148 Business Development jobs in Toronto

**It's more than a job**
As an Insurance professional at Kuehne+Nagel, your job is to help individuals and companies manage and mitigate risks associated with their supply chain. At the same time, your work helps create memorable experiences for people around the world. For example, your expertise empowers our teams to master the transportation and storage of fine wines so that couples and friends can enjoy dates and celebrations. Insurance work at Kuehne+Nagel contributes to more than we imagine.
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Are you thinking about advancing your career with one of the most successful logistics organizations worldwide? Here at Kuehne+Nagel, our Toronto office is looking for a new Business Development Executive to join our Insurance Brokers team. Reporting to the Managing Director, you'll be part of the Marine Sales Team. If you're highly motivated, detail oriented with an emphasis on maintaining strong communication and relationship building skills, this might be a fit for you!
**How you create impact**
+ Collaborate directly with all channels of Kuehne + Nagel's sales representatives to offer Nacora insurance solutions to current freight/logistics clients.
+ Independently identify, qualify and close new business insurance clients.
+ Assist in creation of presentations for customers.
+ Monitor incoming credit applications and contact clients who have consented to receive information on 'My Nacora Quote' tool.
+ Work with sales/telesales/customer care and customer service representatives to ensure proper usage of 'My Nacora Quote' online quoting tool.
+ Monitor the number of quotes per week/month/year by sales channels and conduct follow up meetings.
+ Spot & flex quotation preparation.
+ Customer set-up and implementation of new policies and agree.
+ Scan list of accounts that do not have insurance and introduce Nacora.
+ Convert clients with over 2-3 spot shipments a month to flex or fix. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment /interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
**What we would like you to bring**
+ Comfortable travelling as needed for offsite for client calls with a member of the Sales team.
+ 5+ years experience in inside sales and/or insurance brokerage sales preferred.
+ Strong knowledge of various systems (e.g Corelog, SAlog etc).
+ Detail oriented, collaborative, adaptive with excellent communication skills.
+ Strong PowerPoint and Excel Skills.
+ Anticipated start in October.
**What's in it for you**
There has never been a better time to work in logistics. Bring your skills to an industry that offers stability and international career growth. We offer a great compensation and medical/dental benefits package, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs, and a fun, and interesting global work environment. #LI-KE1
**Who we are**
Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.
As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.
We kindly advise that placement agencies refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles. Any submissions of candidates without prior signed agreement will be considered our property and no fees will be paid.
Kuehne + Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at during the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at: with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.

As a Manager - Business Development, you will manage research, analyze, and develop new business opportunities. You will be responsible for creating effective business plans to generate revenue, increase product lines, expand into new markets, and improve customer satisfaction. You will analyze and monitor business growth and decline, as well as provide possible solutions and new ways to strengthen the Company's competitive position within the industry.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Identifies, evaluates, and develops new business opportunities in order to expand business and increase profitability.
+ Responsible for retaining and expanding existing company relationships, product lines or market segments, and soliciting new business from prospective customers and suppliers.
+ Oversees development and research activities to build on the Company's strengths, identifies potential new markets and business opportunities and increases market share.
+ Establishes relationships with potential customers and suppliers. Discusses unmet needs, problems, or complaints, and arranges for meetings with appropriate Wesco representatives.
+ Calls on existing or prospective customers within framework of business development call program.
+ Represents Wesco in identifying, evaluating, and negotiating acquisitions, partnerships, alliances, joint ventures, and start-ups in current and new business.
+ Conducts roll out meetings at new, key, and global

**DESCRIPTION**
**Job Title: Director, Business Development**
**Position Overview:**
Acosta Canada is seeking a seasoned and strategic **Director of Business Development** to lead our growth initiatives and drive revenue expansion. This high-impact role requires a dynamic leader with a proven track record in business development, client engagement, and sales strategy execution. The ideal candidate will bring deep industry knowledge, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
Working cross-functionally with all divisions of Acosta Canada, the Director will identify whitespace opportunities, craft compelling business narratives, and develop persuasive sales presentations that effectively communicate our value proposition.
**RESPONSIBILITIES**
**Essential Functions:**
+ **Lead Generation & Pipeline Development:** Proactively identify, qualify, and cultivate new business opportunities to expand our client base and increase revenue.
+ **Executive-Level Client Engagement:** Build and maintain strong relationships with senior decision-makers, leading high-stakes negotiations and strategic discussions.
+ **RFP Process Management:** Coordinate and contribute to the full RFP lifecycle, including gathering inputs, developing tailored responses, and ensuring timely, high-quality submissions that align with client expectations and business objectives.
+ **Sales Agency Operations Expertise:** Leverage deep understanding of sales agency models to align business development strategies with client expectations and operational capabilities.
+ **Financial Acumen:** Utilize solid financial understanding to support business development efforts, including assessing revenue potential, contributing to pricing strategies, and helping build business cases. Work closely with internal teams to ensure proposals and initiatives align with financial goals.
+ **Strategic Communication:** Represent the company with professionalism and clarity in all internal and external communications, including outreach initiatives and industry events.
+ **Presentation Excellence:** Deliver compelling, tailored presentations to clients, partners, and internal stakeholders that effectively communicate value propositions and strategic insights.
+ **Organizational Agility:** Manage multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously, maintaining precision and attention to detail across all projects.
+ **Performance Under Pressure:** Demonstrate resilience and focus in dynamic environments, consistently delivering results within tight timelines.
**QUALIFICATIONS**
**Key Qualifications & Experience:**
+ Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive experience in business development, sales, or client-facing leadership roles.
+ Demonstrated success in generating and closing deals and partnerships.
+ Strong understanding of sales agency operations and client service models.
+ Proven ability to lead negotiations and influence decision makers.
+ Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
+ Highly organized with excellent multitasking and project management abilities.
**ABOUT US**
Acosta, and its subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer
**Job Category:** Marketing
**Position Type:** Full time
**Business Unit:** Sales
**Salary Range:** $102,900.00 - $150,000.00
**Company:** Acosta Services Canada Co
**Req ID:** 7012

**DESCRIPTION**
**Job Title: Director, Business Development**
**Position Overview:**
Acosta Canada is seeking a seasoned and strategic **Director of Business Development** to lead our growth initiatives and drive revenue expansion. This high-impact role requires a dynamic leader with a proven track record in business development, client engagement, and sales strategy execution. The ideal candidate will bring deep industry knowledge, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
Working cross-functionally with all divisions of Acosta Canada, the Director will identify whitespace opportunities, craft compelling business narratives, and develop persuasive sales presentations that effectively communicate our value proposition.
**RESPONSIBILITIES**
**Essential Functions:**
+ **Lead Generation & Pipeline Development:** Proactively identify, qualify, and cultivate new business opportunities to expand our client base and increase revenue.
+ **Executive-Level Client Engagement:** Build and maintain strong relationships with senior decision-makers, leading high-stakes negotiations and strategic discussions.
+ **RFP Process Management:** Coordinate and contribute to the full RFP lifecycle, including gathering inputs, developing tailored responses, and ensuring timely, high-quality submissions that align with client expectations and business objectives.
+ **Sales Agency Operations Expertise:** Leverage deep understanding of sales agency models to align business development strategies with client expectations and operational capabilities.
+ **Financial Acumen:** Utilize solid financial understanding to support business development efforts, including assessing revenue potential, contributing to pricing strategies, and helping build business cases. Work closely with internal teams to ensure proposals and initiatives align with financial goals.
+ **Strategic Communication:** Represent the company with professionalism and clarity in all internal and external communications, including outreach initiatives and industry events.
+ **Presentation Excellence:** Deliver compelling, tailored presentations to clients, partners, and internal stakeholders that effectively communicate value propositions and strategic insights.
+ **Organizational Agility:** Manage multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously, maintaining precision and attention to detail across all projects.
+ **Performance Under Pressure:** Demonstrate resilience and focus in dynamic environments, consistently delivering results within tight timelines.
**QUALIFICATIONS**
**Key Qualifications & Experience:**
+ Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive experience in business development, sales, or client-facing leadership roles.
+ Demonstrated success in generating and closing deals and partnerships.
+ Strong understanding of sales agency operations and client service models.
+ Proven ability to lead negotiations and influence decision makers.
+ Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
+ Highly organized with excellent multitasking and project management abilities.
**ABOUT US**
Acosta, and its subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer
**Job Category:** Marketing
**Position Type:** Full time
**Business Unit:** Sales
**Salary Range:** $102,900.00 - $150,000.00
**Company:** Acosta Services Canada Co
**Req ID:** 7012

**Description**
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
**How will you make an impact in this role?**
American Express is a leading global payments, network, and travel company, backed by one of the world's most recognized brands. American Express is unique in the payments industry as an issuer of cards as well as a worldwide network that processes millions of merchant transactions daily. We offer the broadest array of charge, credit and co brand cards for consumers, small businesses, midsize companies and large corporations.
With 160 years of innovation behind us, our future could not look more promising. We're moving faster than ever and introducing new products, services, and strategies to bring greater value to our business customers. Their success expands our success, so we put heart and soul into helping them achieve results that exceed all expectations.
International Commercial Services (ICS) is a core operating group of American Express and has delivered robust growth over the past decade. We are seeking a highly competitive, motivated and self-starter sales professional to join our team. As a Business Development Executive, you will drive results for the entire sales cycle including building and developing senior-level relationships, setting the sales strategy, and negotiating with the prospect for profitable new and growth business. Success will be measured by achieving sales targets and by demonstrating strong leadership skills.
**Responsibilities** :
+ Build and maintain a healthy pipeline in Salesforce and deliver on annual targets/quotas through net new acquisition and

**Our Mission**
At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:
Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we're looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.
**Who We Are**
We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.
As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending

Business Development Leader

**The Opportunity**
Are you looking for a caring, collaborative, values-driven workplace with inspiring teammates and leaders? Do you have the ambition and desire to be the best and thrive at the most impactful global insurance provider in the world? Look no further than Zurich Canada.
If you have experience in sales and are looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you.
Zurich Canada is currently looking for a Business Development Leader to deliver profitable growth.
Reporting to the Regional Vice President, you will be responsible for delivering profitable growth through selling a suite of solutions in a unified way while also managing the existing portfolio. This comprises the development of an intimate knowledge of a given distributor's business model and proposition. The Business Development Leader would also be responsible to create customized business plans which optimizes identified opportunities that align with our market basket strategies.
This is a unique opportunity to build your knowledge and experience for the future in a supportive environment where your voice matters.
This is a hybrid work opportunity.
**What you will do**
- Responsible for sales targets: Aggressively seeks new and renewal

The Business Development Manager is responsible for selling Manpower services to clients, focused on new business development (securing new client logos). Present value proposition and educate potential clients on talent strategy via the Manpower story with temporary staffing and permanent placement focused in clerical, light industrial or manufacturing verticals.
Accountabilities
Results & Strategy
Secure new business with SMB and mid-market clients in an assigned territory. Develop and execute against territory plan to capitalizes on market/industry opportunity. Adopt Manpower methodologies, disciplines and tools in pursuing profitable business opportunities.
Client & Candidate
Drive the entire sales cycle from initial customer engagement to transition to Branch Manager/delivery team. Partner with individual or multiple markets to solution for the client and ensure successful implementation.
Thought Leadership
Market and industry leader known in communities of relevance and looked to for World of Work expertise. Offer customized workforce solutions to clients by collaborating across teams/brands to leverage the full suite of ManpowerGroup solutions.
Other accountabilities as assigned
Experience
Required
- Sales: 2 years selling a solution / in a service industry or related experience
- Proven performance in a competitive/entrepreneurial pursuits, with successful achievement of ambitious goals
- High school diploma or GED
Nice to Have
- Industry knowledge: In-depth knowledge and experience of the staffing industry, exposure to the light industrial or clerical space is a plus
- Bachelor's degree
ManpowerGroup is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all employees. Qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, Indigenous status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, the presence of any physical, sensory, or mental disabilities, protected veteran status or other legally protected status.
ManpowerGroup provides a working environment and culture that is free from barriers and seeks to correct conditions of disadvantage in employment for all, including the request for reasonable accommodation. Should you require reasonable accommodation during the interview process please contact for assistance.
**Job:** _Sales/Retail/Business Development_
**Organization:** _ManpowerGroup_
**Title:** _Business Development Manager_
**Location:** _CAN-ON-Mississauga_
**Requisition ID:** _ _

**Director, Business Development (Hybrid)**
_HUB Financial_
Hub Financial, a division of HUB International, is one of Canada's largest independent Managing General Agencies (MGA). Specializing in life insurance, investments, and wealth management, we provide independent financial advisors with a wide range of products, resources, and tools to help their business succeed. Our services include access to top-tier insurance solutions, cutting-edge technology platforms, and operational support all designed to streamline business processes and improve client outcomes. At Hub Financial we empower independent advisors to grow their practices, enhance their client service, and deliver comprehensive financial solutions.
**About The Role**
The **Director, Business Development** provides comprehensive support to Advisors by using educational resources, offering advice, coaching, and presenting tailored sales solutions. This role is key to driving new sales growth within the assigned portfolio of advisors, while also recruiting new advisors and expanding blocks of business. Success in this position stems from a deep understanding and effective promotion of HUB's unique value proposition.
**What You'll Do**
+ Drive regional sales in all lines of business
+ Recruit advisors and blocks of business to HUB
+ Building strong advisor relationships with new and existing HUB Advisors
+ Provide a wholistic insurance solution to brokers based on the needs of the clients
+ Promote HUB tools and resources to HUB advisors
+ Represent HUB at various industry and HUB meetings
+ Participate in campaigns to drive new insurance business
+ Continuous learning and participating in insurance and investment industry training to stay informed and educated on industry best business practices
**What You'll Need for Success**
+ Strong sales and new business development planning experience.
+ Strong established networks in the life insurance and investment industry.
+ Strong knowledge of insurance products and strategies.
+ Working knowledge of taxation regulations which impact insurance solutions.
+ Outstanding presentation and communication capabilities.
+ Post Secondary education preferred.
+ Minimum of 5 years' experience in the life insurance or investment industry.
+ Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively to diverse audiences (written and verbal).
+ Ability to work efficiently and effectively, utilizing good time management skills.
+ Strong desire to keep up with competition and trends in the life insurance industry.
+ Exhibit a strong inclination and readiness to pursue further industry education (such as QAFP, CFP, and CLU certifications) to foster career growth at HUB.
**What's in it for you?**
Your well-being is our priority, and we back this up with a wealth of benefits:
+ **Competitive Compensation:** Benefit from a pay structure that includes incentives, bonuses, and opportunities to increase your earnings.
+ **Work-Life Balance:** Enjoy flexible work arrangements and generous time off to support your personal and professional life.
+ **Tailored Benefits:** Access a personalized benefits package, including company-matched RRSPs, designed to meet your unique needs.
+ **Career Growth and Support:** Invest in your future with HUB! Take advantage of our sponsored training and development programs, tuition reimbursement opportunities, and coverage for professional license fees and membership dues-everything you need to support your growth and excel in your career.
+ **Exclusive Perks:** Take advantage of discounts on events, travel, accommodations, and personal home & auto insurance.
At HUB, we believe that diversity drives innovation, equity fosters opportunity, and inclusion creates a culture where everyone thrives. We are committed to building a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their whole self to work. By embracing diverse perspectives and fostering an inclusive environment, we cultivate a collaborative and dynamic team that delivers exceptional results for our clients and communities.
**Compensation**
This position offers a base salary along with eligibility for a targeted bonus, providing a rewarding opportunity for high performance.
**Working Condition**
+ 50% office, 50% outbound meetings with clients and prospects.
+ Travel within your assigned region
**Why Choose HUB?**
When you choose HUB, you're choosing a competitive, exciting, and friendly work environment that strategically positions you for longevity and offers significant advancement, growth, and success opportunities. To read more about HUB, please visit - About Us - HUB International ( HUB International**
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Hub International Limited ( is a leading full-service global insurance broker and financial services firm providing risk management, insurance, employee benefits, retirement and wealth management products and services. With more than 19,000 employees in offices located throughout North America, HUB's vast network of specialists brings clarity to a changing world with tailored solutions and unrelenting advocacy, so clients are ready for tomorrow.
We're not just an insurance broker, we bring clarity to a changing world with tailored solutions and unrelenting advocacy.
If you're interested in learning how you can grow your career at HUB, visit our Careers Page ( to explore our opportunities.
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Department Sales
Required Experience: 5-7 years of relevant experience
Required Travel: Up to 50%
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