Business Development Director

About the role

Enterprise companies with $100 million to $2 billion or more in revenue are where we have the most room to grow, and you'll turn that opportunity into new customers. As Business Development Director, you'll lead new business in this band: you'll own a territory, protect and grow a book of named customers, win new logos, and turn inbound and partner-sourced pipeline into revenue. You'll report to our VP, Sales, work with a Junior AE, a Presales Engineer, an Inside Sales SDR, and our Partnerships team, and spend much of your time with prospects and customers. You'll do well here if an empty territory energizes you, you measure yourself on logos won rather than accounts inherited, and you're a resourceful, direct, consultative seller who's comfortable working independently in a small team at a company that's changing how it sells.

What you'll do

• Own a territory of enterprise accounts across your region and the full sales cycle, from first conversation to close. Requests from these accounts come straight to you, and Inside Sales passes you inbound leads once they're qualified.
• Identify, prospect, and close new logos in the enterprise band, running a disciplined outbound motion through Apollo for new contacts and HubSpot sequences for known contacts and nurture.
• Sell our platform offerings alongside our existing services, and sell the outcome, not the word count.
• Work with your Junior AE on pre- and post-sales support, your Presales Engineer on demos and technical scoping, and the Inside Sales SDR on inbound qualification and appointment setting.
• Work with our Partnerships team and technology partners on co-selling and referral opportunities in your territory.
• Keep HubSpot accurate: create opportunities after qualified meetings, maintain your pipeline and forecast, and share feedback that helps improve lead quality and our ideal customer profile.
• Bring market insight back to the business, including what competitors are doing, where buyers are moving, and what's resonating.

What you'll bring

• Typically 7+ years of progressive experience in enterprise B2B sales, including new-logo selling, with a track record of consistently meeting and exceeding quota, or equivalent experience
• Experience in the localization or language services industry
• Current or recent experience selling and carrying quota on language technology software, SaaS, or AI-driven translation, beyond per-project services statements of work (SOWs)
• Experience owning the full commercial motion, from outbound prospecting and multi-threaded outreach to pipeline management and forecasting, beyond closing warm leads or waiting for marketing to fill the funnel
• Working knowledge of TMS and language technology platforms such as Phrase, Lokalise, Smartling, XTM, and memoQ, and how AI-driven translation workflows are changing what buyers expect

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience of a services-to-platform or services-to-SaaS transition at a previous employer, including the change management that comes with it
• Experience selling to technology, software, and similar enterprise companies in your territory
• Experience structuring multi-year enterprise deals, such as subscription, bundled, or outcome-based commercial models
• Working knowledge of HubSpot and Apollo, or the ability to pick them up quickly

If you have some of these, great. If you don't, we'd still like to hear from you.

Who we are

At Acclaro, we're more than a localization company — we're a content intelligence solutions company, and a global team of language enthusiasts, cultural connectors, and technology innovators. Our mission is to help brands speak the world's languages and resonate deeply across cultures by blending human expertise with cutting-edge technology, delivered through a follow-the-sun model that keeps our teams moving around the clock and around the globe.

With over two decades of experience, we support some of the world's most recognizable brands in expanding their global reach. And we're scaling: we've been making material investments in our own AI-native platform, one that's already reshaping how our business — and the localization industry more broadly — works. Join us on our journey to be the model localization company of the next decade, one that's loved by clients, colleagues, and communities alike.

How we work

Our values shape how we work with customers, colleagues, and partners. Here's what you can expect from us, and what we'll look for in you.

• Be Accountable. We own our work, learn from our mistakes, and come with solutions.
• Be Proud. We care about the work, hold a high standard, and celebrate each other's wins.
• Be Resilient. When things get hard, we stay calm, adapt, and ask for help when we need it.
• Be Curious. We ask why, keep learning, share what we know, and explore new ways of working, including AI.
• Be Kind. We assume good intent, give honest feedback with care, and look out for each other.

Inclusion and equal opportunity 

Acclaro is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.