Business Development Director - Private Client

About the role

The Business Development Director at Baker Tilly is a senior-level, strategic role focused on accelerating growth across the firm’s Tax, Assurance, and Advisory practices. This role is directly responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities within the Private Client sector in an assigned territory, while building, managing, and expanding strong client and referral relationships.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities within the Private Client sector in an assigned territory.
• Build, manage, and expand strong client and referral relationships.
• Serve as a key contributor to the growth of the Private Client Practice, partnering with practice leaders to shape and execute go-to-market strategies and drive market-focused growth initiatives.
• Develop innovative, value-driven solutions that support high-net-worth individuals, family enterprises, privately held business owners, family offices, trusts, estates, foundations, and the advisors who serve them.
• Monitor and communicate emerging trends related to tax legislation, wealth planning, estate and gift planning, family office evolution, business succession, liquidity events, and generational wealth transfer to identify and develop new business opportunities.
• Lead the deployment of sales techniques and strategies to integrate services and resources across all lines of service and geographies.
• Possess a broad understanding of macroeconomic, regulatory, tax, and market trends impacting affluent individuals, family enterprises, privately held businesses, and family offices.
• Build, maintain, and expand relationships across the Private Client ecosystem, including family office executives, attorneys, wealth advisors, private client bankers, trust officers, investment advisors, business owners, and other centers of influence.
• Perform regular and prompt follow-up on all Firm-generated leads assigned from campaigns, or ad hoc requests from practice leadership.
• Maintain a clear understanding of who your team wishes to target for business development purposes – and why.
• Inform practice leadership of changing market dynamics and other factors influencing accounts of strategic importance.
• Maintain strict compliance with CRM (Salesforce) requirements by consistently documenting opportunity notes and all related activities, and keeping an accurate, up-to-date pipeline of qualified opportunities in accordance with firm protocols.
• Achiet closed business revenue goals associated with both new accounts and existing client accounts (as appropriate), to ensure a profitable return to the Firm each fiscal year.
• Participate as a key team member on all relevant market development meetings and other in-house discussions.
• Create, sustain, and grow relationships with new and existing clients through regular, open communication; ensure performance standards and client satisfaction are consistently met, and proactively communicate and troubleshoot issues as they arise.
• Collaborate with other BD leaders and practice leaders for an integrated Go-to-Market (GTM) approach.
• Perform account planning and key account research to optimize business development efforts and account penetration.
• Perform primary outreach efforts and coordinate with marketing personnel on campaigns including prospect calls, emails, and other mechanisms to secure appointments with centers of influence, referral sources, and prospective clients.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university required; Graduate degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience selling or delivering tax, assurance, and/or consulting services within Private Client, Family Office, Wealth Management, Trust and Estate, or related advisory environments, required.
• Demonstrated understanding of wealth transfer planning, estate and gift taxation, trust and fiduciary matters, family office operations, business succession planning, family enterprise governance, and the complex advisory needs of affluent individuals and families.
• Experience building relationships with centers of influence, referral networks, and executive-level decision-makers within the Private Client ecosystem.
• Strong understanding of emerging technologies and digital solutions supporting client service delivery, relationship management, and business development.
• Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and thought leadership skills.
• Ability to work under a defined and planned directive with minimal direct day-to-day supervision for implementation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel up to 50% as needed.

Benefits

Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees. The pay rate range for this job position are listed below. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees, professional certifications, work arrangements and geographic location. Other compensation for this role may include performance and sales-based commissions.

• In Miami, Florida the pay rate is: $155,800-$233,320.
• In San Fransico, California the pay rate is: $191,800-$303,310.

Pay

The pay rate range for this job position are listed below. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees, professional certifications, work arrangements and geographic location. Other compensation for this role may include performance and sales-based commissions.

• In Miami, Florida the pay rate is: $155,800-$233,320.
• In San Fransico, California the pay rate is: $191,800-$303,310.

Schedule

Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees, professional certifications, work arrangements and geographic location. Other compensation for this role may include performance and sales-based commissions.