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Business Development Partner-US
About the job Business Development Partner-US
Key Responsibilities
US Market Development
- Identify and pursue enterprise business opportunities across selected US industries and geographic markets.
- Develop relationships with potential clients, technology leaders, and relevant decision-makers.
- Leverage established professional networks to generate qualified business introductions.
- Identify opportunities involving enterprise AI, digital transformation, UX research, application development, cloud solutions, and IT professional services.
- Provide market insights to support USER's business development and positioning in the United States.
Enterprise Client Acquisition
- Facilitate introductions to prospective enterprise clients.
- Engage senior stakeholders to understand business requirements, technology challenges, and potential project needs.
- Coordinate discovery meetings and solution presentations with USER's internal teams.
- Support proposal development, negotiations, and contract discussions where agreed.
- Assist in advancing qualified opportunities toward successful commercial engagements.
Strategic Partnerships & Channel Development
- Establish relationships with US-based consulting firms, technology service providers, and relevant business networks.
- Identify potential channel partners, referral partners, and strategic collaborators.
- Support the development of long-term commercial relationships and repeat business opportunities.
- Recommend appropriate go-to-market approaches based on industry requirements and market demand.
Business Reporting & Coordination
- Maintain visibility of qualified opportunities and their progression.
- Provide agreed periodic updates on prospect engagement, pipeline development, and market feedback.
- Coordinate with USER's management and delivery teams to support client onboarding and successful project handover.
Requirements
Essential
- Currently based in the United States with established business relationships in the US market.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in enterprise business development, technology sales, strategic partnerships, or consulting.
- Proven experience developing business opportunities with US enterprise clients.
- Strong existing network of business leaders, technology decision-makers, or relevant industry contacts.
- Understanding of the US B2B technology services and consulting market.
- Experience introducing, positioning, or selling complex technology or professional services.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, networking, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to operate independently and coordinate with international teams.
Preferred
- Experience with enterprise AI, cloud services, digital transformation, UX research, or software engineering.
- Relationships with CIOs, CTOs, technology executives, digital transformation leaders, or enterprise procurement teams.
- Experience in technology consulting, systems integration, managed services, or professional services.
- Experience working with international technology companies.
- Understanding of US enterprise procurement and vendor onboarding requirements.
- Experience developing channel partnerships or technology referral networks.
Engagement & Commercial Arrangement
- Part-time, flexible engagement based in the United States.
- Commercial terms may include referral fees, sales commissions, retainers, or a hybrid model, subject to agreement.
- Incentives and payment triggers will be clearly documented in a separate written agreement.
- The partner will not have authority to sign contracts, commit to pricing, or legally bind USER without prior written authorisation.
- Confidentiality, intellectual property, non-solicitation, client ownership, and applicable compliance obligations will be addressed in the partnership agreement.
Key Performance Indicators
- Qualified enterprise introductions
- Qualified sales pipeline generated
- New enterprise accounts acquired
- Contracts and attributable revenue generated
- Strategic referral and channel relationships established
- Progression and conversion of partner-generated opportunities
Ideal Partner
- A well-connected US business development professional or technology consultant who understands enterprise buying decisions, has an established network, and can develop meaningful commercial opportunities for an international technology services provider.