Director, Business Development, Government Grants - Mississauga, Canada - Ryan, LLC

Ryan, LLC

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Mississauga, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Ryan is seeking a Director, Business Development with experience in Government Grants, Government Funding and Government Incentives.

The Director will focus on business development in a consultive sales capacity acting as both consultant to clients, advisor and program management.

This position will drive growth and revenue for the Government Grants Practice and requires the ability to gain a deep understanding of the business and needs of the client and market multiple services lines / grants products to meet those needs.

Technical knowledge or experience in Government Grants, Funding and Incentives is highly preferred in addition to having strong communications and relationship skills to relate and sell to clients.

If you have experience selling professional services and the desire, or know of someone with this experience and desire, contact us.

If you have experience in Government Grants in public accounting, call us. You could be a fit.

This is a high-impact role offering room for career growth and advancement to Principal.

Ideally the location is in Mississauga, Ryan Canada HQ but we are flexible if the right individual lives elsewhere in Canada.

SUMMARY:

The Director, Client Services, Government Grants works directly with clients, prospects and strategic partners to assess their strategic challenges and growth opportunities.

Their main responsibility is to reach out to new and existing clients to explore government funding program opportunities. This position requires a balance of new client acquisition and re-engagement of existing clients. The Director assists the Client Services team with pipeline management by identifying funding opportunities and closing select programs.

Core responsibilities for this role include:
Client Re-engagement - 25%

Funding Opportunity Identification - 35%

Prospecting New Clients and Lead Generation - 25%

Responsible for new prospects and lead development of clients, focusing on mainly government funding opportunities and identifying opportunities to cross sell other Ryan services where possible.

As the team member's territory develops, there will be a natural shift away from lead generation and focus on re-engaging existing clients to maximize their lifetime funding value.

Strategic Partners Identification and Collaboration - 15%

Responsible for collaborating with potential partners/vendors/industry associations or networking groups on the potential synergy of government funding services supported by the President to execute and deliver.

This includes preliminary information education and enablement, interviews, completing the mandatory scope components, and assisting with follow-up activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Reengaging existing clients through multiple communication methods to ensure they are aware of funding opportunities for their upcoming projects.
Ensure the client's demographic information and communication history is properly stored and maintained within Ryan's business systems.
Maintain knowledge of a selection of funding programs including key criteria and details required to effectively pair programs with various initiatives; all research is compiled internally into several available learning tools.
Support sales and gotomarket strategies by collaborating with the Sales and Grants engagement leaders to identify new opportunities to engage and convert their clients.
Qualifying clients and projects and completing the info gathering process to ensure clients are eligible for funding programs.
Attend inperson meetings and travel to client sites/facilities, and events and tradeshows increase our brand awareness and support lead generation activities.
Meet and collaborate with the Seales and Grants engagement teams 23 times per week to discuss opportunities, progress, issues, etc.
Manage the optimal Government Funding Services for a selection of client profiles and, where possible, identify opportunities to cross sell other Ryan services, including SR&ED and other tax recovery practices.
Gain fluidity and expertise in customizing CRM reports to complete data analytics on individual territory and gain insights from other best practices in Sales/Marketing.
Establish processes to manage a new HubSpot Sequence every 2128 days for outreach to enhance the effective use of marketing automation.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's, Master's degree or Postsecondary diploma or equivalent with six to eight years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience in sales, consultative selling or account/client management
Extensive experience in customer support/service roles
Organized and proactive
Natural problemsolving abilities
Ability to support the activities of the team to ensure client commitments are completed in a timely manner
Selfmotivated and ability to work in a variety of environments