Business Development Director - Chicago, IL - Generatrix, LLC

Benchmark International, a global mergers & acquisitions company, is looking for an experienced and highly driven M&A sales professional. This is a 'front line' sales position with a strong emphasis on assisting clients who are looking to exit or grow their business.

The Director role will involve:

• Valuing and assessing the salability of each potential client's business.
• Explaining the services of Benchmark International.
• Presenting clients with a variety of exit/growth solutions.

Job Responsibilities

As a Director, you will visit potential clients at their place of business. Generation of leads and appointment setting are provided by our Deal Origination Team.

Your specific duties as a Director will include:

• Contracting with clients to sell their company.
• Negotiating all contract terms and fees.
• Providing our Deal Transaction teams with a complete business engagement package for each signed contract, including financial information.
• Meeting or exceeding all sales and performance goals.

Job Requirements

As a Director, you must be a highly energetic and passionate individual with a positive and highly motivated 'can do' attitude. You must have the strong desire and ambition to succeed in this hugely rewarding industry. It is also vital for your role as a Director that you possess excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills as well as presentation abilities.

Specific qualifications for the Director position include:

• Proven professional sales experience in a Business-to-Business environment.
• Commercial understanding and awareness of business from either running your own business, by having experience in the Mergers & Acquisitions industry or by dealing with businesses at an executive level.
• Ability to influence a client's buying decisions by presenting the features and benefits of Benchmark International.
• Ability to obtain a state-specific real estate license within prescribed deadlines.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Salary

Benchmark International offers a competitive compensation and benefit package, which includes the following: On target earnings of $250,000 - $300,000, paid training, medical/dental insurance, 401K with company match, company paid leave (holidays, vacation), recognition initiatives, team-building outings, career advancement opportunities and more.

Benefits

All Benchmark International positions offer paid time off, standard holidays, and community service days. Employees are eligible for highly competitive company-subsidized medical, dental, vision, and AD&D insurance; 401k with company matching; flexible spending accounts; and flexible dependent care assistance accounts. Quarterly team outings and standing desks are employee favorites at present.

Social Responsibility

Benchmark International is an active, contributing member of the communities in which we work. The company participates in significant charitable giving opportunities throughout the year. Many of the recipient charities have been identified by our individual employees as a result of their personal passions for supporting particular needs. In addition, each employee is encouraged to use two paid work days per year to provide their labor and skills to the community.

Company Overview

Benchmark International is one of the world’s leading merger and acquisitions firms, specializing in the sale of mid-market companies. We are looking to recruit some of the most talented and exceptional individuals. With offices throughout the world, we are in touch with all the major acquirers and consolidators who are constantly seeking both on and off market opportunities across all sectors. Our unique and dynamic international offering presents our clients with unparalleled global coverage, allowing them access through our exclusive databases and business intelligence facilities to both international markets and local representation. Our clients include entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses.

Our US headquarters in Tampa opened in mid-2012 and we continue to grow as our domestic client base and international buyer-contacts expand. We offer our clients a unique business proposition that has resonated well with the US market as it has previously with markets in other countries. Recognizing that the US M&A markets are the most robust in the world, particularly in this coveted middle-market range, we are planning to continue to grow our US presence in the coming years. Coming on board now presents employees with the opportunity to ride this wave of growth. Benchmark International has always promoted from within and we look forward to bringing talent onboard as the next generation of Benchmark International’s leaders.

Unfortunately, Benchmark International is not in a position to sponsor visas for candidates at this time.

Benchmark International provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected classification. Equal employment opportunity includes, but is not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, demotion, transfer, leaves of absence, and termination. The Company takes allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation seriously, and will promptly investigate when such behavior is reported.