Business Development Specialist

• Identifies new business opportunities through extensive research, persistent cold outreach, and telephone and email prospecting
• Collaborate with senior broker team on approaches to potential clients for optimal success.
• Drafts correspondence to existing and prospective clients.
• Walk buildings to research tenants and building terms. Cultivate a compelling pitch for tenants to consider our services.
• Provides leads, schedules meetings, and stays in frequent contact with potential clients
• Cultivates new business opportunities for sales professionals through cold calling and networking.

Savills is seeking an enthusiastic & growth-minded Business Development Specialist to work closely with our team of experienced senior brokers. This is a key role in our company, leading top of the funnel sales activities for the firm. Our ideal candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit and will thrive in a “high risk, high reward” type of environment.

• Experience with high-volume strategic outbound prospecting
• Excellent professional writing, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills
• 2+ years of business development/outbound sales experience
• Enthusiastic, dedicated approach to understanding prospective client needs and implementing outreach strategies
• A coachable and collaborative demeanor with strong teamwork skills
• Ability to initiate contact with and pursue C-level executives.
• Ability to maintain a positive mindset in the face of a small win rate
• Bachelor's degree
• Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing circumstances and needs
• Strong work ethic and a results-oriented mindset
• Utilizes professional interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships at the C-suite level