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Full-Time

Director – Business Development

Posted on 5/1/2024

Livefront

Livefront

51-200 employees

Digital product studio for user-centric solutions

Consulting
Consumer Goods

Senior, Expert

Remote in USA

Category
Business Development
Business & Strategy
Required Skills
Market Research
Sales
Marketing
Requirements
  • Proven experience in outside sales, preferably in digital product services.
  • Strong presentation skills, including sales pitches and negotiations.
  • Ability to be persuasive using data and informed story-telling to influence decision-making.
  • Skill in communicating new perspectives to clients that reframe and challenge their perspective on digital products and how they are built and/or brought to market.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain great relationships with client partners.
  • Demonstrated ability to build trusting relationships with delivery teams.
  • A self-motivated and results-oriented mentality.
  • Track record of sourcing and closing deals valued from $500k to $5mm+.
  • Ability to travel up to 25% for client visits, pitches, and conferences.
Responsibilities
  • Represent Livefront’s skills, expertise, and vision to clients and the community through networking, outreach, and events.
  • Identify and prospect potential clients to generate new business opportunities that are the best fit for Livefront’s capabilities.
  • Communicate Livefront’s value proposition to prospective clients through presentations, conversations, and broader outreach tactics.
  • Collaborate closely with Solutions Architects to propose appropriate team/resourcing plans for client briefs and develop pricing proposals.
  • Leverage the talents of the UX Strategy and Design Team to ideate on behalf of clients, develop concepts to pitch, and develop pitch materials.
  • Pitch and win new business with clients, with support from other key Livefront stakeholders.
  • Nurture and grow existing client relationships.
  • Develop compelling sales presentations, proposals, and other sales support and/or marketing materials.
  • Craft engagements that solve clients’ needs, align to the strengths of Livefront’s processes and methodology, and put our team in position to do our best work and drive impactful outcomes.
  • Help create and manage sales contracts like MSAs and SOWs.
  • Manage, track activity, and build reports from a CRM.
  • Perform competitive analysis and market research to understand customer needs and industry trends across digital services.
  • Be a reliable point of contact and relationship manager for our client partners throughout the span of their relationship with Livefront.

Livefront is a digital product studio based in Minneapolis that creates user-friendly digital products and services through a collaborative process. They work closely with clients, such as General Mills and Optum, to design and optimize digital experiences, ensuring continuous improvement based on user feedback. Unlike many competitors, Livefront emphasizes an iterative development approach and strong partnerships, which allows them to tailor solutions to specific client needs. Their goal is to enhance user engagement and satisfaction across various industries.

Company Stage

Private

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The strategic growth capital investment from Rallyday Partners positions Livefront for accelerated growth and expansion.
  • Winning the 'Best Places to Work' award for the eighth time underscores a positive and supportive work environment, which can attract top talent.
  • Long-term partnerships and ongoing support agreements with clients offer financial stability and opportunities for sustained revenue growth.

What critics are saying

  • The project-based business model may lead to revenue volatility, especially if there are gaps between projects.
  • Dependence on a few large clients like General Mills and Optum could pose a risk if these relationships were to end.

What makes Livefront unique

  • Livefront's collaborative and iterative approach to digital product development ensures continuous refinement and optimization, setting them apart from firms with more rigid methodologies.
  • Their successful partnerships with large corporations like General Mills and Optum highlight their capability to handle high-stakes, large-scale projects.
  • Livefront's strong emphasis on data security, including physical, administrative, and technical safeguards, provides a competitive edge in an era where data breaches are increasingly common.
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