Business Development Executive

Swoop Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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25 days holiday

Hybrid working

Full training and progression

Job summary

Swoop Recruitment in Manchester is hiring two founding salespeople to join a rapidly growing tech business in the residential property sector. This is a ground-up, new-business, 360° sales role with ownership of the pipeline from day one.

You'll access a vast database of UK estate and letting agencies, engage owners and senior decision-makers, and close deals. The role offers hybrid working with Monday-Thursday on the road/office and Friday WFH, plus clear progression as the Manchester operation

Qualifications

• B2B sales experience, ideally in estate/letting agencies or property-related sectors.
• Confidently engage owners, directors and senior decision-makers.
• Proven ability to generate new business and build a pipeline.
• Strong negotiation and closing skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify target agencies and build a qualified pipeline.
• Engage decision-makers and demonstrate commercial value.
• Nurture relationships and close deals to form the founding team.
• Help shape the Manchester office and growth strategy.

Skills

B2B sales

New business / prospecting

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Job description

Spinningfields, Manchester | Hybrid

What if your next sales role gave you the chance to build something from the ground up, rather than inherit someone else's patch?

A rapidly growing technology business in the residential property sector is opening its first Manchester office and is looking for two ambitious salespeople to become founding members of the team.

This is a genuine new-business, 360° sales role. You'll have access to a huge database of UK estate and letting agencies, including thousands of dormant prospects, and the autonomy to turn those opportunities into clients.

Why is this different?

You're not selling another generic SaaS product.

The platform is helping estate and letting agencies modernise outdated processes, save time and create additional revenue, with AI-powered referencing, rent protection, insurance and other services all brought together in one proposition.

The business already has 500+ clients, established integrations with major property CRMs and a proposition that is continually evolving.

Your job is to find the agencies that should be using it, get in front of the decision-maker, demonstrate the commercial value and close the deal.

No endless sales cycles.

No waiting months for a decision.

Find the opportunity. Have the commercial conversation. Ask for the business.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has B2B sales experience, ideally selling into estate/letting agencies or the wider property sector
• Is confident speaking to owners, directors and senior decision-makers
• Enjoys genuine new business and prospecting
• Has the commercial confidence to talk about money and challenge the status quo
• Is resilient, ambitious and motivated by winning
• Wants to help build something, rather than simply step into an established team

What you get

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Share options / incentive plans
• Monday–Thursday office/field based, Friday WFH
• Full training and genuine progression as Manchester grows

This is one of only two founding sales positions.

You'll be joining at the point where the Manchester operation is being built, with the opportunity to help shape the office, build your own network and grow alongside it.

If you're already selling into estate agents and want your next move to have more ownership, more opportunity and more upside, this could be worth a conversation.