Business Development Leader - Manager

Huron; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Huron is seeking a Business Development Manager in the United Kingdom to sell complex consulting and advisory services to new and existing clients. You will source opportunities and develop executive relationships that lead to signed contracts for Huron to deliver professional services.

The role targets C‑level clients, leverages technology to enable transformation, and requires at least 10 years in professional services sales with a record of revenue attainment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in professional services sales with revenue attainment.
• Experience selling to C-level and managing executive relationships.
• Ability to develop long-term client strategies and pipelines.
• Knowledge of enterprise solutions and leading providers.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Prospecting and developing new clients to expand Huron presence in the target market.
• Achieving annual sales goals and market penetration targets.
• Educating stakeholders on Enterprise Solutions and Markets.
• Partnering with Managing Directors to present Huron’s solutions.
• Co-developing client strategies with Sales and Marketing leadership.
• Defining growth opportunities through industry, client, and competitor analysis.
• Ensuring high levels of client service and satisfaction.
• Communicating industry trends to internal and external audiences.
• Managing projects to develop and execute the sales process end-to-end.

Skills

Executive relationship building

Enterprise sales

Strategic selling

C-level engagement

Salesforce knowledge

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Huron is a global consultancy that collaborates with clients to drive strategic growth, ignite innovation and navigate constant change. Through a combination of strategy, expertise and creativity, we help clients accelerate operational, digital and cultural transformation, enabling the change they need to own their future.

Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

Role Overview

The Business Development Manager will be responsible for selling complex and broad solutions and services to new and existing clients. The executive will source new business opportunities by using an existing network of professional contacts and by initiating and developing relationships with executive client professionals, professional advisors, and partner channels that lead to signed contracts for Huron to deliver professional services. The executive will be able to identify and assist in closing consulting services.

The individual will sell consulting and advisory services to the C-Level with regards to leveraging technology to enable financial transformation, digital solutions, and customer experience. Success may be found selling through the Oracle, Workday, and Salesforce sales organization or directly to the end user. If focused on the end user, the successful Business Development Manager will be tapped into a broad and deep CxO community in their region.

Responsibilities

• Prospecting and developing new clients to expand Huron presence in the target industry space, including maintaining an extensive pipeline of qualified new client opportunities.
• Achieving annual sales goals and market penetration targets.
• Utilizing knowledge of Enterprise Solutions and Markets to educate Huron Managing Directors and sellers.
• Partnering with internal Huron Managing Directors to introduce Huron’s solutions to clients.
• Co‑developing client strategies with Sales and Marketing leadership and other practices.
• Defining growth opportunities through industry, client, and competitor analysis.
• Assuring high levels of client service and satisfaction.
• Depth and background in the professional services industry; able to communicate an understanding of the industry and the influences that impact the current and future states of the marketplace to internal and external audiences; knowledge of enterprise solutions and leading solution providers (vendors) and ability to translate needs within the market preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of professional services selling and the ability to build and sustain long‑term relationships with clients to drive revenue.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience demonstrating success in an individual contributor sales role for a professional services organization. Expectations are to generate revenues: 1st year – $10 million; 2nd year – $20 million.
• Extensive experience in the development and execution of the sales process to close the business deal through executive contacts and in identifying client issues and priorities to provide solutions based upon the services of the firm.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects to develop and execute sales process, develop long‑term client relationships and provide solutions for clients.
• Able to multi‑task in a fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to respectfully collaborate in a team‑based office environment and work independently.
• Experience with Salesforce (Customer Management Software) preferred.
• Undergraduate Degree (e.g., BA, BS). MBA preferred.

Position Level

Manager

Country

United Kingdom