Business Development Executive

GlobalData Plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalData Plc in London is seeking a Business Development Executive to initiate contact with senior decision-makers, demonstrate products online, and develop new business opportunities while meeting targets. The role emphasizes building lasting client relationships and strategic account planning within a fast-paced sales environment.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to work both independently and with the sales team, supported by

Qualifications

• Circaone years’ experience in a telephone based B2B role
• Excellent communication skills displaying energy,driveand enthusiasm over the phone
• A positive, winning attitude (highly driven and self-motivated)
• Ability to work both individually and collaboratively with the wider team
• Curiosity (desire to keep asking the right questions)
• An entrepreneurial and growth mindset (can make something out of nothing)
• Ability to keep it simple (be able to translate complex solutions into simple ones)

Responsibilities

• Cold-calling C-Level Executives and Key Decision Makers toopen upnew accounts and opportunities
• Presenting online product demonstrations.
• Lead sourcing/generating new business leads.
• Achieving and exceeding sales targets.
• Building long term relationships and developing account plans for client targets.
• EnsuringKPI's are met.

Skills

Telephone based B2B experience

Job description

Job Title: Business Development Executive

Location: London

Who we are…

GlobalData operates an intelligence platform that empowers leaders to act decisively in a world of complexity and change.

By uniting proprietary data, human expertise, and purpose-built AI into a single, connected platform, we help organizations see what’s coming, move faster, and lead with confidence.

Our solutions are used by over 5,000 organizations across the world’s largest industries, delivering tailored intelligence that supports strategic planning, innovation, risk management, and sustainable growth.

Why join the Sales team at GlobalData?

GlobalData is at a pivotal point in its growth journey and we need curious, ambitious, courageous people to support us in achieving our vision to deliver intelligence that transforms uncertainty into opportunity for the world’s most successful organizations.

Our big ambitions mean that life at GlobalData is fast paced, entrepreneurial and rewarding. Working together in an intellectually challenging environment, where learning is super-charged to keep us on our toes, the highly stimulating, fast-paced, global environment we operate in, and our bold ambitions result in unique learning opportunities for our people.

The Sales team operates at the face of our business introducing clients to our trusted intelligence. With an established book of leading brands and the scope carve your own market, there is a real opportunity for sales talent at all levels to develop in our growing business. The culture is buzzing and positive, and you can expect to be rewarded well with our uncapped commission scheme.

The role…

This is an opportunity to join at the start of your career, a high growth and ambitious business who are determined to be world leaders. As a Business Development Executive, you will be trained and developed to pitch our trusted intelligence products to senior executives at large multinational organisations.

What you’ll be doing…

• Cold-calling C-Level Executives and Key Decision Makers toopen upnew accounts and opportunities
• Presenting online product demonstrations.
• Lead sourcing/generating new business leads.
• Achieving and exceeding sales targets.
• Building long term relationships and developing account plans for client targets.
• EnsuringKPI's are met.

What we’re looking for…

• Circaone years’ experience in a telephone based B2B role
• Excellent communication skills displaying energy,driveand enthusiasm over the phone
• A positive, winning attitude (highly driven and self-motivated)
• Ability to work both individually and collaboratively with the wider team
• Curiosity (desire to keep asking the right questions)
• An entrepreneurial and growth mindset (can make something out of nothing)
• Ability to keep it simple (be able to translate complex solutions into simple ones)

In addition to a rewarding career, we support our GlobalData colleagues with a range of benefits across health, finances, fitness, travel, tech and more.

GlobalData believes strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. GlobalData is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.