How common are performance bonuses and/or commission for Business Development roles? I have an offer in which the company came up to my ask for base salary but have stated no bonus and I'm ineligible for a raise within 1 year. Being that I'm judged on getting new business (read as: money) I was expecting some of my comp to be tied to dollars brought into. Thanks!

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It’s not uncommon to require a year tenure for eligibility on raise. At most holding companies it’s more like 18 months cycle. And if they hit your base they probably think you can pull that weight in.
Did they say no guaranteed bonus (ok fine) or they don’t do bonuses at all (weird). Many bonuses are discretionary based on company and individual performance.

Contractual performance bonuses are rare in my experience below C level but you could ask to build in a threshold new biz bonus.

That said but it sounds like this role might be new for them so they’re looking for simple to test run it.

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They just said no bonus for my role but I haven't sent back a follow up email to push on it. I'd assume they have a bonus structure elsewhere, likely a level above. They do have established BD roles, another manager and a director. Yea I figured it would be company performance based since it is a BD role which would likely have revenue KPIs.

Thanks for all the context and info!

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