Now Hiring - Business Development Specialist in Newport Beach, CA

Who We Are
Lugano Diamonds’ vision is to create an experience as remarkable as our collection. We operate with a set of core values – The Lugano Way. As employees, we share an owner mindset to make things happen. We work with a client first mentality and help each other to learn and grow. We strive to find a YES in everything we do through innovation, teamwork, and collaboration.

Job Overview
You will play a crucial role in generating new business opportunities through targeted research and creative strategies to connect. This role works closely with the sales team in qualifying existing leads and collaborating on ways to maximize contacts with prospects through events. Success in this role means you can effectively communicate across different areas of the business, pivot to meet the needs of the business, and have strong organization skills.

About the Role

• Lead Generation
• Identifying untapped opportunities for the sales team to target
• Establishing circles of influences, connections, and organization ties for prospective clients
• CRM Data Integrity
• Maintaining accuracy and completeness of data for your salon
• Producing high quality bios for all prospects and clients
• Sales Team Meetings
• Coordinating and scheduling meetings based around event schedule.
• Leading the team through event preparations and debriefs
• Prospecting Preparation
• Researching and creating bios on event attendees
• Presenting the sales team with the best opportunities to target at the event.
• Collaborating on seating charts with the sales team (when available)
• Event Debrief
• Reviewing prospects and touchpoints after each event
• CRM management of the event results

What You Bring to the Team

• You like being organized and are methodical in your approach to getting things done.
• Communication is the key to building trust and getting clarity on the objective. You are clear and concise and can communicate effectively with all types of people.
• Your attention to detail is unwavering. Mise en place has meaning to you.
• Curiosity is part of who you are. You like finding solutions and when you don’t know something, you look for answers.
• Technology is an important tool that you use to process information, analyze data, and stay organized.

Our Benefits
Lugano Diamonds is a fast-growing company with many opportunities for you to master your craft and grow your career. We are proud to offer employees a generous compensation package that includes commission and bonus plans for all employees, multi-option healthcare plans, 401k with match, and paid time off. Join the team and carve your own path to the future.

Pay Transparency
Targeted base compensation range starts at $25/hour plus annual bonus. The total compensation package is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Being You at Lugano
Lugano is committed to creating a diverse work environment that recruits and rewards employees based on capabilities and performance. We are inclusive, celebrate our differences, and welcome a broad range of perspectives and ideas without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Our Work Environment
Our workplace is clean, orderly, appropriately lighted and ventilated with the proper safety compliance. Noise levels are considered low and daily physical activities are considered light: office work, some lifting, bending, stooping, kneeling, or walking. Employees must have the stamina to work long hours, if assigned, and may be asked to work an irregular schedule to meet the needs of the business. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow disabled people to perform the essential functions of the job within the environment.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $25.00 per hour

Work Location: In person