Business Development Manager

About the role

Leads and supports strategic economic development initiatives focused on business attraction, expansion, retention, and redevelopment within targeted industry sectors. Develops and maintains partnerships with businesses, developers, brokers, site selectors, regional organizations, and community stakeholders to advance the city’s economic development goals and enhance long-term economic vitality.

Responsibilities

• Manages economic development projects and business relationships from prospect identification through project completion, serving as a primary liaison for businesses, developers, brokers, site selectors, and other stakeholders.
• Develops and implements business development, marketing, and outreach strategies that promote the city’s competitive advantages, key industry sectors, development opportunities, and economic priorities.
• Evaluates development trends, business needs, infrastructure considerations, and regulatory processes; recommends strategies, process improvements, and policy enhancements that support economic growth and investment.
• Represents the city in meetings, presentations, negotiations, conferences, trade shows, and industry events; prepares and delivers professional presentations, reports, proposals, and recommendations to leadership, stakeholders, and governing bodies.
• Builds and maintains collaborative partnerships with internal departments, regional organizations, state agencies, educational institutions, utility providers, and the development community, to advance economic development and destination initiatives.

Requirements

• Minimum three years of experience in a related field.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Knowledge of complex legal documents, development agreements and contracts, technical reports, executive business letters and communications, development-related documents, master plans, design guidelines, construction site plans, budget documents, business magazines, journals, newspapers, and technical reports; City codes and City general, strategic or operational plans.
• Ability to perform math calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, ratios, college level algebra, and review and understanding of financial statements.
• Ability to write concise and professional communication to senior business executives and City management; and develop and prepare marketing materials, development agreements, and proposals.

Qualifications

• Formal Education/Knowledge: Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. Knowledge is normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Experience: Minimum three years of experience in a related field.
• Certifications and Other Requirements: Valid Driver’s License.

Skills

• Broad Application - Work requires a comprehensive, practical knowledge of a technical field with use of analytical judgment and decision-making abilities appropriate to the work environment of the organization.
• High - Interactions at this level usually impact the implementation of policies. Contacts may involve interpretation of how policies are implemented and may require discussion and the support of controversial positions or the negotiation of sensitive issues or important presentations. During interactions on policy implementation, contacts may also involve stressful, negative interactions requiring high levels of tact and the ability to respond to aggressive interpersonal interactions.

Benefits

• Vacation Leave: 14 days per year, increasing with longevity.
• Sick Leave: 12 days per year.
• Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year, including one floating holiday the first full pay period of January.
• Health Insurance: Three health plans available to select from at a group rate.
• Dental Insurance: Two dental plans available to select from at a group rate.
• Vision Insurance: Available at a group rate.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Health Care and Dependent Care accounts available.
• Short Term Disability Insurance: City-paid coverage.
• Cancer Benefit: City-paid coverage.
• Life Insurance: City-paid insurance valued at twice the annual salary ($400,000 maximum); additional life insurance for self and/or dependent is available at employee's cost.
• Longevity pay beginning at year six.
• Tuition Assistance: $5,250 per calendar year.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Onsite wellness center/clinic.
• Robust employee well-being program.
• Free identify theft monitoring and protection with Aura.
• Deferred Compensation Plan: 2% city match (employee contributes 1%).
• Retirement Health Savings: $22.50 city contribution (employee contributes $12.50 per pay period).
• Retirement: Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Defined Benefit plan with mandatory city and employee contributions currently at 12.00%.

Pay

The City of Goodyear offers a highly competitive benefits package including:

• Vacation Leave: 14 days per year, increasing with longevity.
• Sick Leave: 12 days per year.
• Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year, including one floating holiday the first full pay period of January.
• Health Insurance: Three health plans available to select from at a group rate.
• Dental Insurance: Two dental plans available to select from at a group rate.
• Vision Insurance: Available at a group rate.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Health Care and Dependent Care accounts available.
• Short Term Disability Insurance: City-paid coverage.
• Cancer Benefit: City-paid coverage.
• Life Insurance: City-paid insurance valued at twice the annual salary ($400,000 maximum); additional life insurance for self and/or dependent is available at employee's cost.
• Longevity pay beginning at year six.
• Tuition Assistance: $5,250 per calendar year.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Onsite wellness center/clinic.
• Robust employee well-being program.
• Free identify theft monitoring and protection with Aura.
• Deferred Compensation Plan: 2% city match (employee contributes 1%).
• Retirement Health Savings: $22.50 city contribution (employee contributes $12.50 per pay period).
• Retirement: Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Defined Benefit plan with mandatory city and employee contributions currently at 12.00%.

Schedule

Not specified.