Business Development Manager Description

What is it like working as a Business Development Manager?

Business Development Manager in New York:

"Startup Life."

Pros: Being able to create complete processes from scratch, since our company is embarking on new ventures.

Cons: Not having a say in what I want to do.

Business Development Manager in Austin:

"Pretty Great Position."

Pros: My team is an amazing group of individuals. The environment in which we work is very collaborative and fun. Everyone is intelligent and pushes each other to solve complex problems. As a manager of such a team, you are able to create your own world as many of the systems at the company are immature or non-existent.

Cons: Teams within VMware do not work together well. Senior management has difficulty operationalizing the goals of the business and separate teams have very little idea how other teams operate. The company has very few explicit procedures/systems which can make knowing where to go for help/advice/resources very difficult.

Business Development Manager in Richmond:

"A lot of Work."

Pros: You get to interact with people on a daily basis and get out of the office. It is a fast pace environment.

Cons: Micromanaging and high stress.

Business Development Manager in Pittsburgh:

"Work flexibility, good office conditions, stress, sales."

Pros: I like the informal atmosphere and great colleagues. I like our member companies and the flexibility to meet new companies. I enjoy meeting new people in the region.