND AUDIO RECORDING IN ENGLISH.
📋 Job Details at a Glance
- Job Title: Business Development Associate
- Job ID: BHADEE1R
- Industry: Sales / Innovation & Cultural Strategy Consulting
- Location: Latin America, Caribbean, South/Southeast Asia (Philippines preferred) and South Africa (Top Priority)
- Job Status: Full Time
- Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM EST
- Salary: $10 - $12 per hour
- Target Start Date: ASAP
🏢 About the Client
Cultivate is a management consulting and professional services firm that partners with large, science-led organizations to solve complex leadership, organizational, and workforce challenges. The client primarily works with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, life sciences, and other highly technical industries, helping organizations improve leadership development, organizational culture, talent strategy, and change management. Their clients are global enterprises with complex buying processes, requiring thoughtful relationship-building and consultative engagement throughout the sales cycle.
💼 About the Role
The Business Development Associate will support the Head of Business Development by managing the early stages of the sales pipeline, focusing on industry trends research, market research, competitor research, outbound prospecting, relationship nurturing, and opportunity qualification.
This role is responsible for identifying and engaging prospective clients through personalized outreach, maintaining accurate Salesforce records, coordinating early-stage proposal support, and preparing qualified opportunities for the business development team. Success in this role requires exceptional research, written communication, organization, and CRM management skills, along with the ability to build meaningful relationships within complex B2B sales environments for large companies in target industries.