Legal Business Development Director, Welocalize

$95-120k

Expert level
Remote in US
Welocalize

Multilingual content transformation services

Open for applications

Welocalize

Multilingual content transformation services

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseLanguagesContentSaaSMedia

Open for applications

$95-120k

Expert level
Remote in US

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseLanguagesContentSaaSMedia

Company mission

To accelerate the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences.

Role

Who you are

  • Extensive experience in legal sales is a must for this role
  • Bachelor’s degree (BA), or equivalent work experience
  • Must have Sales Experience in the legal sector (e-discovery, litigation, and IP are the primary areas) and able to demonstrate success in a like industry and position or similar
  • Must have current experience working with a sales quota on a monthly / yearly basis
  • Sales experience in the Legal Services sector or in the Translation / Localization space
  • Must have an understanding and proven track record working with Salesforce or related CRM
  • Has track record of procuring leads on his or her own while “owning” the business
  • Has track record of finding, closing and maintaining business including new and existing accounts
  • Strong computer skills

Desirable

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Detail oriented
  • Positive attitude
  • Outstanding problem solving skills
  • Ability to work well with others and independently in a multi-cultural atmosphere

What the job involves

  • Development of an effective understanding of the Company’s business and services
  • Promotion of Welocalize’ s competitive value and expertise in the localization industry
  • Researching and analyzing industries in order to identify new business opportunities
  • Establishing and maintaining client relationships
  • Working knowledge of our contact database, invoicing system, and project management software
  • Working with the Program Directors, Enterprise Project Managers and/or Project Manager (PM) to create account plans, RFPs, SOWs, quotes and ensuring that administrative details are handled efficiently and effectively
  • Working effectively as a team with operations to exceed client expectations
  • Working in a global team defining the underlying value proposition and service offerings for your existing clients and new client targets
  • In conjunction with your manager, taking responsibility and accountability for designated clients and projects
  • Collaboration with your manager and global team to define internal and external expectations and align those to specific deliverables
  • Attending and participating in weekly department meetings
  • Identifying and resolving client concerns
  • Participation in industry conferences to network, acquire industry education, build new leads and sustain current client relationships. Generating profitable sales that meets territory objectives through meeting and/or exceeding established sales targets
  • Cultivating and building strong business relationships with key decision makers
  • Management of the complete sales cycle from prospecting through to closing
  • Prospecting via phone, e-mail and other mediums; follow-up calls, emails
  • Demonstrating and educating the value of the service to the buyer
  • Obtaining and provision of territory information regarding market intelligence and penetration
  • Accurate planning and reporting of all sales related metrics
  • Generation of a qualified pipeline for new business and existing clients
  • Completing of required sales reporting and ensures accurate 90-day, 60-day and 30-day forecast updated weekly

Our take

According to the CSA, while only 16% of the global population speaks English as their native language, approximately 60% of the top 10 million websites are in English. With over 250 language options, Welocalize enables companies to unlock business opportunities at a global scale by transforming and localizing its clients’ online websites and content.

The company has made an impressive number of strategic acquisitions over the years, widening its reach across a range of industries including digital content marketing, litigation support, and healthcare, and is a trusted multilingual solution for 2,000+ global company clients (including Disney, Uber, Dell, TNT, and Blackboard).

Founded in 1997, the company is currently the 4th largest language service provider in North America and the 9th largest provider globally. Welocalize is well-positioned to see continued growth as it furthers its market-leading presence, including by making moves to strengthen its leadership team moving forward.

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Kirsty

Company Specialist

Insights

Led by a woman
Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

28% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (1 round)

Nov 2010

$34m

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Total funding: $34m

Company HQ

Midtown South, New York, NY

Leadership

Smith Yewell

(Co-Founder)

Advisory Board Member at The Color Me a Cure Foundation (Co-Founder) and The Aslan Foundation (Chairman).

Julia Yewell

(Co-Founder)

Co-Founder of The Color Me a Cure Foundation.

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