Plante Moran

Plante Moran

Business Development Manager - Chicago

Chicago Riverside Plaza · Contract

No sponsorship$110k-$160kDetected 26 days ago
CRMBusiness DevelopmentAccountingRecruitingLeadershipCommunication

About the role

  • Our "we-care" culture is more than just a motto; it's a promise.
  • From day one, we prioritize your growth, well-being, and success.
  • This is an exempt position, so you may have to work hours that exceed the standard 40-hour work week.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively identifying and developing new business opportunities by engaging with key business leaders, attending industry events, and building relationships with prospective clients.
  • Leading and executing outreach strategies, including prospecting, developing contact plans, and organizing meetings to uncover client needs where the firm can add value.
  • Collaborating with internal teams to develop and implement pursuit strategies, participate in proposal development, and ensure alignment with firm growth objectives.
  • We strive to create a culture where each person feels accepted and valued.
  • When we can recognize - and celebrate - our many human differences, we're able to create a workplace where all staff feel a sense of belonging and an opportunity to succeed.
  • This allows us to attract and retain the best talent, serve clients through diverse thinking, and better represent and support the various communities in which we live and work.
  • Plante Moran maintains a drug-free workplace.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field; advanced degrees or professional certifications (such as CPA, CBDM, or similar) are highly valued.
  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, with the exception of qualified candidates who are bilingual in either Japanese and English or Chinese and English.

Compensation

  • Proven experience of 7-10 years in business development, sales, or client relationship management within accounting, consulting, or professional services environments with demonstrated success selling $750,000 or more, annually in first year fees.
  • $110,000-$160,000
  • The compensation range reflects the base salary we reasonably expect to pay for this position across our offices in the following regions: CO, IL, OH, and MA.

Benefits

  • At Plante Moran, diversity, equity and inclusion means that all staff members have equitable and fair opportunities to succeed, in an inclusive environment, with their individual, unique identities.
  • We are pleased to offer eligible staff a robust benefits package.
  • Eligibility and contribution requirements for some of these benefits vary based on the number of hours staff work per week.
  • Highlights include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
  • A pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff.
  • A discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff.
  • Plante Moran also offers some contingent staff positions the option to elect health insurance in addition to limited paid sick time.

Company info

  • Plante Moran enjoys a "Workplace for Your Day" model which, simply put, means we strive for flexibility and balance while staying true to our principally in-person model.
  • For early career roles, including campus hires, we offer standardized, market-based starting salaries among individuals within the same hiring group.

Equal opportunity

  • Equal Opportunity Employer.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, with the exception of qualified candidates who are bilingual in either Japanese and English or Chinese and English.

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