Business Development Manager

**About Scrawlr**

Scrawlr is a company building a software platform and series of products dedicated to enabling alternative forms of communication layered on existing internet content, together with delivering superior monetization flexibility and content ownership for content generators.

Lodgr, a division of Scrawlr, will provide property management services to property owners, and an ability for short-term renters to source vacation properties close to major metropolises.

We are working on a transformational project that we believe will have a global impact, and we expect our team members to solve complex, unique technical problems daily. Our team members are given a high degree of product ownership, including the latitude to propose and implement approaches that can be divergent from all standard or existing solutions.

We are committed to an environment where we seek and adopt the best possible solution to any problem, evaluating solutions based on merit rather than hierarchy. We are looking for leaders who have the capacity to challenge existing solutions, both from within and outside of the organization, and propose superior alternatives.

**Summary**

We are looking for a Business Development Manager that will work on Lodgr. Your focus will be on client relationship management and acquisition, potential market identification and analysis, partner identification and relationship management, service offering definition and refinement, and cooperation with the technology development team to accommodate future commercial growth plans.

Namely, the key objectives of the role will be:

- Developing, iterating, and implementing the commercial offering plan
- Developing the initial market (Ontario, then Canada) into a fully commercially viable one.
- Maintaining existing relationships with property owners in Canada.
- Identifying additional markets within Canada and internationally to penetrate, with a focus on developed world countries.
- Identifying additional services to be provided as part of the property management package
- Maintaining and developing relationships with partner companies (Jauntr, Verto) and identifying additional partners (property insurance, property repairs/maintenance, property cleaning)
- Identifying, refining, and communicating commercial needs to the tech team

**Responsibilities**

Your role will include, but will not be limited to:

- Negotiating with clients, customers and partner companies to continuously improve the profitability of Lodgr
- Coordinating initiatives with the executive management by providing regular progress reports on all outstanding initiatives
- Conduct periodic market research and identify prospective business opportunities within North America and internationally
- Report and record budgets, expenses, and revenue attributable to all outstanding commercial activities
- Liaising between various teams within Lodgr, including, but not limited to the development team
- Identifying and managing commercial risks and designing and implementing strategies to remediate them

**Required Skills or Experience**
- Bachelor’s degree in business management, marketing, administration, or a related field
- Three to five (3-5) years of relevant experience in business development
- Experience with marketing and project management
- Strong strategic thinking and leadership skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the proven ability to effectively communicate across different levels of the organization
- Excellent analytical reasoning, problem solving, time management, and organizational skills

**Nice to Have Skills and Experience**
- Experience working in a start-up environment
- Leadership experience
- Ability to work independently under pressure
- Relationship management skills

**Salary and Benefits**
- $100,000 - $180,000 base salary, with potential bonus based on individual performance
- Extended health benefits plan

**Position Type**
- Time: Permanent, Full-Time, In Person
- Time commitment: 40 hours per week, with occasional overtime required
- Location: Vancouver, BC
- Start date: Immediate

If you are interested in changing the way the world communicates, and then subsequently evaluates and monetizes content, we would love to speak with you. This position is a unique opportunity for an individual interested in launching a transformational product in a challenging, dynamic work environment.

We are looking for exceptional individuals, and from there we can work with all levels of experience. If what we are doing is of interest to you, but you are not sure if you fit into this role, we look forward to engaging to find the right position.
- We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law._

Pay: $100,000.00-$180,000.00 per year