UK Founding Business Development Lead

Digitevent; Paris; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Founding impact

Autonomy

Close access to leadership

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Digitevent is seeking its first UK commercial hire to build the market from the ground up. You will own the UK go-to-market, identify opportunities, and convert them into long-term customers while working with the Paris leadership.

You will collaborate with founding and marketing teams, develop relationships with corporate event teams, agencies, congress organizers, and MICE players, and shape the UK strategy with autonomy and direct access to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in full-cycle B2B SaaS sales.
• Experience building pipeline and closing new business.
• Knowledge of the UK event/corporate events landscape is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build the UK pipeline and identify target companies, agencies and organisations.
• Develop new business through outbound, partnerships and inbound opportunities.
• Manage the full sales cycle from discovery to closing.
• Build and maintain a qualified sales pipeline and deliver against revenue targets.
• Share market insights with Product, Marketing and Sales and contribute to UK GTM initiatives.

Skills

B2B SaaS sales

Commercial track record

Event industry knowledge

UK market knowledge

Communication

Entrepreneurial mindset

Collaboration

French/European market exposure

Job description

Digitevent is seeking its first UK commercial hire to build the market from the ground up. You will own the UK go-to-market, identify opportunities, and convert them into long-term customers while working with the Paris leadership.

You will collaborate with founding and marketing teams, develop relationships with corporate event teams, agencies, congress organizers, and MICE players, and shape the UK strategy with autonomy and direct access to senior leadership.