Business Development Manager

Raw Selection; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Raw Selection is seeking a high-energy B2B Sales Executive in the UK to drive private equity executive search partnerships. You will prospect PE firms and PE-backed companies, building relationships with CEOs and senior leaders to generate retained-search opportunities.

You should have 1-5 years of B2B sales experience, success with outbound activity, and a track record of meeting or exceeding targets. A rewarding commission structure and clear progression await high performers.

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of B2B sales experience with outbound prospecting.
• Proven ability to hit or exceed sales targets.
• Experience selling to senior executives or investors preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prospect Private Equity firms and PE-backed businesses.
• Build relationships with senior decision-makers (CEOs, CFOs, investors).
• Generate new retained-search opportunities and pitch services.
• Manage client relationships throughout the search process.
• Collaborate with Research team to identify and assess opportunities.

Skills

B2B sales

Outbound prospecting

Target-driven

CEO / senior stakeholder engagement

Resilience

Job description

B2B Sales Executive - Private Equity Executive Search

High-value sales | £87k average fee | Speak with CEOs and investors | Build Raw Selection to £10M

Base salary: depending on experience

OTE: Uncapped and performance-led

Raw Selection is an executive search firm partnering with Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies to secure CEO, CFO, COO and other senior executive talent across the US.

We are entering our next phase of growth, with our first major milestone being £10M revenue.

To get there, we want to hire proven B2B salespeople who already understand prospecting, targets, rejection and winning business - and train them to apply those skills in a much higher-value market.

Why move into executive search?

Sell something worth more

Our average search fee is £87,000. One successful assignment can represent a significant piece of revenue, our largest is £220,403.

You will build relationships with CEOs, CFOs, Private Equity investors and senior business leaders across the US.

Increase your earning ceiling

You already know how to sell. We provide the market, training, systems and commission structure to help you turn that skill into substantially higher earnings.

Develop faster

Daily training, live call reviews, one-to-one coaching, external trainers and managers whose job is to make you better.

Progress based on performance, not tenure

Your career moves as quickly as your capability and results justify.

What you will do

• Prospect Private Equity firms and PE-backed businesses
• Build relationships with senior decision-makers
• Generate new retained-search opportunities
• Pitch Raw Selection's executive search service
• Manage client relationships throughout the search
• Work alongside our dedicated Research team, who identify, interview and assess executive candidates
• Build specialist expertise in sectors such as Manufacturing, Aerospace, Consumer and Trade Services

Because we operate a 180 model, you can focus on becoming exceptional at business development and client management rather than trying to do every part of recruitment.

What makes Raw Selection different?

We are built to turn high-potential people into exceptional executive search professionals.

We invest relentlessly in every Raw Selectioner through:

• daily training
• one-to-one coaching
• external trainers
• structured development
• clear standards
• leaders whose job is to make every Raw Selectioner better

We combine that development with high-value retained search work, ambitious growth plans and a culture where people are expected to improve every day, own their goals and win together.

What we are looking for

You do not need recruitment experience.

You do need evidence that you can sell.

Ideally you will have:

• 1-5 years of B2B sales experience
• Experience generating new business through outbound activity
• Worked to clear sales or revenue targets
• Evidence of hitting or exceeding those targets
• Strong communication and questioning skills
• High resilience
• High personal standards
• Ambition to materially increase your earnings and responsibility
• Coachability and a genuine desire to improve

This will suit you if...

You have already proved you can sell, but you feel your current role has a ceiling.

You want:

• bigger earning potential
• more senior clients
• better training
• faster progression
• a business where high performance creates real opportunity

"You've already proven you can sell. We'll help you raise the value of what you sell, who you sell to and what you can earn."