Business Development Manager

RWS Group is a global AI solutions company empowering the world’s most trusted enterprise AI. The Business Development Manager will drive new business and accelerate growth across the US market by managing the full sales cycle, winning new customers, and expanding existing accounts.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the US sales territory to maximize sales opportunities and revenue growth
• Drive net-new business acquisition while also expanding within existing accounts
• Identify and target new prospects, focusing on the business needs and drivers of target organizations
• Win new projects and clients for RWS Group, with a strong focus on new logo acquisition
• Increase penetration of existing customers to extend sales opportunities
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline through proactive outreach, social selling, and networking
• Manage and develop reseller partnerships across the US territory
• Collaborate closely with marketing to generate leads, including digital content and campaigns
• Deliver impactful sales presentations and solution demos with support from product specialists
• Manage RFI/RFP processes, proposals, and contract negotiations
• Maintain strong relationships within the language technology and SaaS community
• Participate in events, webinars, and industry activities
• Continuously develop expertise in sales methodologies and language technology solutions (Trados, Language Weaver)
• Partner with internal stakeholders (product, marketing, pre-sales) to identify and develop new opportunities
• Support market insights and feedback to inform product and go-to-market strategies

Requirements:

• Proven experience in sales, ideally within language technology or SaaS/software environments
• Strong hunter mindset with demonstrated success in new business acquisition and revenue generation
• Results-oriented with a passion for winning new business and outperforming competition
• Experience managing full sales cycles, from prospecting through to closing
• Ability to build and convert pipeline, track opportunities, and forecast revenue
• Strong understanding of solution/value-based selling
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
• Ability to navigate complex, multi-stakeholder sales environments
• Proactive, self-starter with high levels of autonomy, drive, and resilience
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, target-driven environment
• Strong collaboration skills with ability to work cross-functionally
• Experience using social selling and digital prospecting tools (e.g., LinkedIn)
• Fast learner with adaptability to new technologies and markets
• Experience selling SaaS solutions
• Typically 2–5 years of relevant sales experience
• Strong interest in continuous professional and sales development
• Experience working with or managing resellers/channel partners is a plus
• Background in language technology or localization industry is a plus
• Spanish language skills (particularly valuable for the US market) is a plus
• Degree in business, engineering, or related field (preferred, not essential)