Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager (Competitive Sales)

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We are looking for a driven, passionate, and talented Competitive Sales Business Development Manager to join our dynamic team

Are you the kind of person who thrives on the chase, loves competition, and craves the win and constant achievement?

At Candybox, we call this Competitive Sales position, a “Hunter”

- Do you get energized by cold outreach, booking meetings, and closing deals?
- Are you naturally relentless, confident and high-performing?
- Do you know how to “hunt” and convert new business opportunities into closed deals?
- Do you have a broad understanding of Digital Marketing?

If you answered yes to the above questions we would love to hear from you

About Candybox

Candybox Marketing is an award-winning, full-service digital marketing agency with a studio in Oakville, ON. We specialize in CRO, SEO, PPC, Web Design + Development, Branding, Social Media and Multimedia.

Listed on Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies 7 years in a row

Certified as a Great Place to Work (2021-2025)

We make the web sweet, and we want you on our team.

Start Date: ASAP

responsibilities

You’re not just selling, you’re owning the entire outbound sales cycle, offering Digital Marketing Solutions to potential clients:

- Target and research ideal clients across industries.
- Proactively build a strong pipeline using LinkedIn, email campaigns, cold outreach, events, and referrals.
- Use prospecting tools (e.g., LinkedIn Sales Navigator) to identify and qualify high-value leads.

Sales Strategy & Execution

- Design and implement smart outbound sales strategies.
- Run compelling discovery calls that uncover pain points and drive urgency.
- Present and pitch tailored digital marketing solutions to key decision-makers.
- Navigate objections like a pro and close the deal.
- Build trust and rapport with prospects and clients.
- Become a strategic advisor, not just a vendor.
- Attend networking events, industry meetups, and conferences to expand your reach.
- Maintain up-to-date CRM activity (HubSpot preferred).
- Provide accurate pipeline forecasts and performance updates to leadership.
- Partner with internal teams to ensure seamless client onboarding.
- Continuously improve your skills, processes, and win rate.

requirements for the role

- You have Digital Marketing agency experience
- A winner’s mindset: you love the hunt and you set your own high bar, and chase results.
- Minimum 2-5 years of experience in outbound B2B sales (preferably digital marketing, SaaS, or tech).
- Proven track record of consistently crushing sales targets.
- Strong understanding of digital marketing: SEO, PPC, social media, content, branding, websites.
- Exceptional communication & closing skills.
- Comfortable using sales tools like HubSpot, LinkedIn Navigator, SEMrush, Google Analytics,Monday.com.
- Highly motivated, independent, and accountable for results.
- A deep desire to win, grow, and keep improving every single day.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or Communications (not required, but nice to have)
- Proficient in an Apple and Google Drive environment

what we are looking for in a successful candidate

- You get energized by cold outreach, booking meetings, and closing deals.
- You naturally relentless, confident and high-performing.
- You know how to “hunt” and convert new business opportunities into closed deals.
- You have a broad understanding of Digital Marketing.

what we offer

- Base salary + uncapped commission
- Hybrid work environment (1-2 days in-studio, Oakville)
- Work with an award-winning team that values innovation, collaboration & performance

Candybox Marketing follows ethical recruitment practices. We will never request any form of payment, financial information, money transfers, cryptocurrency purchases, or fees from candidates during the application or interview process.

Our legitimate recruitment activities are limited to reviewing applications, conducting interviews in person or via phone/video call, and extending job offers directly from our human resources department.

Please be aware that a phone call from our human resource department and emails from careers@candyboxmarketing.com are the only authorized recruitment communications you should expect from our organization.

It’s not all about the benjamins, but they sure don’t hurt.

work from home privileges

business on the top, sweatpants on the bottom.

RRSP contribution matches

we invest in our people.

we're too sweet not to have dental coverage.

day off on your birthday

go party like its your birthday

teamwork makes the dream work.

Please use this link to apply Please submit a resume along with a cover letter addressed to Darrell Keezer (he writes the cheques). We would love to see anything else you would like to provide us.

“Working with the fun & collaborative team at Candybox allows me to create without limitations every single day.”

Mahfuz - Brand Manager

“Despite being relatively new to the team, I feel like my voice is heard and my opinion matters; even in large-scale decisions.”

Zach - Assistant Videographer

“It’s an awesome feeling to be surrounded by people who are passionate about what they do and are always willing to help you out”

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