Business Development Manager

Posted:
7/15/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level

Field(s):
Business & Strategy ⋅ Sales & Account Management

Job Description:

About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Role

We are looking for an energetic sales professionals to join our B2B Sales Team. You will report to Regional Sales Director for the South East Asia region.

You Will:

  • Produce new streams of Dow Jones revenue through sales of products and services to new to company prospects which address their needs 

  • Complete market analysis to identify good potential new to company target organizations, plus the roles and individuals to be prospected 

  • Proactively contact the targets identified, qualify genuine opportunities and move these to the next stage of the sales process, or quickly move on in cases where no worthwhile opportunity exists 

You Have:

  • At least 4 years of proven sales record in a B2B sales role, who are able to demonstrate superior consultative solution sales skills, whilst earning reward for meeting or exceeding revenue growth targets.

  • Experienced sales people with an interest for knowledge-sharing technologies such as CRMs and Portals; intranets; competitive intelligence; knowledge management or global media distribution.

  • A broad understanding of the online business information and financial markets with sales experience in those markets would be desirable.

  • A passion to hunt and cold call

  • Added advantage for candidates who can speak Bahasa Melayu

APAC Benefits

  • Comprehensive Insurance & Retirement plans

  • Paid Time Off and Leaves

  • Education Benefits

  • Family Care Benefits

  • Career Growth Programs

  • Access to Dow Jones Products

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Employee Well-being Support & Fitness Programs

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Business Intelligence

Job Category:

Sales

Union Status:

Non-Union role