Business Development Manager

To Apply: jobs@runmyerrand.com

Date Posted: Monday March 01, 2010

Company: RunMyErrand

Location: Cambridge, MA

Job Description:

RunMyErrand is a seed--‐funded start--‐up which provides an online marketplace where consumers connect to get everyday tasks done quickly.  Our driving vision is to create a community of solution, leveraging a people cloud, and to provide a standard for a new industry we call Service Networking.

We are an early team of entrepreneurs with a broad base of experience in engineering, marketing, community management and product development.  Our founder, Leah Busque, won a highly sought--‐after slot in last summer’s Facebook Fund incubator program (fbFund REV), which connected her with Silicon Valley’s best and brightest.   Following the program she closed a financing round with top shelf Bay Area investors Maples Investments and Baseline Ventures.

The team at RunMyErrand is seeking an exceptional individual to drive Business Development as part of their dynamic, fast--‐moving, creative, and entrepreneurial team.  The ideal candidate will excel at finding, prioritizing and closing deals with relevant business partners in order to establish RunMyErrand as a value--‐add, on--‐demand delivery service and marketing partner.  The right individual for this role will be equally comfortable & proficient in both pitching and closing small business (SMB) as well as large corporate deals.

Also required is an outstanding ability to analyze, model and forecast relevant business trends while working quickly and with little direction.  Last, it is essential that this team member passionately believes in RunMyErrand’s potential and understands that lower salary requirements now may lead to payoffs down the road.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree plus a minimum of 2--‐3 years of work experience, ideally in business development and/or sales roles.
• Exceptional presentation & people skills.  Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint.   An ability to network easily, confidently and with poise instead of puffery.
• Nice--‐to--‐haves:  previous experience working for a B2C Internet company, running an online affiliate program (rev share or bounty--‐based), business modeling and/or other relevant analytic experience.