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Director of Business Development
Location
United States
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Director of Business Development
Forbes Advisor
• Support the Sr. Director of Business Development in achieving revenue, growth and profitability across financial services partnerships, including banking, credit cards, lending, and other fintech categories • Collaborate closely with vertical managers, editorial teams, product, and commercial stakeholders to identify and execute growth opportunities across the Forbes Advisor financial services portfolio • Planning, identifying and successfully onboarding new advertisers and products to deliver against commercial targets and ROI • Build strong relationships with affiliate networks and media agencies to unlock new advertiser opportunities that complement Forbes Advisor portfolio of properties • Responsible for the ongoing relationship, account management and optimization of Forbes Advisor publisher partnerships, ensuring all relevant growth opportunities are identified • Driving improvements in business development processes, including partner performance tracking, reporting, campaign optimization, and go-to-market execution to support scalable growth across the financial services business
Job Requirements
- 5+ years in a client facing, management role
- Strong track record of building and cultivating relationships with partners across a range of verticals
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Self-motivated and can work autonomously
- Is process driven and possesses high attention to detail
- Experience across additional digital marketing channels, including affiliate marketing, financial services, social media, and native advertising, is a plus
- Highly analytical with the ability to interpret performance data and identify actionable insights
- Experience with Tableau and other data visualization, analytics, and reporting platforms is a plus
- Familiarity with AI tools, large language models (LLMs), and their application in marketing, content, or business strategy is also a plus
Benefits
- Equal employment opportunities
- Prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type
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