
Business Development Associate - West Coast
Remote - Los Angeles Metro
West Coast Business Development Associate
Job Description
Nova Group, GBC is seeking an exceptional Business Development Associate to contribute to our west coast US sales objectives. As a Business Development Associate, you will support Nova’s Business Development team while learning the full sales lifecycle with the goal of becoming fully client-facing.
Responsibilities Include:
Assist with sales outreach activities, including prospecting, cold calling, email campaigns, and follow-ups
Conduct market and client research to support lead generation and new business opportunities
Support sales team with sales preparation, materials, presentations, and CRM management
Participate in required real estate, finance, and sales training programs with the expectation of progressing into direct revenue-producing responsibilities
Monitor and analyze performance metrics and suggest improvements
Research and identify new potential customers and market opportunities
Stay current with new Nova service lines and capabilities
Other duties as assigned
Requirements
Experience in sales, finance, or commercial real estate sales, finance or due diligence industry (1-3+ years)
Working knowledge of the commercial real estate industry transaction processes and flow
CRM software experience
Ability to understand and analyze sales performance metrics
Strong communication and team relationship skills
Availability to travel
BS degree in Business Administration, Finance, Commercial Real Estate, Economics, or other relevant fields
Job Description
Nova Group, GBC (Nova) is a privately held Environmental and Structural Engineering Consulting firm based in St Louis Park (Minneapolis) Minnesota. Founded in 1987, we provide Commercial Real Estate Debt and Equity Due Diligence, Valuation and Appraisal, Construction, Sustainability, Energy, Environmental Compliance, Remediation and other related advisory and services to our international client base. Our diverse portfolio of services creates a multitude of career possibilities, and we strive to bring on talent who want to learn and build their skills across multiple sectors of our business.
Nova is a General Benefit Corporation (GBC) and Certified B Corp™. This means that our corporate values are aligned with our business practices and that we recognize that our role goes beyond profitability and our articles of incorporation. We are committed to measuring our impact in four key segments: the environment, our communities, clients, and employees.
Nova offers competitive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, flexible paid time off (FPTO), paid volunteer time, 401k, etc. We offer flexible and remote work arrangements because we realize that personal demands don’t just happen after 5 p.m. Our corporate culture is successful because we trust our teams to be accountable to each other and to our clients.
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