Business Development Manager

Set2Recruit; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to £120,000 base salary

Uncapped commission

Full benefits

Global career progression

Job summary

Set2Recruit is assisting a London-based technology provider focused on financial markets to hire a Business Development Manager. The role is centred on acquiring new logos across the financial services sector and leveraging an existing network to open doors from day one.

You will manage multi-stakeholder sales cycles, align with engineers to craft credible propositions, and represent the company at industry events, contributing to growth and market strategy.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of new business wins in financial services technology or infrastructure.
• Strong network across UK and/or international financial services.
• Ability to sell at C-suite and senior technical level with credibility.

Responsibilities

• Hunting and winning net new logos across the financial services sector.
• Leveraging your existing network to open doors and build a strong pipeline from day one.
• Managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles from first conversation through to signed contract.
• Working closely with solutions engineers to build compelling, technically credible propositions.
• Representing the business at industry events, exchanges and financial markets forums.
• Feeding market intelligence back to the business to shape product and go-to-market strategy.

Skills

New business development

Financial services tech

Stakeholder management

Networking

Job description

Business Development Manager – Financial Services Technology

Location: London with international client exposure

Industry: Technology / Connectivity Solutions for Financial Markets

The Package

• Up to £120,000 basic salary (depending on experience)
• Very strong, uncapped commission structure
• Full benefits package
• Global business with genuine career progression

About Our Client

Our client is an established technology and connectivity specialist serving businesses internationally, with a presence across several major global hubs. They work with clients in the financial services industry, providing solutions built for performance and reliability.

The Role

This is a pure new business role. We're looking for a driven, well-networked Business Development Manager to identify, pursue and close new logo opportunities across the financial services sector.

You’ll be selling a genuinely differentiated proposition into senior technical and commercial stakeholders, with the full support of an experienced engineering and solutions team behind you.

This is a relationship-led, consultative sale with real complexity and real reward. Once settled into the business and having proven yourself, there’s also a very large existing account base to upsell and expand across — giving genuine scope to grow revenue beyond new logo wins alone.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Hunting and winning net new logos across the financial services sector
• Leveraging your existing network to open doors and build a strong pipeline from day one
• Managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles from first conversation through to signed contract
• Working closely with solutions engineers to build compelling, technically credible propositions
• Representing the business at industry events, exchanges and financial markets forums
• Feeding market intelligence back to the business to shape product and go-to-market strategy

What We’re Looking For

• A proven track record of new business wins in financial services technology or infrastructure
• A strong, active network across financial services in the UK and/or internationally
• The ability to sell at C-suite and senior technical level with confidence and credibility
• Experience managing long, complex sales cycles with multiple stakeholders
• Self-starter mentality — this is a hunter role and requires someone who owns their pipeline
• Genuine passion for the financial markets technology space