Business Development Specialist II

Posted 11 Hours Ago
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Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
70K-82K Annually
Mid level
Information Technology • Internet of Things • Marketing Tech
The Role
Develops new business opportunities with sponsors, exhibitors, and marketplace companies. Responsibilities include prospect research, targeted outreach, relationship building, networking at industry events, sponsorship and exhibitor sales, pipeline management, CRM updates, and opportunity development. The role independently manages assigned opportunities, collaborates with sales and internal teams, and progressively assumes ownership of strategic opportunities and the full sales cycle.
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About Us

HighLevel is a cloud-based, all-in-one white-label marketing and sales platform that empowers marketing agencies, entrepreneurs, and businesses to elevate their digital presence and drive growth. We are proud to support a global and growing community of over 2 million businesses, from marketing agencies to entrepreneurs to small businesses and beyond. Our platform empowers users across industries to streamline operations, drive growth, and crush their goals. HighLevel processes over 15 billion API hits and handles more than 2.5 billion message events every day. Our platform manages 470 terabytes of data distributed across five databases, operates with a network of over 250 microservices, and supports over 1 million domain names.

Our People

With over 2000+ team members across 15+ countries, we operate in a global, remote-first environment. We are building more than software; we are building a global community rooted in creativity, collaboration, and impact. We take pride in cultivating a culture where innovation thrives, ideas are celebrated, and people come first, no matter where they call home.

Our Impact

Every month, our platform powers over 1.5 billion messages, helps generate over 200 million leads, and facilitates over 20 million conversations for the more than 2 million businesses we serve. Behind those numbers are real people growing their companies, connecting with customers, and making their mark - and we get to help make that happen.

Learn more about us on our YouTube Channel or Blog Posts

Who You Are:
A relationship-driven, results-oriented sales professional who thrives on creating new business opportunities and building meaningful connections with prospective partners.

Energized by environments where identifying opportunities, developing relationships, and pursuing new business are part of the daily rhythm. Equally comfortable with proactive outreach, networking, referrals, and in-person industry events as tools for building a strong pipeline.

Thoughtful in approach, taking the time to understand a prospect's goals before recommending the right opportunity. Self-motivated, persistently professional, and adaptable, with the ability to independently research companies, engage decision-makers, and manage follow-up without losing the human side of the conversation..


What You'll Be Doing:

    Business Development & Prospecting

  • Identify and develop new business opportunities with marketplace companies and prospective sponsors and exhibitors, with accountability for pipeline and participation growth.

  • Conduct targeted outreach to new prospects, existing leads, and companies within specific geographic markets

  • Research prospective companies and identify relevant decision-makers

  • Build and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified opportunities

  • Develop thoughtful, personalized outreach and follow-up strategies

  • Relationship Development & Networking

  • Build strong relationships with prospective sponsors, exhibitors, and industry contacts

  • Attend approximately 1 to 2 external industry events per month to network, prospect, and develop new business

  • Represent the company and its events professionally at external and customer-facing opportunities

  • Leverage networking, referrals, and existing relationships to create new business opportunities

  • Sales & Opportunity Development

  • Understand prospect goals and recommend sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities that align with their objectives

  • Communicate the value of event participation, including access to a highly targeted audience, decision-makers, industry credibility, and strong attendee engagement

  • Independently manage assigned sponsor and exhibitor opportunities, engaging the Senior Manager for complex or strategic opportunities.

  • Develop increasing independence to own  strategic opportunities and the full sales cycle as the pipeline grows

  • Pipeline & Market Development

  • Maintain accurate prospect and opportunity information in the CRM

  • Track outreach, meetings, qualified opportunities, and pipeline activity and adjust outreach and sponsorship strategies to improve performance.

  • Work toward defined business development and pipeline goals

  • Identify opportunities to expand sponsorship and exhibitor participation within new geographic markets and target segments

  • Share insights from prospect conversations and external events to support new business identification

  • Collaboration

  • Partner closely with the Senior Manager, Field Event Sales to align business development activity with overall sales priorities

  • Collaborate with internal teams to support prospects throughout the sales process

  • Develop increasing independence and ownership as knowledge of the business, event portfolio, and sales process grows

What You’ll Bring:

  • Highly proactive approach to business development and prospecting

  • Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to establish trust across a wide range of stakeholders

  • Comfortable networking and building connections in both formal and informal settings

  • Ability to understand prospect needs and match them with the right opportunity

  • Thoughtful persistence and strong follow-through without being overly transactional

  • Entrepreneurial and curious mindset with the ability to identify and pursue opportunities independently

  • Strong organizational and time management skills

  • Clear and compelling written and verbal communication

  • Results-oriented with a focus on building meaningful pipeline and long-term partnerships

  • Ability to work independently in a remote environment while collaborating effectively with the broader team

  • Familiarity with Google Workspace, CRM and email tools, Slack, and AI-powered productivity and research too


  • Experience/Education/Certifications Required:

  • 3 to 5 years of experience in business development, sales, partnerships, account development, or a related field

  • Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent practical experience

  • Experience in event sales, sponsorships, exhibitor sales, or the events industry preferred

  • Proven ability to manage a sales pipeline and develop new business opportunities

  • Experience engaging a range of decision-makers including company owners, partnership leaders, and business development stakeholders

  • Experience in a remote or distributed work environment is a plus

  • Willingness to travel to internal events and approximately 1 to 2 external industry events per month

The salary range for this position is $70000 - $82000 annually
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Skills Required

  • 3 to 5 years of experience in business development, sales, partnerships, account development, or a related field
  • Proven ability to manage a sales pipeline and develop new business opportunities
  • Experience engaging company owners, partnership leaders, and business development stakeholders
  • Highly proactive approach to business development and prospecting
  • Strong relationship-building, networking, communication, organizational, and time-management skills
  • Ability to work independently in a remote environment while collaborating effectively with the broader team
  • Willingness to travel to internal events and approximately 1 to 2 external industry events per month
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience in event sales, sponsorships, exhibitor sales, or the events industry
  • Experience in a remote or distributed work environment

HighLevel Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about HighLevel and has not been reviewed or approved by HighLevel.

  • Healthcare Strength Employer materials highlight employer-paid medical and vision for employees, with mental health support and short‑term disability included. Feedback suggests health coverage is a relative bright spot that can raise overall satisfaction even when base pay is not top‑tier.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Flexible PTO, paid family leave, and paid holidays are emphasized alongside a remote‑first setup. Feedback suggests this time‑off approach supports work–life balance and is frequently cited as part of the value proposition.
  • Retirement Support A company‑matched 401(k) is presented as part of the core package. Feedback suggests retirement support contributes meaningful long‑term value and helps offset tradeoffs in cash compensation.

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The Company
HQ: Dallas, OR
974 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

https://www.gohighlevel.com/quick-links One white-labeled marketing app to rule them all. HighLevel is everything your business needs to succeed! Capture leads using our landing pages, surveys, forms, calendars, inbound phone system & more! Automatically message leads via voicemail, forced calls, SMS, emails, FB Messenger & more! Use our built in tools to collect payments, schedule appointments, and track analytics

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