Business Development Manager | S2 | Corporate Clients | Birmingham Business Centre

Banco Santander; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Business Development Manager based in Birmingham. This role involves driving the corporate and commercial banking growth strategy alongside the Business Development Director. Ideal candidates will have strong business development and sales experience, with the ability to influence at all organizational levels. The position offers a dynamic work environment, competitive rewards, and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

500 annual cash allowance for benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates

Pension contributions up to 12.5%

Company-funded death-in-service benefit

Work-life balance with wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience and passion for new business and origination.
• Ability to communicate at all levels and capability to influence & persuade others.
• Experience and knowledge of Corporate & Commercial Banking.
• Some experience of financial analysis to assess prospects.
• Knowledge of related risks with ability to manage them appropriately.
• Ability to demonstrate managing multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Generate and drive new business activity leveraging all routes to market.
• Deepen penetration in the market and increase contact in local prospect pools.
• Understand prospect data and target opportunities in line with Risk models.
• Coordinate and leverage specific connectivity and events with partners.
• Create and manage the Keep in Touch strategy alongside the Director.
• Drive engagement of key Marketing/Media collateral to support opportunities.

Skills

Business Development

Sales Experience

B2B Sales

Marketing

Cold Calling

Account Management

Territory Management

Salesforce

Affiliate Marketing

CRM Software

Negotiation

Lead Generation

Tools

Salesforce

CRM Software

Job description

Business Development Manager S2 Corporate Clients Birmingham Business Centre

Country: United Kingdom

IT STARTS HERE

Santander ( ) is evolving from a global high-impact brand into a technology-driven organisation and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking innovation and the courage to challenge whats possible.

This is more than a strategic shift. Its a chance for driven professionals to grow learn and make a real difference .

Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper . We embrace a strong risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

Retail & Commercial Banking is a global business integrating all our retail and commercial banking activities to better serve our customers improve efficiency and drive value creation.

THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE

The Business Development Team is looking for a Business Development Manager based out of Birmingham .

The Business Development Manager position is an exciting new business role where you will be working alongside your Business Development Director and local relationship teams to drive our Corporate & Commercial banking growth strategy. We are a highly successful team who are over 5 years into our current growth plans in the UK. We are a team of positive passionate and driven individuals who are very proud of our internal culture and high-level colleague engagement scores. The BDM vacancy has come about due to promotion and pro-active delivery of our people succession plans. Come and talk to us if you feel you have the right attributes and experience to join a game changing team and really make a difference to our new business aspirations in Birmingham and West Midlands.

We’re shaping the way we work through innovation cutting-edge technology collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas. To succeed in this role you will be responsible for :

• Working closely with the Business Development Director to generate and drive new business activity leveraging all routes to market.
• Leveraging new business tools and systems to deepen penetration in the market & increase contact in the local prospect pools alongside the Business Development Director.
• Understanding prospect data and targeting opportunities in line with our Risk & Sector / Cohort models.
• Conceiving coordinating and leveraging specific connectivity and events in collaboration with the Regional Director Relationship Directors and Product Partners.
• Being highly organised and responsible for calling programmes and creating / managing the Keep in Touch strategy (KIT) alongside the Business Development Director.
• Proactively driving engagement of key Marketing / Media collateral and initiatives to further support the creation of pre-pipeline opportunities.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us stronger as a team and as an organisation. We’re enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.

The following requirements represent the knowledge skills and abilities essential for success in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Experience / passion for new business and origination.
• Ability to communicate at all levels and capability to influence & persuade others.
• Experience and knowledge of Corporate & Commercial Banking.
• Some experience of financial analysis to assess prospects in line with CCB Risk appetite.
• Knowledge of related risks with ability to identify assess and manage them appropriately.
• Ability to demonstrate managing multiple stakeholders at various levels.

SOFT SKILLS

• Relationship building (Required)
• Communication & influencing (Required)
• Collaboration across teams (Required)
• Problem-solving under pressure (Required)
• Adaptability in dynamic markets (Required)

WE VALUE YOUR IMPACT

At Santander your contribution matters. We recognise the difference you make every day and we make sure you feel valued supported and rewarded in return.

Here recognition goes beyond pay. Its about the pride you feel in your work the impact you have on customers and communities and the opportunities you have to grow and thrive personally and professionally.

500 annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits.

25 days holiday plus bank holidays which increases to 26 days after 5yrs service with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.

Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates. Including: medical insurance dental insurance and health assessments

We put 8% of salary into your pension even if you dont contribute yourself. Well pay in up to 12.5% of salary if you contribute as well and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.

Protection for you and your family with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.

Share in Santanders success by saving or investing inour shareplans.

As a Santander UK employee you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services

Competitive rewards that reflect the real impact you make and the value you bring.

Wellbeing that goes beyond work we work with a range of wellbeing partners across our 4 pillars of wellbeing (physical mental social and financial) to give you access to a suite of apps discounted gym and fitness access weekly online classes flexible healthcare and mental health support.

Support for every life stage from menopause and pregnancy to parenthood and beyond with enhanced family leave childcare options and tailored wellbeing support.

Time to give back through volunteering opportunities that let you make a difference in the communities we serve.

Global growth opportunities to shape your career learn new skills and explore whats possible across our international network.

Ready to be recognised It starts with you.

LOCAL COMPLIANCE

At Santander we’re proud to be an inclusive organisation that provides equal opportunities for everyone regardless of age gender disability civil status race religion or sexual orientation.

We’re committed to creating a recruitment experience thats accessible fair and welcoming for all candidates.

We want our people to thrive at work and at home while delivering the best outcomes for our customers and supporting each other to grow.

To make this possible our roles are site-based with a hybrid working pattern where colleagues are expected to attend the office at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

When applying please consider the travel distance time and cost to your chosen office location(s).

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK

Every individual must have the right to work in the UK to commence employment with Santander either by way of nationality visa or work permit. If you do require a working visa / permit this will not influence our decision on whether to progress your application. However if you do not have a right to work or an application for a working visa / permit is unsuccessful Santander will not proceed with your application and will withdraw any conditional offer previously made.

We welcome applications on the understanding that should you be offered this role there may be no relocation package available. Santander will pay the employer mandatory government fees that are required to pay in connection with visa may be liable for your own personal employee immigration and relocation costs.

WHAT TO DO NEXT

If this sounds like a role you are interested in then please apply.

If theres anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best get in touch. Whether its a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance were available through email. You can contact us at .

Required Experience: Manager

KEY SKILLS

• Business Development
• Sales Experience
• B2B Sales
• Marketing
• Cold Calling
• Account Management
• Territory Management
• Salesforce
• Affiliate Marketing
• CRM Software
• negotiation
• Lead Generation

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1