Business Development Manager
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Proactively identifies and engages new clients across the UK, builds relationships with decision-makers, and wins business by connecting clients' technology challenges with the right expertise.
About this role
Main responsibilities
- Opening doors. Proactively identifying and engaging new clients across the UK.
- Making things happen. Picking up the phone, starting conversations and securing meetings with technology and business leaders.
- Building relationships. Developing genuine connections with decision-makers and staying close to opportunities.
- Owning your pipeline. Finding leads, qualifying opportunities, following up and progressing deals.
- Selling solutions. Understanding a client's technology challenges and connecting them with the right expertise.
- Winning business. Taking opportunities from first conversation through to commercial agreement, with support from our leadership team.
- Helping build something. Bringing ideas, energy and commercial insight as we grow our UK consulting practice.
Requirements
Loves sales and genuinely enjoys winning new business.
Isn't afraid of the phone or approaching senior decision-makers.
Has the confidence to turn a cold introduction into a meaningful conversation.
Follows up consistently and doesn't let good opportunities disappear.
Is resilient, persistent and comfortable hearing "no".
Builds relationships naturally and knows how to earn trust.
Is organised, accountable and takes ownership of results.
Has a competitive streak and wants to be rewarded for success.
Brings ideas, enthusiasm and a positive, can-do attitude.
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