Business Development Executive

Introductionat Gallagher Benefit Services; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Job summary

Gallagher Benefit Services is seeking a Business Development Executive to lead growth and build lasting client relationships in London. You will turn insights into opportunities and create meaningful connections with new clients, working with our Sales Directors and Campaign Specialists to tailor solutions.

The role emphasizes outbound prospecting, senior stakeholder engagement, and accurate CRM reporting, with opportunities to run webinars and participate in strategic campaigns.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development, sales, or campaign roles.
• Outbound prospecting and senior leader relationship-building are essential.
• Proactive, organized, and commercially minded.
• Familiarity with Salesforce or similar CRM tools is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Reach out to potential clients via phone, email, and LinkedIn.
• Collaborate with Sales Directors to identify new business opportunities.
• Convert campaign responses and market insights into meetings and sales opportunities.
• Research organisations and decision-makers to uncover opportunities.
• Support webinars and events to generate client conversations.
• Maintain accurate pipeline and activity reports in CRM.
• Assist Senior Campaign Specialist in shaping strategic campaigns.

Skills

Outbound prospecting

Relationship building

Commercial mindset

Communication skills

CRM proficiency

Tools

Salesforce

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

ZoomInfo

Job description

Business Development Executive

Location: The Borough, Greater London, GB, SE1 1

Start Date: 2026-09-03

Application Deadline: 2026-12-03T10:07:48.657

Introduction

At Gallagher Benefit Services, you're a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it's shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We're a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you're looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher.

Overview

Join our Talent Solutions team at Gallagher as a Business Development Executive and take the lead in driving growth and building lasting client relationships. This is your chance to make a real impact by turning insights into opportunities and creating meaningful connections with new clients. Working alongside our Sales Directors and Campaign Specialists, you'll play a vital role in delivering tailored solutions that truly make a difference.

How you'll make an impact

• Forge strong connections with potential clients through personalised outreach across phone, email, and LinkedIn.
• Team up with Sales Directors to uncover and nurture exciting new business opportunities.
• Transform campaign responses and market insights into impactful meetings and sales opportunities.
• Dive into research to identify organisations and key decision-makers, unlocking fresh opportunities.
• Play a key role in webinars, roundtables, and events, ensuring they spark meaningful client conversations.
• Keep our CRM system organised and up to date, delivering accurate pipeline and activity reports.
• Work hand-in-hand with the Senior Campaign Specialist to bring strategic campaigns to life and fine-tune messaging.

About You

• You bring proven experience in business development, sales, or campaign roles.
• You're confident in outbound prospecting and skilled at building strong relationships with senior leaders.
• You're proactive, organised, and have a sharp commercial mindset.
• Familiarity with tools like Salesforce, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and ZoomInfo is a bonus.
• Your communication skills, both written and verbal, are second to none.
• You're driven by a passion for helping businesses grow and succeed.

Join Us

Be part of something bigger at Gallagher-join a team that's making a real impact for businesses and their people every day.

Compensation and Benefits

At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being
• Career development opportunities and ongoing learning
• A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership
• The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact

At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. Although this role is listed as full-time, if you're in a job-share partnership, work reduced hours, or have any other flexible arrangement, please still get in touch. We will also offer reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process if required, so please let us know.

Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled).