Business Development Specialist

Brighton Jones • Chicago, IL

17d • $70,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Ready to make a meaningful impact?

At Brighton Jones, we’re a purpose-driven, client-focused team committed to helping individuals live richer lives. As one of the largest RIAs in the nation, we’ve built a culture of continuous growth, collaboration, and community—recognized with 15 consecutive “Best Places to Work” awards including Inc.com’s 2025 list, as well as national honors for community impact.
We lead the industry in aligning wealth, passion, and purpose to help our clients thrive. With over $30 billion in assets under advisement, 300+ teammates nationwide, and a dynamic, team-based approach, we’re growing fast—and we’re looking for driven, curious individuals to join our #OneTeam.

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Business Development Specialist to join our team. In this pivotal role, you won’t just be tackling complex challenges—you’ll be driving meaningful growth and seeing the direct impact of your contributions on the company’s success. If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy building relationships, and have a passion for strategic business development, we’d love to connect with you.

This role can be based out of our Chicago or Dallas office.

Join us and be part of a team that is redefining what it means to grow, both professionally and personally.

Take our Values in Action Self-Assessment to see how our values align!

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree required; Marketing or Business degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years professional experience; in sales, marketing and/or sales operations support preferred.
• Commitment to excellence, attention to detail, strong organizational and communication skills.
• Positive attitude, versatility and willingness to work within constantly changing priorities.
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects at the same time while meeting deadlines.
• Self-motivated / starter with the ability to work independently and inside of a team environment.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Salesforce & MS Suite.
• Experience interacting with external prospects and supporting internal teammates.
• This role is an in-office, full-time, and exempt position. We are a work from office culture with a lot of flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Own the prospect journey (eventually prequalifying prospects), pipeline integrity, assist the team with collection and entry of prospective client information, attach relevant notes, schedule meetings and assign tasks, and create service agreements, leveraging Salesforce.
• Create and update business development proposals and presentation materials.
• Provide calendar management and scheduling support as it relates to business development for the team.
• Provide recurring operations, sales support and analysis such as developing reports, dashboards and ad hoc sales reporting.
• Attend and participate in sales team meetings.
• Coordinate regular (weekly or monthly) reporting on performance against target as well as activity reports.
• Collaborate with Business Development team members across the country and share best practices with the local team.
• Collaborate with multiple departments for the creation of prospect-facing materials.
• Conduct prospect research using various sources (LinkedIn as an example).
• Assist in other special projects as needed.

Benefits

• Our benefits package includes, but is not limited to, health care benefits (medical/dental/vision), retirement benefits, paid time off (PTO), holiday flex-days, summer flex-days, company-paid holidays, parental leave, transportation benefits, unlimited volunteer time off, professional and personal wellbeing stipend, and other fringe benefits.
• Everyone in the organization has a clear path to ownership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level