
Senior Business Development Manager, Commercial
Arlington, VA · HybridJob$120–140K/yrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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Job overview
The Senior Business Development Manager drives new business growth in ABM’s Business & Industry vertical by identifying, prospecting, and securing client partnerships. The role develops relationships with executives and commercial property stakeholders, assesses client needs, and presents facility solutions. It manages the sales cycle from lead generation through close, collaborates with internal teams, and works toward revenue and pipeline goals. The position is hybrid, with 2–3 office days per week after training in Arlington, Virginia.
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Overview
The Senior Business Development Manager is responsible for driving new business growth within ABM’s Business & Industry (B&I) vertical by identifying, prospecting, and securing new client partnerships. This role focuses on developing relationships with C-suite executives, facility leaders, real estate professionals, and key decision-makers across commercial office, corporate campus, manufacturing, logistics, and mixed-use environments. The position requires a true hunter mentality with a strong emphasis on generating net-new opportunities and building a robust sales pipeline.
Benefit Information:
Benefit Information: ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit ABM Employee Benefits | Staff & Management (https://wpe-media.abm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/ABM\_2025\_Employee\_Benefits\_Staff\_&\_Management\_No%20Date%209.5.24.pdf)
Pay: $120,000– $140,000
The pay listed is the salary range for this position. Any specific offer will vary based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.
Hybrid role: Office in office 2-3 day a week after training. Office is located in Arlington, VA
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
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Prospecting and developing new business opportunities within assigned markets and target accounts.
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Building relationships with corporate executives, facility management leaders, property managers, and real estate stakeholders.
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Conducting strategic needs assessments and presenting customized facility solutions that align with client objectives.
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Managing the entire sales cycle, from lead generation and qualification through proposal development, contract negotiation, and close.
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Collaborating with operations, subject matter experts, and leadership teams to deliver comprehensive solutions.
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Maintaining an active presence within industry organizations and networking groups to expand market visibility and identify opportunities.
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Achieving and exceeding sales revenue goals, pipeline targets, and business development metrics.
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Utilizing CRM tools to manage opportunities, forecast revenue, and maintain accurate sales activity.
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Proven success in business-to-business sales and new business development.
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Experience selling facility services, building services, property services, commercial real estate solutions, or other consultative service-based offerings.
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Strong prospecting, cold-calling, networking, and relationship-building skills.
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Ability to engage executive-level decision-makers and navigate complex sales cycles.
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Demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding sales quotas.
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Self-motivated, competitive, and results-driven with a hunter mindset.
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Excellent presentation, negotiation, and communication skills.
This role is ideal for high-performing sales professionals who thrive in a consultative selling environment and are passionate about creating new client partnerships while driving revenue growth for ABM.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Experience:
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5+ years of experience in business development, sales, and leadership.
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Experienced and active in in BOMA, IFMA, and other networking groups within assigned territory
Other:
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Knowledge of the commercial real estate, property management, and class A office space industry
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Knowledge of facility services, commercial real estate, or other related field a plus.
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Strong presentation skills and communication.
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Ability to build relationships with existing and new clients to maintain present sales and to facilitate add-on business and services.
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Abillity to represent Company at local or regional conferences or at National meetings and trade organizations
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Ability to work well under pressure to meet established goals.
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Proven ability to lead and manage a diverse work force.
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Ability to collaborate with other individuals, departments and teams.
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Strong ability to write compelling, detailed sales proposals.
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Must be well organized and able to handle multiple proposals and processes simultaneously.
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Strong computer proficiency and ability to work with various software programs (Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, Salesforce, etc.).
REQNUMBER: 168835
ABM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer qualified applicants without regard race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran or any other protected factor under federal, state, or local law. ABM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance in completing the employment application, please call 888-328-8606. We will provide you with assistance and make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
How this job compares
Set against the 20,666 open Business Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$120–140K/yr
- Virginia median$146–210K/yr527 salary ranges
- US median$125–197K/yr14,649 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $130K, is 28% below the Virginia median midpoint ($179K) — in the lowest quarter of Business Development salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 638 open Business Development jobs in Virginia and 20,666 across the US. 13% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Business Development postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (16,438 postings).
- Education
- 6,281 of the 20,666 open Business Development jobs (30%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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