Full-Time

Business Development Director

Ais

Posted on 11/23/2025

Deadline 11/30/25
Welocalize

Welocalize

5,001-10,000 employees

AI-powered content localization platform and services

No salary listed

New York, NY, USA

In Person

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
Sales
Lead Generation
Salesforce
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a college or university a plus, related experience and/or training required.
  • Experience in business-to-business sales experience in professional services and technology solutions strongly preferred.
  • Experience in closed sales in new business of Large Accounts, within the company or externally in a like industry and position.
  • An understanding of working in a customer-centric sales methodology.
  • A track record of lead generation, key account targeting, qualifying and closing new business including new and existing accounts.
  • Experience of enterprise-level sales experience in the localization industry.
  • Demonstrated ability to create and execute on a successful business development strategy.
  • Demonstrated competence in working independently to structure, negotiate, and close multi-million dollar accounts with leading companies, particularly in the technology, manufacturing, consumer, travel/hospitality, and finance industries.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills; strong bias towards data-based decision making, and comfort with financial and operational analysis.
  • Excellent communication and persuasion skills; demonstrated success getting buy-in for innovative and bold projects.
  • Tenacity and sense of urgency; the ability to make things happen quickly with large, less nimble customers.
  • Five years of enterprise-level, business-to-business sales experience in professional services and technology solutions to Fortune 500 and mid-market customers.
  • A minimum of two consecutive years of total closed sales in new business of $2 million/year, within the company or externally in a like industry and position.
  • An understanding and proven track record working in a customer-centric sales methodology.
  • A track record of lead generation, key account targeting, qualifying and closing new business including new and existing accounts.
Responsibilities
  • Making contact with clients to develop and maintain the healthy working relationship with Welocalize.
  • Working with the Program Directors, Enterprise Project Managers and/or Project Manager (PM) to create territory, account and opportunity plans, RFPs, SOWs, quotes and ensuring that administrative details are handled effectively and efficiently.
  • Working within and maintaining customer data in Salesforce.com, including but not limited to sales forecasts, plans, activities, opportunities, pipelines and related data.
  • Coordinating RFP/RFQ/RFI responses, as needed.
  • Ability to travel approximately 30%, including customer visits and attending industry events, as required.
  • Working in a global team defining the underlying value proposition and service offerings for existing clients and new client targets.
  • In conjunction with your manager, helping to generate a higher return on our sales and marketing efforts to produce a larger volume of target clients.
  • In conjunction with your manager and global team, moving opportunities along the sales process to help achieve closed sales above budget (up to and including closing).
  • Taking responsibility and accountability for designated clients, territories, verticals, horizontals, service offerings and projects.
  • Collaborating with the global team to define internal and external expectations, and aligning those to specific deliverables.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a college or university a plus, related experience and/or training required.
  • Five years of enterprise-level, business-to-business sales experience in professional services and technology solutions to Fortune 500 and mid-market customers.
  • A minimum of two consecutive years of total closed sales in new business of $2 million/year, within the company or externally in a like industry and position.
  • Three to five years of enterprise-level sales experience in the localization industry.
  • Demonstrated ability to create and execute on a successful business development strategy.
  • Demonstrated competence in working independently to structure, negotiate, and close multi-million dollar accounts with leading companies, particularly in the technology, manufacturing, consumer, travel/hospitality, and finance industries.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills; strong bias towards data-based decision making, and comfort with financial and operational analysis.
  • Excellent communication and persuasion skills; demonstrated success getting buy-in for innovative and bold projects.
  • Tenacity and sense of urgency; the ability to make things happen quickly with large, less nimble customers.

Welocalize helps global brands reach international audiences by localizing content for different languages and cultures. Its product, OPAL, is an AI-enabled service platform that streamlines translation, review, and approval using modular AI blocks, connectors to enterprise systems, and workflow apps. This integrated approach combines automation with human review to speed delivery, reduce costs, and improve accuracy. The company aims to help clients expand globally, boost engagement with international customers, and grow revenue through scalable localization.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$34M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1997

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Clinical trials market demands linguistic validation, creating recurring high-margin service opportunities.
  • Paul Danter's appointment signals strategic focus on premium-priced technology and entertainment verticals.
  • PATHFINDER e-learning platform builds brand authority in rapidly growing AI-enabled language services sector.

What critics are saying

  • EU AI Act enforcement fines up to €35M or 7% global turnover for non-transparent OPAL NMT disclosures.[1][3]
  • OpenAI enterprise localization API enables in-house translation at 70% lower cost for top clients.[1]
  • RWS Smartling MT integration offers half OPAL implementation time, capturing workflow automation clients.[1]

What makes Welocalize unique

  • AILQA Beta and TranslationRater™ embed quality assurance directly into enterprise AI workflows.
  • Next Level Globalization acquisition strengthens life sciences division with specialized medical devices expertise.
  • Ranked among world's largest LSPs by CSA Research, Nimdzi, and Slator with 400+ employees.

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Benefits

Accident Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Telemedicine Benefit

Paid Sick Time

Paid Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Mileage Reimbursement

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Voluntary Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

5%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

8%
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