Job Title: Business Development Manager/Senior Business Development Manager– New Product (AEC SaaS)
Location: Australia(preferably in Brisbane and Sydney on hybrid working model, or Melbourne)
Employment Type: full-time
The job
Individual Contributor \| Enterprise Sales \| Greenfield Market
RIB is launching a new AI‑driven, cloud-native SaaS product that will set new standards in digital construction technology. Backed by over 60 years of expertise, we’re seeking a Business Development Manager/Senior Business Development Manager with a strong startup mindset - someone who can shape processes, carve out market pathways, and position a brand‑new product in the ANZ region(may expend to APAC in the near future) even before case studies exist.
In this high-impact role, reporting directly to the Global Product Sales Director , you will play a pivotal part in bringing an innovative construction technology to market. Your contribution will help the industry adopt smarter, AI‑enabled workflows and advance the future of digital building.
Key responsibilities
Own end-to-end enterprise sales execution for the new product across Australia.
Develop and execute a greenfield territory strategy, targeting Tier 1–3 AEC organisations.
Build relationships with senior stakeholders across construction, engineering, infrastructure, and property development firms.
Lead complex, consultative sales cycles involving multiple decision-makers and influencers.
Act as a market evangelist, clearly articulating product vision, value, and roadmap in the absence of extensive customer references.
Work closely with Product, Marketing, and Leadership to:
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Refine market messaging and positioning
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Feed structured customer insight into product development
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Help shape emerging go-to-market and sales processes
Proactively build pipeline through:
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Direct prospecting
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Industry relationships
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Events, roundtables, and thought leadership initiatives
Maintain accurate forecasting and disciplined opportunity management within CRM and adherence to and compliance with the existing Sales Process.
Establish early lighthouse customers and validated use cases.
Essential requirements
Enterprise Sales \& Commercial Capability
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex value propositions clearly and persuasively.
Strong negotiation and commercial acumen, including experience navigating procurement, legal, pricing, and enterprise contracting.
Executive presence, able to operate credibly from operational users through to C-suite and board-level stakeholders.
Proven ability to generate multi-stakeholder buy-in and align competing interests within customer organisations.
Skilled at orchestrating complex buying groups, including champions, economic buyers, influencers, and gatekeepers.
Advanced presentation and storytelling skills, including executive briefings and strategic workshops.
Hunter \& New-Business Skills
Proven enterprise hunter, comfortable creating demand where none exists.
Demonstrated success selling products without strong brand awareness or reference leverage.
Strong “woo” skills — able to open doors, build trust, and maintain momentum over long sales cycles.
Highly self-sufficient, disciplined, and proactive in pipeline creation and progression.
Comfortable selling vision-led, roadmap-driven solutions.
Behavioural \& Strategic Traits
High levels of grit, patience, and resilience.
Performance and results-oriented.
Strong business curiosity and customer empathy.
Comfortable operating in ambiguous, evolving environments.
High personal accountability and ownership mindset.
Collaborative, able to influence cross-functional stakeholders internally.
Desired skills
8+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience, ideally enterprise or mid-market.
Prior experience selling into the AEC industry strongly preferred.
Experience with new product launches, greenfield territories, or start-up SaaS environments highly desirable.
Demonstrated success as an individual contributor in complex sales environments.