Statista
business data platform
BusinessDevelopmentDirector
“Business Development Director at Statista. Skills: Business Development, Sales, Consultative Selling, Account Management, Pipeline Management. Take responsibility for developing and growing the Statista+ business across the Americas, with a focus on cross-selling into existing Scale and Key accounts.. Build Statista+ into an integrated expansion offering within the broader Platform sales motion”
What You'll Achieve.
developing and growing the Statista+ business across the Americas; Build Statista+ into an integrated expansion offering within the broader Platform sales motion; revenue impact; forecasting discipline; project-based revenue
Industry & Context.
ability to understand client challenges; translate business needs into tailored research, analytics, or communication solutions
Work from abroad up to 30 calendar days a year
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Several years of experience in B2B sales, business development, consultative sales, market research, insights, data services, or a comparable commercial role, Proven track record of selling complex, project-based, or consultative solutions to senior stakeholders and managing opportunities from discovery to close, ability to understand client challenges, identify commercial triggers, and translate business needs into tailored research, analytics, or communication solutions, Experience working with existing customer bases, cross-sell motions, referrals, account planning, and close collaboration with Account Management or Customer Success teams, commercial mindset with a clear focus on pipeline quality, revenue impact, forecasting discipline, and structured follow-up, Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills in English
What You'll Do.
Take responsibility for developing and growing the Statista+ business across the Americas
with a focus on cross-selling into existing Scale and Key accounts.
Build Statista+ into an integrated expansion offering within the broader Platform sales motion
Own the full commercial cycle for Statista+ opportunities
from qualified referral or client need to discovery
Translate complex client challenges into compelling Statista+ solutions
Develop a regional pipeline by activating Platform customer relationships
identifying trigger signals
improving referral quality
and ensuring clean handovers between Platform teams and +GTM.
Act as the commercial voice of Statista+ in the Americas
bringing market feedback into the organization and helping leadership sharpen our positioning
and growth priorities for project-based revenue.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
work closely with Account Managers, Customer Success, and Revenue Leadership to identify the right customer moments for custom research and service opportunities.; working closely with our research, analytics, design, and communication experts to shape high-quality project proposals.; ensuring clean handovers between Platform teams and +GTM.; build trust across clients, internal experts, sales teams, and leadership stakeholders
Communication Scope
Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills in English
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