The Role
Antares is seeking a dynamic and results-driven Business Development Manager to drive sales of our Application Development solutions. This is a pure sales role focused on identifying, pursuing, and closing new business opportunities (and some existing account management)
using and harnessing your knowledge in custom solutions based on Microsoft Technologies within the Application Development practice.
You’ll be responsible for generating new client relationships and expanding existing ones, selling custom application development services including software solutions, chatbots, generative AI applications, and systems integration services. As you are a part of the sales team, you will work closely with our delivery and technical teams to ensure seamless transition post-sale, but your primary focus will be sales and revenue growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive new business development through proactive outreach, networking, and partner engagement (especially with Microsoft).
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified sales opportunities for application development projects.
- Own the end-to-end sales process from prospecting to deal closure.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key business and IT decision-makers.
- Consistently meet or exceed monthly and quarterly sales targets.
- Work with internal stakeholders to align client needs with Antares’ capabilities.
- Support account transition to the delivery team and ensure a smooth customer handover.
- Identify upsell, cross-sell, and recurring business opportunities within accounts.
About You
- 3+ years’ experience in business development or sales within the professional services or technology sector.
- Demonstrated success in meeting or exceeding sales targets.
- Familiarity with the Microsoft Solutions in the Application Development space, such as Azure, .NET, AI applications, chatbots and systems integration services
- Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
- Self-motivated, outcome-driven, and comfortable working autonomously.
- Excellent relationship builder with a hunter mindset.
- Knowledge of our primary NSW/VIC markets and established industry networks is highly desirable.
- Previous experience with Pre-Sales would also be a desirable.
Antares Benefits
- Attractive and competitive salary packages
- “Great Place to Work” certified employer
- Fantastic and hands-on learning environment
- Hybrid Work arrangements – Work is a thing you do, not a place you go
- Amazing Company Culture - Enjoy regular social events and free lunch Thursdays
- Birthday Off - If your birthday falls on a workday, it's a free day off for you!
- Wellness Program - $600 per year to spend on your own well-being
- Home Office Program – Giving you the tools you need to WFH effectively and comfortably
Top Skills
What We Do
We drive digital transformation and boost productivity with customised, data-driven and AI Powered solutions.
Established in 2006, Antares Solutions is a Sydney-based IT consultancy dedicated to solving unique business problems using Microsoft technology.
As a highly credited Microsoft Solutions Partner who specialise in delivering expertise across its four practice areas: Modern Workplace, Data Solutions, Application Development and Business Apps (CRM), our innovative solutions help our customer develop efficiencies and drive value across the private, public and not for profit sectors.
Antares is large enough to deliver cutting-edges technology solutions but small enough to move with agility. Our philosophy is simple, we believe you know your business better than anyone. We work with you from the inside out – partnering with your organisation to understand your unique business needs. Using this insight, we build IT solutions tailored to fit your organisation that help improve the way your 'people' work. Our ultimate aim is for your technology to be less visible, so you can spend more time growing your business, and not your systems.
Our team of highly skilled consultants specialise in delivering SharePoint solutions both in on-premises and in cloud environments as well as delivering solutions around BI & data analytics, custom AI applications, mobility, migration and managed services.
An Antares’ solution allows your business to reach its full potential; we deliver solutions that add value to your organisation because our focus is on improving the systems that allow ‘people’ to work better across multiple facets in their job.
At Antares, We Care. We Question. We Can.
