{"id":1253819,"url":"https://alion.io/job/robbins-recruiting-solutions-head-of-business-development","title":"Head of Business Development","company":{"id":688191,"name":"Robbins Recruiting Solutions","domain":"robbinsrecruiting.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/robbinsrecruiting","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Lever","truth_index":null},"role":"Sales","role_family":"Sales","seniority":"head","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"posting_text","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":["US"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":142000,"max_usd":270000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":512},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"HubSpot","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-25T16:22:27Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-25","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26T01:12:14Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Head of Business Development - Commercial Landscaping\nLocation: Remote | Regular Travel Required\nIndustry: Commercial Landscaping / Private Equity-Backed Services\nPosition Type: Full-Time\nAbout the Opportunity\nRobbins Recruiting Solutions is partnering with a rapidly growing, private equity-backed commercial landscaping platform to identify a Head of Business Development.\nThis is a unique opportunity to join a newly formed platform that is building a national network of high-quality, founder-owned commercial landscaping businesses. The organization is focused on helping strong local operators scale while preserving the people, customer relationships, reputation, and culture that made their businesses successful. Banner Landscaping - Head of Bu…\nThe Head of Business Development will play a critical role in the platform’s acquisition growth strategy by developing relationships with landscaping business owners across priority markets. This is not a traditional M&A execution role. Instead, it is a relationship-driven origination position for someone who knows how to connect with owners, build credibility over time, identify the right opportunities, and create meaningful conversations.\nWhat You’ll Do\nYou will own and cultivate a targeted pipeline of potential acquisition partners across priority markets, working closely with the Head of M&A to turn relationships into qualified opportunities.\nKey responsibilities include:\nBuild direct relationships with commercial landscaping business owners and founders through introductions, industry relationships, market visits, meetings, site visits, and consistent long-term outreach.\nDevelop and maintain a strong referral network of industry professionals, former owners, property managers, brokers, suppliers, and other market connectors.\nIdentify and qualify potential acquisition partners based on strategic fit, owner motivation, and timing.\nCreate qualified meetings and introductions for the Head of M&A, who will lead valuation, financial review, NDA, and transaction negotiations.\nRemain involved throughout the early stages of the process to provide continuity and maintain trusted owner relationships.\nDevelop deep knowledge of priority markets, key operators, competitive dynamics, and potential acquisition targets.\nMaintain disciplined CRM activity and accurately document conversations, introductions, follow-up activity, and next steps.\nRepresent the organization at relevant industry events and build visibility within the commercial landscaping community.\nPartner with operating leaders across the platform to gather market intelligence and strengthen relationships with prospective partners. Banner Landscaping - Head of Bu…\nWhat We’re Looking For\nThe ideal candidate is a proven relationship builder and business developer who understands how to earn the trust of business owners.\nStrong candidates may come from one of several backgrounds:\nCommercial landscaping or grounds maintenance, particularly a senior sales or business development professional with an established industry network.\nBusiness development or acquisition origination within a private equity-backed services platform or multi-location services organization.\nFormer landscaping business owner or senior operator who has built, scaled, or exited a business.\nPrior M&A experience is not required. Banner Landscaping - Head of Bu…\nWe are particularly interested in candidates who bring:\nEstablished relationships within commercial landscaping, grounds maintenance, or closely related services.\nA true hunter mentality with a track record of proactively developing new relationships and opportunities.\nStrong credibility with founders and business owners.\nExcellent judgment and the ability to understand an owner's goals, motivations, and timing.\nStrong communication and relationship-building skills.\nComfort managing a large pipeline of long-term relationships across multiple markets.\nExperience using HubSpot or another CRM to manage activity and pipeline.\nAn entrepreneurial, self-motivated, resilient approach.\nWillingness to travel regularly to build relationships in priority markets.\nA bachelor's degree is preferred but not required; industry relationships, credibility, and a demonstrated track record are more important. Banner Landscaping - Head of Bu…\nWhat Success Looks Like\nSuccess in this role will be measured by the strength and coverage of the relationship pipeline, qualified owner conversations and meetings, warm introductions, progression of opportunities through the acquisition process, and ultimately deals sourced and closed. Banner Landscaping - Head of Bu…\nCompensation\nThis position offers a base salary plus uncapped variable compensation, with earnings tied directly to successful business development activity and transactions. Incentives include milestone-based payments as opportunities progress, with the largest rewards tied to successfully closed deals. Banner Landscaping - Head of Bu…\nWhy This Opportunity?\nThis is an opportunity to get in early with a well-capitalized, high-growth platform and help shape its expansion from the ground up. 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