Business Development Executive - Global Research & Insights Business

Media IQ Recruitment Ltd; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A global research and insights organization is seeking a Business Development Executive to focus on sales in the EdTech sector. The role includes learning key sales skills, managing client accounts, and attending international meetings. Applicants should possess a strong education, professional demeanour, and experience in B2B sales. This position offers a basic salary of £25k plus uncapped commission, with a realistic OTE of £35k in the first year.

Qualifications

• Confident, articulate, and polished communication skills.
• Determined to build a successful sales career.
• Ability to manage the full sales process from lead to closing.

Responsibilities

• Sell research solutions to new clients globally.
• Manage existing accounts over time.
• Attend international client meetings.

Skills

B2B sales experience

Client facing

Strong communication

Professional demeanour

Education

Degree educated

Job description

Business Development Executive - Global Research & Insights Business

Job Sector

BI / SaaS / Research / IT

Contract Type

Permanent

Location

Working from Home + St Albans (1 day a week)

£25k basic plus uncapped commission (£35k OTE realistically year 1, growing significantly in year 2)

Job Reference

Media IQ-BDE-SA1

Do you have professional b2b sales experience?

Are you able to work from a St Albans office 1 day per week? (they are based next to the station)

Like the idea of working for a global leader who provides market insight and research solutions for the EdTech, media, entertainment and consumer electronics sectors?

If yes, please read on...

The Company

A global research and insights organisation based in St Albans (near the station) which provides leading market-insight, bespoke research and market-trackers for companies within the consumer electronics, media, entertainment and Edtech sectors (primarily). Existing clients include the likes of Apple, Microsoft, Google, Sky, ITV and many others. They have continued to significantly grow year on year revenues in spite of the pandemic, as the quality of their research and insight is unparalled in their markets.

The Role of Business Development Executive

As Business Development Executive you will start by learning the key sales skills to flourish in the role, as well as having extensive training to understand the benefits and value of theresearch solutions you would be selling. You will be focusing on theEdTech and professional displays sector and the research solutions you sell can give invaluable insight to clients.

Once you are up and running, you will start off by spending around 80% of your time selling to new clients globally (with 20% account management), although every new client you win, you will keep, so the balance will shift more towards account management as the year progresses.

They have an extremely impressive client list which their sales people use in order to gain interest from potential new clients.

You would taught to be in control of the full sales process from initial lead through to closing the deal and managing the client.

You will also get to attend international client meetings.

Requirements for this Business Development Executive role

• Confident, articulate and polished
• Well spoken with a strong education
• Determined to build a successful sales career
• Client facing
• Professional and mature demeanour
• Degree educated

If you think that you could be the Business Development Executive our client is looking for, please apply.