Business Development Lead

Consortium Professional Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital agency is seeking a Business Development Lead to shape its growth strategy and drive client acquisition. This role offers autonomy, a clear path for progression, and the opportunity to impact the agency’s commercial direction while enjoying hybrid working. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in business development and possess excellent communication skills.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Birthday off

Volunteering day

Discounted gym

Dedicated training budget

Flexible hours

Qualifications

• Proven track record in business development within an agency setting.
• Experience in performance marketing, digital services, or eCommerce markets preferred.
• Confidence managing the full sales cycle from prospecting to close.

Responsibilities

• Building and managing your own sales pipeline.
• Leading outreach strategies across various platforms.
• Generating and qualifying your own leads.

Skills

Communication

Commercial Instinct

Client Acquisition

Sales Cycle Management

Tools

HubSpot

ZoomInfo

Job description

Business Development Lead

Location: Hybrid East Yorkshire HQ (easily accessible from A63)
Salary: £45,000 £60,000 base salary + uncapped performance bonus
Full-Time Flexible Hours Hybrid Working

Are you a commercially driven agency professional who thrives on spotting opportunities, building relationships, and driving sustainable growth?

We re working with a forward-thinking digital agency on the lookout for a Business Development Lead, someone who can own and evolve their business development strategy, drive new opportunities, and become a key part of the agency s next chapter.

This is not your typical sales role. As Business Development Lead, you ll be responsible for shaping how the agency grows - from targeting the right brands and opening conversations, to closing high-quality opportunities and influencing long-term commercial direction.

Why this Business Development Lead role?

• Shape the agency s business development and client growth strategy as their first dedicated commercial lead
• Drive client acquisition across performance marketing, web development, and eCommerce
• Collaborate with senior leadership in a values-led, innovative environment
• Enjoy autonomy, recognition, and a clearly mapped route to progression

What you ll be doing

• Building and managing your own sales pipeline, using tools like HubSpot and ZoomInfo
• Leading outreach strategies across email, events, LinkedIn, and phone
• Generating and qualifying your own leads
• Supporting the teams with successful conversion of incoming leads and referrals
• Targeting prospects aligned to the agency s ideal client profile
• Representing the agency at key events and networking opportunities
• Working with directors and heads of department to refine the sales proposition
• Use AI-powered tools to support lead generation, optimise outreach, and streamline your sales process
• Supporting onboarding and ensuring a smooth client handover to delivery teams

Does this sound like you?

• Proven track record in business development or client acquisition within an agency setting
• Ideally, experience in performance marketing, digital services, or eCommerce markets
• Confidence managing the full sales cycle - from prospecting through to close
• Strong commercial instinct and ability to spot and shape new opportunities
• Excellent communication and presentation skills - written, verbal, and visual
• Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders - from founder-led SMEs to Heads of Marketing at global brands
• Driven and motivated to push yourself and grow in a thriving environment

What s in it for you?

• £45,000 £60,000 base salary + uncapped performance bonus
• Clear path to develop the commercial function and progress into a senior role
• Hybrid working - typically 2 days in-office, the rest flexible
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (with buy/sell options)
• Birthday off, volunteering day, discounted gym, flexible hours
• Dedicated training budget and regular Lunch & Learns
• A culture that values ownership, celebrates wins, and encourages innovation

This opportunity is being exclusively managed as a retained assignment on behalf of our client. All applications will be treated in strict confidence.
If this role sounds like a fit, we d love to hear from you. Apply now - Confidential enquiries are welcome - feel free to reach out for an informal chat to learn more.

Consortium Professional Recruitment Ltd are a professional level recruitment consultancy specialising in the delivery of high relevance recruitment services on behalf of our clients across the UK. We regularly receive large responses to our advertising which can make providing individual feedback to every applicant challenging. If you haven t received a reply from us within 14 day of your application, we regret to say your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We have a policy of retaining your details for future vacancies unless you request otherwise. To learn more about our services, please visit (url removed)