Business Development Associate

6 days ago


Vancouver, Canada Sanctuary AI Full time

**Your New Role and Team**

Sanctuary AI-a multi award-winning LinkedIn Top Startup company
- is looking to hire a skilled and motivated Business Development Associate to join our Commercial team. Our new Business Development Associate, will play a vital role in supporting the development and advancement of human-like AI and general-purpose robot markets. Reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer, you’ll ensure execution of customer engagements.

As Sanctuary AI’s Business Development Associate, you'll also be a valued part of the team as you identify and cultivate strategic partnerships, expand our client base, and drive revenue growth through effective sales strategies. Your focus on market analysis, relationship building, and innovative business solutions will contribute to the overall success and expansion of our mission.

**Our Success Critera**:

- Conduct thorough client research and analysis to enhance customer attraction, drive engagement, and position the company to for continued growth
- Showcase your ability to contribute to crucial aspects of business development through the development of sales materials, presentations, and proposals
- Work closely with the sales team to generate and follow up on sales leads
- Gain visibility as you collaborate with senior management to identify new business opportunities and markets
- Enhance and hone your skills as you develop and implement strategies to penetrate new markets and acquire new clients
- Showcase your meticulous attention to detail and results-oriented focus as you maintain accurate records of business development activities and regular progress reports
- Prioritize data-driven decision making as you analyze sales data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement

Your Experience

**Qualifications**
- Bachelors’ Degree in Business Management, MBA, or equivalent work experience
- Extensive experience in a start-up, large corporate, or consulting organization
- Comprehensive understanding of enterprise-level procurement, sales acquisition, and innovation processes
- A track record of technical excellence and successful projects

**Skills**
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Familiarity with cross functional team project management
- Excellent time management and multitasking skills
- Ability to analyze and problem solve complex operational challenges

**Traits**
- Above all else, a consistently positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to mission objectives
- Empathetic listener with conflict resolution capabilities
- Consistent bias for action, communication, and interpersonal savvy
- Self-motivated and able to solve problems independently
- Mission driven and passionate about bringing human-like intelligence to machines

Entry-rate Annual Salary: $90,000 CAD and up

**Compensation**:
At Sanctuary AI, we provide above average total compensation that includes three components: salary, equity, and benefits. Our goal is to ensure fairness in pay and we strive to make the overall package highly competitive with current market rates.

**Equity**:
**Benefits - Canadian permanent employees are eligible for**:
+ Medical Insurance

+ Dental

+ Vision

+ Hearing Aids

+ Life Insurance and AD&D

+ Prescriptions

+ Paramedicals

+ Hospital

+ Travel

+ $500 per calendar year Healthcare Spending Account

+ Unique complimentary beverages and snacks at our head office-
**Working at Sanctuary AI**

Sanctuary AI is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Sanctuary AI is governed based on skills, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any way by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status. In 2023, Sanctuary AI moved into a state-of-the-art office facility and has been recognized by LinkedIn as a Top Startup company.

**Benefits**

Full time (non co-op) employees enjoy medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, wellness programs, stock options, paid time off (3 weeks vacation accrued annually, paid statutory holidays, paid statutory sick leave, and statutory parental leave), scheduling and worksite flexibility by role, and more.

**About Sanctuary AI**

Founded in 2018 by Geordie Rose, Suzanne Gildert, Olivia Norton, and Ajay Agrawal, Sanctuary AI is a Vancouver, Canada-based company. Sanctuary AI is on a mission to create the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots that will help us work more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. And in the not-too-distant future, help us explore, settle, and prosper in outer space.

Members of the Sanctuary AI team founded D-Wave (a pioneer in the quantum computing industry), Kindred (first use of reinforcement learning in a production robot), and the Creative Destruction Lab (pioneered a revolutionary method for the co



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