Pointer Strategy

BDM

BDM Onboarding Plan

Business Development Manager — Full-stack revenue professionals who combine prospecting, deal execution, and account management across the complete sales cycle.

Role
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Knowledge Modules (6)

Customer business model and unit economicsknowledge
Industry / vertical context and buying patternsknowledge
Product, use cases, and technical architectureknowledge
Buyer personas, KPIs, and decision driversknowledge
Competitive landscape and alternativesknowledge
Commercial model, pricing, contracting, and implementation modelknowledge

Frameworks & Methodologies (4)

MEDDPICCframework
SPICEDframework
The Challenger Saleframework
JOLT (Overcoming Indecision)framework

Critical Skills (20)

Map the buying committeeProficient

Train: stakeholder identification, influence mapping, reporting-line inference, multithreading planning

Research accounts and develop outreach hypothesesAdvanced

Train: signal gathering, account synthesis, hypothesis formation, outreach prioritisation

Develop outbound value hypothesesAdvanced

Train: account-context synthesis, problem framing, why-you-why-now articulation, outreach relevance

Write outbound emailsAdvanced

Train: relevance framing, concise writing, personalisation, next-step control

Execute outbound callsAdvanced

Train: clear opener, relevance delivery, question flow, objection handling, next-step closing

Build multi-channel outbound cadencesProficient

Train: sequence design, channel purpose, touch timing, message progression, performance adjustment

Open conversations and set the agendaAdvanced

Train: opening control, time management, agenda alignment, outcome framing, transition discipline

Establish credibility earlyAdvanced

Train: opening discipline, context setting, relevance establishment, audience-matched communication

Listen actively and capture structured notesAdvanced

Train: active listening, understanding checks, structured note capture, summarisation, handoff readiness

Document qualification evidence in CRMAdvanced

Train: evidence capture, problem and impact documentation, stakeholder visibility, stage progression discipline

Articulate the buyer problem and value clearlyAdvanced

Train: problem summarisation, outcome framing, value linkage, audience matching

Handle buyer objectionsAdvanced

Train: objection diagnosis, calm response, value reframing, momentum preservation

Gain next-step commitmentAdvanced

Train: close summarisation, explicit ask, ownership clarity, timing control, follow-through discipline

Conduct effective discoveryAdvanced

Train: current-state diagnosis, impact discovery, constraint identification, outcome definition, evaluation judgement

Map decision process and timelineAdvanced

Train: process mapping, approval-path clarity, critical-event anchoring, timeline control, risk surfacing

Build and coach a championAdvanced

Train: champion identification, internal story building, evidence packaging, next-step coaching

Map stakeholders and multithread the dealAdvanced

Train: stakeholder mapping, stance assessment, coverage-gap diagnosis, influence mapping, multithreading execution

Negotiate commercial termsAdvanced

Train: negotiation planning, concession guardrails, value protection, term trade-off control

Orchestrate the close plan and signatureAdvanced

Train: close-plan construction, owner coordination, dependency management, signature control

Maintain forecast accuracy and communicate riskAdvanced

Train: forecast hygiene, evidence-based judgment, risk communication, date control

Important Skills (8)

Personalise outreach at scaleAdvanced

Train: segmentation logic, message tailoring, efficient research use, throughput discipline, quality control

Use customer stories and proof pointsAdvanced

Train: story selection, proof-point relevance, outcome framing, credibility preservation

Tailor communication to the audienceAdvanced

Train: audience diagnosis, message adaptation, vocabulary control, emphasis selection, clarity under constraint

Draft proposals and statements of workAdvanced

Train: scope translation, outcome clarity, responsibility definition, commercial-term accuracy, document quality

Navigate RFP and RFQ processesAdvanced

Train: pre-RFP influence, bid judgement, response coordination, compliance management, win-strategy alignment

Secure pricing approvals within governanceProficient

Train: guardrail application, approval justification, trade-off logic, deal-speed preservation

Use AI to accelerate account research and message preparationProficient
Use AI to analyse interactions and improve follow-upProficient

Optional Skills (5)

Lead technical presentations and whiteboardingBasic

Train: audience adaptation, technical explanation, whiteboard structure, risk handling, confidence-building

Lead onboarding kickoffsBasic

Train: kickoff facilitation, objective alignment, role clarity, first-impact planning

Lead business reviews and communicate valueBasic

Train: value synthesis, review facilitation, stakeholder alignment, next-step control

Conduct expansion discoveryProficient

Train: problem discovery, use-case expansion, stakeholder uncovering, proof-point development, next-step diagnosis

Structure multi-year and enterprise agreementsAdvanced

Train: agreement structuring, term and ramp design, adoption-maturity alignment, option comparison, commercial risk judgement

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