Business Development Director

Red Recruitment; Gloucester; Remote; GBP 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Business Development Director to join a telecoms and technology client. This fully remote role focuses on new business within the public sector, requiring a strong sales background and understanding of frameworks. The successful candidate will manage their pipeline and develop marketing initiatives to drive sales. This position offers a competitive salary, uncapped commission, and various benefits including a car allowance and private medical insurance.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Private medical insurance

£5,000 car allowance

Eye care scheme

Company pension

Employee discount

Referral programme

Qualifications

• Proven track record in new business sales.
• Deep understanding of public sector frameworks.
• Experience in marketing initiatives and bid writing.

Responsibilities

• Focus on new business generation within a specific vertical.
• Manage a personal success plan.
• Engage early-stage opportunities with suppliers.

Skills

New business sales

Public sector frameworks understanding

Profiling and prospecting tools

Marketing campaign design

Bid writing skills

Sales cycle management

Tools

Sales Navigator

Cognism

Hubspot

Job description

Overview

Red Recruitment is recruiting a Business Development Director (BDD) to join our client, a telecoms and technology company who are recognised as a leader in their field.

You'll be a driven and results-focused individual with specific vertical knowledge to join an expanding Public Sector sales team. This role is 100% business-focused, ideal for a motivated sales professional.

Working remotely, you will take full ownership of identifying and converting opportunities, managing your own pipeline, campaigns, and strategic approach across a defined vertical and product set.

Package

• Salary: Up to 90,000 + Uncapped Commission
• Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5.30pm
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Location: Remote
• Holiday: 25 days, increasing by one day per year up to 28 days
• Private medical insurance
• 5,000 car allowance
• Eye care scheme
• Access to internal wellbeing team
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Referral programme

Key Responsibilities

• Focus exclusively on new business generation within a specific vertical.
• Create and manage a personal 30-60-90 day success plan.
• Define and target a rolling list of 100 prospects in the chosen vertical and product area.
• Lead the development of marketing initiatives such as webinars, roundtables and larger events targeting the specific vertical.
• Profile, identify, and engage early-stage opportunities, working with suppliers to build awareness and solution alignment.
• Uncover key routes to market and navigate vertical-specific governance to position the business differentiators effectively.

Key Skills and Experience

• A strong track record in new business sales, with demonstrable ability to open doors and disrupt existing conversations.
• Deep understanding of public sector frameworks (eg. RM6116 NS3, RM6100 TS3, YPO, G-Cloud).
• Proficiency in profiling and prospecting tools such as Sales Navigator, Cognism and Hubspot.
• Experience designing and delivering marketing campaigns and events aligned with the business offerings (Cyber, Cloud, UC, CCaaS, Networking, etc.).
• Excellent bid writing skills, independently and without reliance on AI tools.
• Strong process management skills across the entire sales cycle.

If you are interested in this position and have the relevant skills and experience required, please apply now!

Red Recruitment