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Career profile · June 2026

Business Development Manager

The graduation step above front-line sales, and the most global-facing role here.

171
active listings now
53%
outside Tel Aviv
27%
require experience
₪18,000-28,000
typical mid-level pay

What it is, and what you do

Business development is sales at the strategic level: opening partnerships, entering new markets, and structuring deals rather than working a lead list. In Israel it skews senior and international, and it pays accordingly.

Where the jobs are

The biggest clusters are Tel Aviv, Haifa, Modiin, Herzliya, Ashdod, and 53% of listings sit outside Tel Aviv.

What they are looking for

Listings ask for ~5 years on average, more senior than front-line sales, and English appears in ~36% of them, the highest of any role here. Negotiation and partnership-building lead the requirements.

Top skills and tools

NegotiationPartnershipsLead generationPipelineEnglishB2B / SaaS

What it pays

Entry-level₪13,000-18,000
Mid-level₪18,000-28,000
Senior₪30,000-50,000+

High-tech and USD-denominated deal-flow pay far above traditional-sector BD; commission and bonus add real upside.

Market ranges, gross ₪/month, compiled from public Israeli salary surveys. Typical market estimates, separate from the live-listing counts above.

A point of view. If you are good in sales and wondering where it leads, this is the answer. Business development is the senior step up, and the data shows what unlocks it: English appears in over a third of listings, more than in any other role here. So the move is deliberate, get a few years closing, sharpen your English, and start framing partnerships instead of transactions. The ceiling above front-line sales is real and reachable.

Frequently asked

What is the difference between sales and business development in Israel?
Business development is the more senior, strategic step: partnerships and new markets rather than a lead list. Israeli listings ask for about five years of experience and English far more often.
Do you need English for business development in Israel?
Largely yes. English appears in about 36% of business-development listings, the highest of any role we track, because the work is international.

Where do you stand in this market?

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