What We’re Looking For:

The Sidebench apprenticeship program is a 6-month full-time paid developmental program that is designed to provide the Apprentice with valuable & meaningful first-hand experience within a specific discipline. We’re looking for a motivated individual who is looking to gain insight into business development and sales strategy within the tech and consulting world.

We are looking for a Strategy and Business Development Apprentice. We invest a lot of time into all of our Apprentices in the hopes that after their 6-month contract ends, they’ll be better suited to venture out into the world with strong work experience. There is a possibility that some apprentices may join the team full-time after the 6-month period ends.

What You'll Get From an Apprenticeship

• Gain significant exposure to sales and business development practices within one of the fastest growing digital product consultancies in the US
• Do impactful work that contributes to the greater goals of the Sidebench team
• Be challenged to think big, creatively solve problems, and turn solutions into processes
• Have a dedicated mentor throughout the apprenticeship who is there to help guide you and provide regular, structured feedback
• Work with and learn from a team of smart, friendly, and fun techies who care about your development

Responsibilities

• Handling various tasks throughout the sales cycle that support other BD team members and cross-functional teams
• Contributing to the project management, content, and design of client pitch materials
• Actively participating and contributing to BD meetings and calls as needed 
• Assisting the BD team in moving potential clients through the sales pipeline 
• Helping prep for meetings and following up with additional materials to set the team up for success 
• Contributing to the processes that help the team create proposals, SOWs and other sales materials
• Solutioning with the Product, Design and Engineering teams to create project plans and scoping tasks
• Researching our clients, competitors and our target markets to provide greater insight for the wider team
• Making informed decisions about our sales strategy to help drive our business development goals
• Designing processes to equip Sidebench’s BD team with the necessary tools to execute on our sales strategy 

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of exposure to sales, business development or account management functions 
• Genuine interest in technology and business and the desire to learn more about B2B marketing
• Leadership experience in the classroom, workplace, or at a similar type of organization
• The ability to work independently and go above and beyond the original scope of their tasks
• Strong research and analytical skills and problem solving ability
• Strong project management skills and strong attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• A positive attitude and remains responsive, pro-active, enthusiastic, and adaptable
• Ability to produce detailed and well-organized documentation (have a knack for effectively summarizing concepts, thoughts, and research)
• Must be able to commit to a full-time role for a period of 6 months

Diverse Perspectives:

We know that innovation thrives on product teams where diverse points of view come together to solve hard problems in ways that are just now possible. As such, we explicitly seek people that bring diverse life experiences, diverse educational backgrounds, diverse cultures, and diverse work experiences. Please be prepared to share with us how your perspective will bring something unique and valuable to our product teams.

About Sidebench

Sidebench is an award winning custom software development company on a mission to accelerate outcomes in the health of people and the planet through design, technology, and partnership. We are a diverse group of strategists, technologists, tinkerers, and thought leaders that collaborate with our partners to create compelling software solutions to some of the hardest problems in the world. 

We value a give-first mentality, empathy, curiosity, earning trust, challenging our own inertia, and playing the long game, and when we think about the future, both immediate and distant, we aspire to be an unconventional catalyst that helps create a world where all people thrive.