Operations · Full-time · London, United Kingdom · Remote possible
As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
OVERVIEW
The Business Development Director will work as a part of the global Sales Team and is responsible for generation of new leads, closing of new business and up-selling within the current client accounts. While often working on her/his own initiative, the role requires large degree of co-operation among all stakeholders involved in the sales cycle process. Some travelling will be necessary.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Main Requirements
Required skills:
Must have Sales Experience in the legal sector (e-discovery, litigation, and IP are the primary areas) and able to demonstrate success in a like industry and position or similar.
Must have current experience working with a sales quota on a monthly / yearly basis.
Sales experience in the Legal Services sector or in the Translation / Localization space.
Must have an understanding and proven track record working with Salesforce or related CRM.
Has track record of procuring leads on his or her own while “owning” the business.
Has track record of finding, closing and maintaining business including new and existing accounts.
Strong computer skills.
Other relevant skills:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Detail oriented.
Positive attitude.
Outstanding problem solving skills.
Ability to work well with others and independently in a multi-cultural atmosphere.
Educational Level