Business Development Manager
ProgressSoft Open · verified Oct 25, 2026 At a glance
Manager-level Business Development role at ProgressSoft. Remote, Kazakhstan.
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What you'll do
- Build and carry out a CIS sales plan, then work toward the targets set for you
- Take banking and payment deals from initial outreach through contracts and ongoing maintenance
- Coordinate with product, project and technical colleagues to address customer needs and move sales forward
- Prepare proposals with the bidding team, negotiate terms, and keep client profiles current in ProgressSoft’s CRM
- Compare competing products and find new markets, opportunities and distribution partners
What you bring
- Five to ten years selling banking or payment solutions, including a proven record in the CIS banking and financial sector
- Experience working with established banks across the CIS market
- Strong English and Russian, with the ability to negotiate with decision makers and engage staff at different levels
- A solid grasp of banking and payment systems
Who this fits
This role suits an independent sales professional who can manage the full sales cycle and build relationships with senior banking and financial services contacts. It is remote in Kazakhstan and focuses on CIS-market sales.
From the employer
We are looking to hire a Business Development Manager (BDM) with 5-10 years’ experience in sales of banking and payment solutions. The BDM must have worked with renowned banks across the CIS market and will be responsible for the sales cycle from cold calls to signing contracts to recurring maintenance. BDM will perform market analysis and will develop relationships with management and senior staff in the Banking and Financial Services Industry.
Responsibilities
- Achieve and enhance sales targets established by ProgressSoft.
- Prepare and execute a sales plan for the CIS market that aligns with ProgressSoft’s Strategy and Business Plan.
- Manage the whole sales cycle, coordinating with Product Owners, Project Managers and Technical Team Leaders.
- Work with related ProgressSoft team to ensure proper engagement with customers and understanding their requirements.
- Cooperate with the Bidding Team to deliver documents and proposals which detail the Business Requirement and ProgressSoft competence.
- Negotiate proposals and contracts of solutions and recurring maintenance.
- Excessive use of ProgressSoft’s CRM to build and update client profiles.
- Analyze and prepare comparison sheets between ProgressSoft and competitive products.
- Identify new markets and opportunities.
- Develop strong distribution channels with renowned global, regional and local firms.
Requirements
- Proven track record of sales in the CIS market, in the banking and financial sector.
- Ability to deal with all levels of staff within an organization.
- Strong negotiation skills with decision makers.
- Excellent command of English and Russian languages.
- Very good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Very good understanding of banking and payments systems.
- Organized, focused, ambitious and independent.
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