Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CIBT is a leading global provider of immigration and visa services for corporations and individuals, operating in 25 countries worldwide. The Business Development Director will identify, engage, and close new business opportunities across the US, selling consultative immigration, global mobility, and travel services. The role owns the full sales cycle, manages pipeline and forecasts, leads complex stakeholder sales processes, and collaborates cross-functionally to drive revenue growth.
Responsibilities
- Own the full sales cycle from prospecting through close of accounts within their territory
- Build and manage a qualified pipeline targeting organisations within the defined customer profile
- Develop territory and account plans that prioritise high-potential prospects based on sector, immigration volume, and compliance exposure
- Partner with other sales team members to convert outbound activity into qualified meetings
- Lead insight-driven conversations that challenge prospect assumptions about immigration risk, compliance, and cost
- Tailor commercial proposals around each prospect’s specific workforce mobility challenges—not a one-size-fits-all pitch
- Orchestrate senior subject-matter experts (immigration consultants, attorneys, advisory leads) into client-facing conversations at the right moments
- Navigate multi-stakeholder buying committees spanning HR, Legal, Procurement, and Global Mobility
- Maintain rigorous CRM data in Salesforce—accurate staging, next steps, close dates, and deal values
- Deliver against quarterly and annual new business revenue targets
- Provide accurate, evidence-based forecasts; distinguish between commit, upside, and pipeline
- Contribute to the refinement of sales playbooks, customer profile definitions, and go-to-market strategy as the segment matures
- Work closely with Marketing on campaign execution and content-led demand generation
- Represent CIBT | Newland Chase at industry conferences, trade shows and networking events to build brand awareness and generate pipeline
- Develop a professional social media presence particularly on Linkedin – sharing relevant immigration insights and industry commentary
- Collaborate with Newland Chase Consulting to identify and develop upsell pathways into advisory services
- Engage with Bid Management and Pricing teams on competitive proposals and RFP responses
- Share market intelligence and competitive insight to inform broader commercial strategy
Skills
- Extensive B2B new business sales experience in global mobility, travel, professional services, consulting, HR services, workforce solutions, or a similarly complex, relationship-driven environment
- Strong experience and understanding of US market
- Ability to challenge how prospects think about immigration, reframe their understanding of risk and compliance, and position CIBT as the strategic partner of choice
- Proven track record of winning new customers in the with deal sizes in the $500K+ range
- Demonstrated ability to run a consultative, multi-stakeholder sales process—not order-taking
- Experience with Challenger, MEDDPICC, SPIN, or equivalent structured sales methodologies
- Strong understanding and experience of pricing, competitive positioning, and how to build a business case
- Experience with Salesforce or similar and pipeline management and forecasting
- Fluency in English
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Ability to thrive in fast-changing environments where priorities shift and formal processes are still being built
- Travel: Up to 25%
- Experience in immigration services, legal, global mobility, relocation, or adjacent workforce mobility sectors
- Familiarity with corporate immigration buying dynamics (HR, Legal, Global Mobility functions)
- Knowledge of RMC (Relocation Management Company) and TMC (Travel Management Company) channel and how immigration services integrate with broader mobility programmes
- Experience selling into regulated or compliance-driven environments
- Prior exposure to Sales Development Rep-supported go-to-market models
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability Coverage
- Company Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Travel Assistance Services
- Legal and Identity Theft Protection Plans
- Commuter Benefit Subsidy
- Employee Recognition Programs
- Referral Bonus Opportunities
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