Lyra Technology is looking for a Business Development Executive (Chief Revenue Officer In-Training Program)

A bit about Lyra…

Lyra Technology Group is a family of industry leading technology service businesses. Our companies are operated independently by exceptional management teams. Companies that join our group retain the employees, name, and culture that have made them successful. As a platform of Evergreen Services Group, we never divest from businesses we partner with and approach every decision with the goal of driving sustainable and healthy growth over the long term.

We made our first acquisition at the beginning of 2018. Now, we hold a controlling stake in 15 companies and are continuing to grow. Our companies employ over 600 team members and sit across the Northeast, Midwest, and Eastern Canada. Each company is led by its own management team and we are incredibly proud of the work they do.

About the role…

We are building a Chief Revenue Officer In-Training Program and are looking for our first hires to help participate in, and build, the program. The goal is to develop young and aggressive sales talent to empower your future success as a CRO or President of one of our 20 companies. Applications are encouraged if your career goal is to achieve a C-suite role. The job entails participating in developing growth strategy, executing strategy in partnership with our company executives, and setting qualified 1st appointments.

If you successfully execute strategy and get results, this program will put you on a trajectory to join the C-suite of one of our businesses within 5 years.

R esponsibilities will include:

• Have a seat at the table where decisions are made
• Develop and execute on the sales and marketing activities in growth plans
• Develop prospecting targets in target markets
• Conduct prospecting and outbound lead generation 50% of your time to set qualified 1st appointments
• Manage lead follow-up and nurture prospects throughout the sales cycle
• Actively manage CRM
• Assist sales leaders and CEOs to attend sales meetings, nurture pipeline, and build proposals
• Attain quota with intent for rapid promotion into sales leadership roles

Requirements:

• 2+ years' experience in a business development or sales role
• 1+ years of Managed IT sales experience is required
• Highly ambitious – driven to achieve targets and achieve quotas
• Career goal is to earn your way into a C-Suite role
• Proficiency with sales CRM platforms
• Strategic and can think outside of the box
• Strong phone and meeting presence
• Experience with cold calling and prospecting
• Tenacious and unafraid of rejection and lofty goals