Business development managers are responsible for managing expectations and developing business solutions for their organizations. They are in charge of creating effective business plans to generate more revenue, increase brand loyalty, and improve customer satisfaction.

Some of their main duties include brainstorming with other business development staff to define the scope of the project, review requirements, and approve timeframes. They work well with other company managers to oversee the progress of business development. However, these individuals have strong leadership skills to motivate staff members, and they come up with innovative solutions for day-to-day development issues. Their main duties include managing client accounts and executing sales objectives. These development managers work in an office environment and use a personal computer to write reports, review business processes, and communicate with staff. They are proficient with office applications to modify spreadsheets and use a word processor to create proposals. They complete research to evaluate products and identify competitors. They use statistics to reach company goals within a given timeframe.

A bachelor's degree in business management, administration, or a related field is required for this job. Previous years of work experience in a business development managing capacity can be helpful. Business and leadership certifications are a plus. (Copyright 2018 PayScale.com)

Business Development Manager Tasks

• Achieve revenue goals.
• Maintain good working relationships with existing clients previously to enhance client retention and new sales through referrals and references.
• Identify and develop new and existing referral sources to develop successful referring relationships.
• Actively identify and generate prospects through strategic sales strategies focusing on customers in target markets.

Houston offers some of the highest pay in the country for Business Development Managers, 28 percent above the national average. Business Development Managers can also look forward to large paychecks in cities like San Francisco (+27 percent), Minneapolis (+15 percent), Boston (+14 percent), and Dallas (+11 percent). Miami ranks last in the field for pay, reporting salaries 13 percent below the national average.