Business Development Manager - Traveler Services

Cirium; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cirium is seeking a Business Development Manager for Traveler Services in London. The role is hybrid—3 days in the office (London Wall) with travel for customer meetings and industry events.

You will own the full sales lifecycle from market mapping to contract close, targeting new-logo opportunities and engaging senior stakeholders with Cirium’s data, analytics and software solutions.

Qualifications

• Successful B2B new-business sales experience.
• Strong prospecting capability and the drive to create your own opportunities.
• Consultative and value-based selling experience across data, analytics, SaaS, software or technology solutions.
• Experience managing opportunities through the full sales lifecycle.
• Confident communication and influencing skills with senior stakeholders.
• Curious, ambitious, resilient and coachable.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop and close new-logo opportunities within an assigned market or territory.
• Build your pipeline through proactive prospecting, account research, outbound outreach, networking and industry events.
• Manage the full sales cycle from initial engagement through discovery to contract close.
• Engage senior decision-makers through value-led conversations, presentations and demonstrations.
• Maintain a healthy sales pipeline with accurate forecasting and CRM management (Salesforce).
• Collaborate with Solutions Consulting, Marketing, Legal and Account Management to develop customer propositions.

Skills

B2B sales

Pipeline development

Value-based selling

Full lifecycle

Stakeholder engagement

Curious/ambitious

Job description

Business Development Manager - Traveler Services

Location: London Wall (Hybrid: 3 days/week in office, including Monday and Thursday)

Travel for customer meetings, industry events and conferences as required.

About the Business

At Cirium, our goal is to keep the world connected. We are the industry leader in aviation analytics, helping our customers understand the past, present, and predict what will happen tomorrow. Our mission is to transform the aviation industry by enabling airlines, airports, travel companies, technology companies, aircraft manufacturers, financial institutions and many more to accelerate their own digital transformation. You can learn more about Cirium at www.cirium.com.

About the Team

You will join a commercially focused team responsible for expanding Cirium's market presence and driving new business growth. Working collaboratively with colleagues across Sales, Solutions Consulting, Marketing and Account Management, you will help connect customers with the insights, data and technology they need to make informed business decisions.

The team values curiosity, collaboration, accountability and a proactive approach to identifying new opportunities.

About the Role

The Business Development Manager is responsible for identifying, developing and securing new business opportunities across an assigned target market. This is a new-logo sales position, with ownership of the full sales lifecycle, from market mapping and prospecting through to discovery, solution development, negotiation and contract close.

You will leverage Cirium's brand, market presence, industry relationships and portfolio of solutions to build a strong pipeline and win new customers. Success in this role requires a commercially driven individual who can understand complex customer challenges, engage senior stakeholders and demonstrate the value of Cirium's data, analytics and software solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, develop and close new-logo business opportunities within an assigned market or territory.
• Build your own pipeline through proactive prospecting, account research, outbound outreach, networking and industry events.
• Manage the full sales cycle, from initial engagement and discovery through solution development, commercial negotiation and contract close.
• Engage senior decision-makers through value-led conversations, presentations and demonstrations tailored to customer needs.
• Build and maintain a healthy sales pipeline, ensuring accurate forecasting and consistent CRM management through Salesforce.
• Collaborate with Solutions Consulting, Marketing, Legal and Account Management to develop customer propositions and progress opportunities.

Qualifications

• Successful B2B new-business sales experience, with a track record of prospecting for and winning new customers.
• Strong prospecting capability and the drive to create your own opportunities and build pipeline through proactive outreach and relationship building.
• Consultative and value-based selling experience, ideally across data, analytics, SaaS, software or technology solutions.
• Experience managing opportunities through the full sales lifecycle, from prospecting and discovery through negotiation and close.
• Confident communication, presentation and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and translate complex customer needs into business value.
• A curious, ambitious, resilient and coachable approach, with the motivation to learn quickly, develop and consistently win new business.

What Cirium Offers

This role combines the strength of an established global aviation brand with the opportunity to create, build and win. You will have access to a broad portfolio, strong market intelligence, expert colleagues and world-class sales training.

In return, we expect you to bring energy, creativity, expertise and personal ownership as you develop new markets and help shape Cirium’s next phase of growth.

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