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Vice President of Business Development


Company : Summit Search Group


Location : Toronto, Ontario


Created : 2025-03-22


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

As the Vice President of Business Development, you will own and execute the strategy for bringing on new accounts and revenue streams. You will actively manage relationships with new external partners and be a thought leader. Reporting to the President, you will bring a passion for having a finger on the pulse of the latest market trends, and a demonstrated talent for bringing new partnership opportunities to life through cross-functional collaboration, strategic thinking, and business development. What you should expect: Identify and meet with prospective strategic partners Be a thought partner to business leaders to communicate the business rationale for a new partnership and/or update the business on the status of an existing partner Help evaluate, drive decisions on, and launch new partnerships from ideas, including developing business cases, detailed financial models, and project plans Offer exceptional cross-functional stakeholder management and influencing to ensure all partnerships are managed effectively and efficiently Lead negotiations with existing and potential partners to maximize the success of a partnership. Contribute to a positive work environment that promotes exemplary service to the business, quality, innovation, and teamwork What you should bring: 7-10 years of business development and client acquisition experience. Ability to put together a roadmap/strategy to launch. Experience bringing a product or service to launch. 3-5 years experience leading and building high-impact teams and proven dedication to mentoring others growth Strong experience negotiating and contracting effectively Exceptional ability to independently lead strategic decision-making and project execution, from critical thinking to leveraging data to support a hypothesis, and leading prioritization to deliver business and stakeholder needs Demonstrated strength in managing and executing multiple high-priority, complex, high-visibility projects to deliver proven value Able to build and maintain strong, collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders Stellar communication skills, both written and oral, and confidence in presenting ideas with impact to senior leaders Comfort operating in ambiguous and fast-paced environments, and flexing between high-level strategic thinking and detail-oriented timely project management Experience owning and delivering on a budget University degree mandatory. MBA a plus Please send resumes to Shannon Terpstra at Seniority level Director Employment type Full-time Job function Business Development, Sales, and Strategy/Planning Industries Consumer Services, Environmental Services, and Financial Services #J-18808-Ljbffr