Associate Business Development Manager

Associate Business Development Manager - Milan   The ROLE Convera is a global leader in commercial payments that powers international business by moving money with ease. This role is a great opportunity to progress in your sales career through different business development roles as well as explore other opportunities across the GTM business.  To succeed in this role, we are looking for resilient, motivated individuals with a tenacious and competitive mindset to work on all aspects of the sales cycle, from prospecting clients with low interest, through a full "discovery" stage, to a client trading habitually.   As a trusted business partner, you will focus on building effective long term, mutually beneficial and profitable relationships with clients from mid-cap to corporates in Italy by growing the business and extending the reach of Convera's products & services to achieve new business revenue.  ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES   Lead Generation & Prospecting  Use your deep knowledge of Convera's value proposition to attract new leads to build a suitable pipeline, while also understanding the needs, challenges, and requirements that prospects/clients face when trading overseas  Achieve Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) such as revenue setting targets, and report them on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis to drive new business  Focus on [Small-to-Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME)] business acquisition(s), with businesses with FX turnover and/or payment exposure by aligning with Partners under the direction of Sr. BDMs, Head of Desk, or Sales Leaders  Proactively seek new business opportunities in the market, through cold calls, attending networking events, referrals, exhibitions, and through our internal sources (e.g., LinkedIn Sales Navigator and/or [D&B hoovers]) for researching companies  Use sales enablement tools, such as Salesforce, with a focus on maximining effectiveness by using sales tech stack such as Highspot, Zoom Info, to generate new sales opportunities  In partnership with your dedicated Demand Generator, manage a pipeline of varied opportunities (i.e., in terms of company/need/solution required), and progress that pipeline by ensuring that a targeted number of meetings are being completed, and client Application Forms are being returned  Create business proposals to articulate the benefits of our product range and consultatively guide prospects/clients to additional products & services and appropriate solutions   Relationship Building & Management  Introduce relevant support functions such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Corporate Hedging Manager (CHM) and or Senior Business Development Manager (Sr. BDM's) to clients  Build and maintain long lasting client relationships with associated organizations, partners, and advisors of our prospective clients  Collaborate with internal teams to build a strong external network of Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) partners   Negotiations & Contract Management  Influence clients ranging from start-up owners to directors, to C-suite executives of targeted corporations  Ensure client adoption of our services by scheduling regular meetings to discuss and review progress, and own an undertaking of a general "health check" of client's status  Maintain documentation of all relevant SFDC records (e.g., sales diary, prospect's next steps, etc.), and/or ensuring you get Accounts through the Accreditation/Set Up process   Collaboration & Coordination  Work closely with internal teams (i.e., including bid, customer assurance, pre-sales, and customer care) to ensure seamless service delivery   BASIC QUALIFICATIONS  1-3 years of Sales industry experience, ideally in the financial services marketplace  Experience introducing and onboarding new customers   Strong organizational and effective time management skills  Active listening, strong written and verbal communication skills, such as a professional telephone manner  Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment   Must be fluent in English (oral and written), as well as Italian    PREFERRED QUALIFICAITONS  Foreign Exchange (FX) knowledge and/or experience, especially with payments, risk management, and/or hedging solutions  B2B sales experience a plus  Bachelor's Degree preferred   ABOUT CONVERA  Convera is a global leader in commercial payments that powers international business by moving money with ease. We provide tech-led payment solutions to help more than 26,000 customers globally grow with confidence, from small businesses to CFOs and treasurers. As experts in foreign exchange, risk and compliance, with an unrivaled regulatory footprint, Convera's financial network spans more than 140 currencies and 200 countries and territories.  Our teams care deeply about the value we deliver to our customers, which makes Convera a rewarding place to work. This is an exciting time for our organization as we expand our team with growth-minded, results-oriented people who are looking to move fast in an innovative environment.     As a truly global company with employees in over 20 countries, we are passionate about diversity; we seek and celebrate people from different backgrounds, lifestyles, and unique points of view. We want to work with the best people and ensure we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging.    We offer an abundance of competitive perks and benefits including:    Competitive salary   Opportunity to earn a bonus (dependent on performance)   Great career growth and development opportunities in a global organization    Corporate benefits   There are plenty of amazing opportunities at Convera for talented, creative problem solvers who never settle for good enough and are looking to transform Business to Business payments.    Apply now!