Focus Financial Partners
We are strategic investors in RIAs, providing value-added support, access to capital for growth, and succession planning
Director of Client Development
Location
United States
Posted
27 days ago
Salary
$200K - $350K / year
Bachelor Degree10 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Oversee lead qualification-to-close processes from direct and affiliate marketing channels.
• Manage and grow the Client Development team, including business development reps (“specialists”) qualifying both inbound- and outbound-driven leads and inside sellers (“Associate VPs”) quarterbacking close.
• Partner with the Wealth Advisory team, which will service the accounts post-close, to execute winning sales motions and introduce prospects to advisors at the right moment in the ‘purchase’ journey.
• Partner with the Marketing team to identify priority audiences and hone Focus’ messaging to prospective clients; develop playbooks and scripts to standardize winning messaging across the Client Development team.
• Develop and execute new multi-touch, multi-channel outreach programs to connect with and qualify marketing-driven leads.
• Maintain and review performance dashboards with the Client Development team, driving consistent, data-driven pipeline management.
• Implement and oversee use of CRM and sales automation tools (Salesforce, HubSpot, Gong, Outreach, etc.) to track and optimize sales productivity.
• Collaborate with the Chief Growth Officer and senior leadership to set sales targets and optimize spending as well as lead generation strategies by channel (e.g., digital marketing, SmartAsset, events, etc.)
• Implement career development paths for the Client Development team.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement—testing new outreach methods, leveraging data insights, and sharing best practices across teams.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; advanced degree a plus.
- 10+ years of experience in sales leadership, ideally in financial services / wealth management or fintech.
- Proven success leading inside sales teams, with additional experience in managing field sales a plus.
- Demonstrated experience scaling sales teams, including designing and testing new outreach and pitch tactics and optimizing pipeline reporting.
- Highly data-driven with experience leveraging CRM and sales automation tools (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot, Gong, Outreach) to manage pipeline and improve productivity.
- Experience partnering closely with marketing teams on integrated go-to-market initiatives and content development.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and coaching skills, with the ability to motivate teams in a performance-oriented culture.
- Proven ability to balance strategic direction-setting with hands-on execution in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
Benefits
- Annual cash bonus
- Comprehensive benefits package