Director-Business Development (Los Angeles, CA)

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The Field Sales Director sits within a geographical territory and leads a team of managers responsible for new prospect acquisition with annual company revenues ranging from $10M to $300M. This position will drive results through thought leadership, rigorous performance management and coaching and development of a high performing team. This role requires up to 3 weeks per month of travel.

Job Responsibilities:

Strategic planning (20 – 30% of time) 

▪ Drive overall sales territory strategy to achieve business goals and sales targets 

▪ Collect customer feedback and distribute internally to influence product development based on customer need 

Coaching and development (20 – 30% of time) 

▪ Hire and on-board new Field Sales managers to build a strong team 

▪ Support team development by regularly conduct 1:1 coaching sessions, team huddles to share best practices 

Performance management (10 – 20% of time) 

▪ Drive a high quality, rigorous sales review process, including account planning, account prioritization and opportunity development in coordination with Field Sales managers 

▪ Partner with Marketing, EDA, PPI, Product and Senior Leadership to improve sales engagement and performance 

▪ Support team to handle client escalations, as needed 

Business development (10 – 20% of time) 

▪ Initiate, develop and maintain executive level relationships and drive sales activities with key customers 

▪ Lead sales team to develop a long-term strategy for each territory and top clients 

Compliance (100% of time) 

▪ Ensure all aspects of the American Express Code of Conduct, and our Sales Practices policies, standard, and procedures, are adhered to so that we uphold the highest standards in our interactions with our customers and compliantly meet all regulatory requirements 

▪ Conduct customer ride-alongs with Field Sales managers to ensure high quality and compliant customer interactions

Knowledge, Skills, Attributes, and Experience:

Knowledge and Skills

Client development 

▪ Demonstrates ability to identify potential client growth opportunities and drive results through creative problem solving and excellent leadership 

Coaching 

▪ Provides individualized skills-improvement assistance, aiding in self-discovery and encouraging self-generated solutions 

Performance management 

▪ Exhibits consistent track record of managing performance, coaching, and motivating for success and identification of development strengths and opportunities improvement to a large team to enable improved business results 

Demonstrating value 

▪ Proactively and consistently demonstrates the value of partnering with American Express 

Results focus 

▪ Demonstrates a competitive, positive attitude, quickly adapts to different situations, and recovers from setbacks 

Market, industry, & product knowledge 

▪ Understands at a tactical level market/industry key competitors, challenges, terminology, technology, trends, and regulation 

Attributes:

▪ Strategic thinking 

▪ Leadership and team motivation 

▪ Personal accountability

▪ Compliance focused 

Experience:

▪ Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred 

▪ Experience leading sales teams, 7 – 10 years minimum 

▪ Proven experience winning new business relationships 

▪ Experience achieving sales quota and goals through multiple product offerings 

▪ Experience in a highly-regulated industry

Salary Range: $115,000.00 to $190,000.00 annually + sales incentive + equity (if applicable) + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive base salaries 
• Bonus incentives 
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan 
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy 
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) 
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program 
• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions

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