Innovation Project Manager (Business Development)

The Role: Innovation Project Manager
Location: Remote

Who We Are
At MBO we give people the control to do the work they love the way they want.
We’re leading the future of work by building a best-in-class platform for independent professionals and leading enterprise organizations. MBO Partners is a deep job platform that connects and enables independent professionals and micro-business owners to do business safely and effectively with enterprise organizations. While we’ve been in business for more than 20 years, we treat each day as an opportunity to help innovate, collaborate, and shape the future of work for our enterprise and independent clients. By joining our team, you’re helping build and lead the next way of working and contributing directly to our platform roadmap and vision.

What You Will Be Doing
In this dynamic role, you will serve as a cornerstone of growth for MindSumo, an MBO Partners company. MindSumo helps companies crowdsource breakthrough ideas and insights from a global community of creative problem solvers. The Innovation Project Manager is responsible for adhering to revenue expectations and annual financial goals by managing the end-to-end sales cycle and pipeline, including overseeing the client relationship and project management post-sale. Through strategic outreach and relationship-building, you'll not only promote our unique service offering, but also contribute directly to our clients innovation and growth.
In this role you will:

• Construct prospect list and reach out leads via LinkedIn and/or email drip campaigns




• Set up and execute introductory calls to pitch and qualify




• If qualified, work prospect through sales cycle with diligent follow up, including scheduling additional calls, creating challenge drafts, and working with procurement




• Once signed, continue to work with client on brainstorming potential MindSumo projects and creating drafts to be launched




• Hold monthly pipeline assessments and launch/manage challenges as they arise




• Put together and hold quarterly trend analyses to add value




• Achieve agreed upon sales targets and outcomes within schedule




• Coordinate sales effort with team members and other departments

• Bachelors’ Degree in Business, Finance, Communication or another related field required




• 3+ years of experience in Sales or a relevant industry where strong Account and Project Management skills were utilized




• Driven, self-starter with a passion for value proposition




• Good understanding of effective sales prospect strategies and methodologies




• Experience in sales or leading project initiatives and change management in a large enterprise environment




• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and the ability to “influence” others




• Strong organizational, analytical, and prioritization skills

• Remote work environment


• Competitive base salary plus commission


• Opportunities for growth and development in a rapidly growing company.


• Excellent medical, dental, and vision plans designed to support healthy lifestyles.


• 401(k) retirement plan


• Flexible Time Off – take time when you need it


• Wellness allowances


• Culture based on trust, feedback, communication, success and fun

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