Business Development Manager – Corporate Events

Talent Edge Recruiting is a rapidly growing live event production and AV company seeking a Business Development Manager to drive new corporate event partnerships across the Southwest. This role focuses on building relationships, generating new business, and closing deals in the corporate events space.

Responsibilities:

• Drive new business development by identifying and securing corporate event opportunities
• Build and maintain relationships with event planners, marketing teams, and corporate decision makers
• Conduct outbound prospecting and networking to generate new client partnerships
• Schedule and attend 4+ new business meetings per week
• Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting through contract execution
• Transition won accounts to internal Account Managers after closing
• Represent the company at industry events, client meetings, and occasional onsite activations
• Leverage CRM tools and internal resources to track pipeline and manage sales activity

Requirements:

• 3+ years of sales experience in corporate events, event production, or AV
• Proven ability to generate and close new business
• Experience producing $1M+ in annual sales
• Strong existing network or book of business in the events industry
• Comfortable with cold outreach, networking, and hunting for opportunities
• Self-motivated and able to thrive in a remote environment