business developer

Partnership and expansion specialist

A business developer identifies and pursues opportunities for company growth—new markets, partnerships, clients, or revenue streams.

The role blends sales, strategy, and relationship-building: She started as a business developer before moving into executive leadership.

The title varies widely across industries, sometimes overlapping with sales representative or account executive.

Related

elevator pitch · pitch · deals · closing deals · growth · clients · leads · handshake · foot in the door · pipeline · opportunities · revenue · revenue stream · contracts · relationships · prospecting · closing · entrepreneur

Opposites
organizational function

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One who dissolves entities

receiver · downsizer · operations manager · administrator · comptroller

commercial orientation

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Government worker serving citizens

civil servant · regulator · social worker · public defender

relationship to opportunity

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One controlling entry

naysayer · obstructionist

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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