Business Development Director

TMF Group
Chicago, IL


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About TMF Group

TMF Group is a leading provider of administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world. As we’re a global company with 12,000+ colleagues based in over 125 offices across 87 jurisdictions, we actively seek out people with the talent and potential to flourish at TMF Group, whatever their background, and offer job opportunities to the broadest spectrum of people. Once on board we nurture and promote talented individuals, making sure that senior positions are open to all.

Discover the Role

The Business Development Director is responsible for creating and closing sales opportunities, bringing in new Regional and Global business to TMF and expanding the company’s market share.

This individual will develop and maintain a network of prospects, and translate these prospects into clients, while also upselling and cross selling to an existing client portfolio. He / She will also develop and maintain a network of intermediaries within his/her Region.

The commercial focus of the role is to bring in new business for TMF Group’s portfolio of services, including HR & Payroll; Global Entity Management; Accounting & Tax; and Trust and Corporate Services.

Key Responsibilities

* Develop the business by building new global and/or regional business pipeline, as along with upselling and cross-selling to existing clients.
* Identify and optimize sales opportunities, using knowledge of the market and competitors, together with TMF’s unique selling proposition and differentiator s.
* If assigned to the OneWorld selected clients, they will be accountable for account planning development and execution; to develop strategic relationships with the Client and build pipeline to grow the business with them.
* Develop and maintain a network of intermediaries that will enable a strong and consistent pipeline for conversion into sales.
* Utilize effective relationships to maximize opportunities for cross referrals.
* Manage the contact to contract sales process efficiently and effectively, with transparency.
* Develop proposals that address clients’ needs, concerns, and business objectives.
* Leads the deal team to ensure the best customer experience and response.
* Leverage input from other internal teams to maximize overall deal value to the business.
* Act as the Deal Lead for large opportunities, from initiation to closure, and create development plans for large client accounts.
* Lead the coordination and presentation of multi-jurisdic tional sales proposals to international clients.
* Drive cross-selling opportunities, working with existing clients as they expand into other jurisdictions serviced by TMF.
* Meet monthly, quarterly, and annual qualified pipeline generation targets.
* Meet monthly, quarterly, and annual sale´s targets, aligned with the company’s objectives.
* Contribute to the development of the sales team, boosting overall productivity and effectiveness, and improving conversion rates.
* Acts as a coach for other sellers.
* Work with leadership to implement best practice and create strategies for sales process improvement based on market research and/or competitor analysis.
* Adopt and maintain TMF sales processes and systems as part of his / her daily job (including CRM weekly maintenance, data accuracy, sales forecasting process, proposal building tool, deal qualification tool, sales dashboards, etc.).
* Inspires and reinforces TMF Culture and Values.

Key Requirements

* Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, sales, marketing, or a related field
* Relevant working experience in a commercial environment, or in consulting, accounting, or law firms.
* Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
* Knowledge of a second language would be a benefit.
* Ability to build strong relationships with clients and intermediaries at all levels.
* Ideal candidate will have a solid network within the industry, and an interest in our portfolio of services.
* Able to "solution sell" where the ability to listen to the clients and understand what they. really need is more important than a hard sell.
* Able to manage coordination of complex multi-jurisdic tional proposals involving multiple business lines.
* Self-motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
* Strong communication, very good negotiation and influencing skills.
* Results-orient ed, and able to manage their priorities/wor kload.
* Experience working in or with direct sales, pre-sales and/or enablement in an enterprise software and/or SaaS environment.
* Regular travel may be required.
* Strong critical thinking and problem-solvin g.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office.
* Experience in Microsoft Dynamics CRM or Salesforce would be a benefit.

What’s in it for you?

* Growth-Focused Environment
We aim to grow our business, our teams, and our people. We encourage our people to identify opportunities and pursue them from idea to impact.
* Strategic Engagement
New people bring fresh ideas. We want you to be involved in shaping our strategy in response to market dynamics. You’ll work closely together with senior leadership to translate these trends into the way we service our clients.
* International Scope
We operate in 85 jurisdictions, which offers an international perspective to work from. You’ll often work cross-border, creating exposure to diverse markets and cultures, and widening your local and global network.
* Entrepreneuria l Contribution
We embrace entrepreneuria l thinking. If you see a way to add value, we’ll support you in exploring it. * Local Benefits

We’re looking forward to getting to know you!

Posted 2025-11-06

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