Business Development Manager (HF1331937)

Flourish; Bristol; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Flourish in Bristol is hiring a Business Development Manager to drive new business. You’ll identify, engage and convert high-potential prospects into long-term client relationships, opening doors with finance leaders and decision-makers at innovative UK companies.

You’ll operate at the sharp end of growth strategy, leveraging your experience to build pipeline and translate complex value into clear conversations. SaaS or professional services familiarity is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' B2B sales experience.
• Proactive, consultative outreach.
• Experience in SaaS and/or professional services, especially where you've sold into finance functions or around R&D/innovation themes.
• Confidence engaging senior stakeholders (FDs, CFOs, founders) and translating complex value propositions into clear conversations.

Responsibilities

• Identify, engage and convert high-potential prospects into long-term client relationships.
• Open doors with finance leaders, founders and decision-makers at innovative companies.

Skills

B2B sales

Pipeline building

Proactive outreach

SaaS experience

Finance functions knowledge

Job description

Business development Manager opportunity - Bristol

Join the UK's leading name in R&D tax relief and innovation incentives For over a decade, they've been at the forefront of helping ambitious, forward-thinking businesses unlock the incentives and reliefs that fuel their growth — from R&D tax relief and Patent Box to grants and capital allowances. With 100+ tax, industry and legal specialists, 15,000+ successful claims delivered, and over £500 million secured for clients across sectors from aerospace to life sciences, they're not just active in this space — they help define it.

The opportunity

This is a genuine new-business role for someone who thrives on the hunt — identifying, engaging and converting high-potential prospects into long-term client relationships. You'll be at the sharp end of their growth strategy, opening doors with finance leaders, founders and decision-makers at innovative companies who don't yet know how much value they're leaving on the table.

What you'll bring

• 3+ years' B2B sales experience, ideally including time in SDR or BDR/BDE roles — you know how to build pipeline, not just work it
• A track record of proactive, consultative outreach — you're comfortable picking up the phone and starting conversations from scratch
• Industry experience in SaaS and/or professional services is highly desirable — particularly where you've sold into finance functions or around R&D/innovation themes
• Confidence engaging senior stakeholders (FDs, CFOs, founders) and translating complex value propositions into clear, compelling conversations
• A genuine curiosity about business, innovation and technology — you'll be talking to some of the most interesting companies in the UK