Business Development Specialist

.**Business Development Specialist** Location: Sydney or Melbourne or Brisbane (flexible working encouraged)**Drive growth. Shape the future of legaltech.**At **LexisNexis**, we’re not just evolving legal research — we’re redefining it. Our AI-powered platforms, including **Lexis+ AI** with **Protégé**, are transforming how legal professionals find insights, draft documents, and make decisions.We’re entering an exciting new growth phase and are looking for an ambitious **Business Development Specialist** to help bring this transformation to corporate legal teams across Australia.If you love the energy of new business sales, enjoy building trust through genuine conversations, and want to sell solutions that actually make an impact — this is your opportunity to do it with the backing of one of the world’s most respected brands.**About our Team** At LexisNexis, we serve over 5 million professionals across 100+ countries, delivering cutting-edge legal content and technologies. Our team is at the forefront of legal transformation, focusing on Corporate markets by introducing them to the future of legal research, drafting, and workflow automation—powered by **AI** and **smart content delivery**.We’re a supportive, higher performing team where collaboration matters as much as results. We are passionate about making a difference. Your work will support **the Rule of Law** and help Corporate in-house teams thrive in a rapidly evolving digital environment.**About the Role**As a Business Development Specialist, you will drive new business acquisition across the Corporate Law market through effective cold calling, prospecting, and closing to achieve monthly billing targets. You’ll introduce market-leading solutions—including the game-changing **Lexis+Ai with Protégé** and Create+ to help Corporate in house teams do more with less.This is a permanent full-time role based either in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane with combined home and office-based arrangements to have flexible work-life balance.**Responsibilities*** Drive new business acquisition and market penetration through high levels of outbound activity (cold calls, email outreach, and in-person visits).* Qualify potential clients through expert discovery, leveraging proven sales techniques to understand client needs and provide recommendation to applicable Lexis Nexis solutions.* Effective and efficient management of end-to-end full sale cycle, with demonstrated success closing opportunities in a fast-paced environment.* Building effective relationships with key stakeholders in strategic and designated accounts* Maintaining an accurate database of activity, client interaction, and opportunity sales stage and prediction of sale success.* Collaborate with Marketing & Inside Sales in lead generation and opportunity identification.**Requirements*** **Proven Business Development / Sales Experience** – ideally in B2B, professional services, legal, or tech industries.* **Strong Closing & Negotiation Skills** – A track record of successfully closing up to $50,000* **Relationship Building & Stakeholder Management** – Ability to engage with clients at all levels.* **Consultative Selling Approach** – Experience in solution-based sales strategies.* **Highly Motivated & Results-Oriented** – A self-starter who thrives on exceeding targets.* **Excellent Communication & Presentation Skills** – The ability to craft compelling proposals and engage decision-makers.**Work in a way that works for you**We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals. **Working for you**We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:* Be part of a high-growth, innovation-focused team.* Lead conversations about AI in law with tools like Lexis+ AI with Protégé* Work with an **inclusive global company** that values flexibility, wellbeing, and career development.* Discounted Health plan rate and Optical Assistance* Life assurance and income protection* Option to buy additional Annual Leave days* Employee Assistance Program* Flexible working arrangements* Benefits for you and your family* Access to learning and development resources* Retail discounts and cashback offers* Global discounts and free wellbeing & learning classes* Electric Vehicle Novated Leasing**About the Business**LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis and Nexis services.**To learn more about opportunities with LexisNexis or RELX Global, join us here:*****Join LexisNexis and be part of a team that values innovation, integrity, and customer success*** We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our or please contact .**Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. 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