Director, Business & Client Growth (UK)

Innovate MR, LLC.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

InnovateMR is seeking a Director, Business & Client Development to deepen existing accounts and open new ones in equal measure. You will shape strategic proposals, price projects for healthy margins, maintain accurate client data, and mentor junior reps, reporting to the VP of Business Development.

You will grow revenue by meeting with and cultivating clients, managing sample frame requirements, and ensuring data accuracy across Edge and HubSpot.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of sales experience in market research or a related industry.
• Proven track record of prospecting and generating new revenue.
• Comfort coaching and modeling best practices for junior sellers.
• Strategic thinking with a meticulous, resourceful, flexible approach.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• The ability to juggle priorities and work independently in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.
• Clear, confident written and verbal communication.
• Experience with HubSpot or a similar CRM (nice to have).
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.
• Located in UK.

Responsibilities

• Grow revenue and win rates by meeting with and cultivating clients.
• Use existing relationships and LinkedIn to find and develop new contacts at current portfolio clients.
• Expand sales with new businesses as well as existing relationships.
• Build thoughtful, strategic proposals using your market research industry knowledge.
• Protect high margins with sound, well-reasoned project pricing.
• Manage sample frame requirements for InnovateMR's online research projects.
• Manage and update client lists in Edge and HubSpot, keeping information consistent across all systems.
• Audit sales lists so billing and marketing campaigns have accurate, complete contact information.
• Partner with the AVP, Client Development and the VP, Sales Operations & Corporate Training to fix account issues and optimize lists for targeted marketing campaigns.
• Guide and educate junior representatives in market research sales by modeling exemplary performance.
• Build strong, professional relationships with clients and every internal department.
• Support other sales initiatives as priorities evolve.

Skills

Market research sales

Prospecting / pipeline build

Leadership / coaching junior reps

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Communication (written & verbal)

CRM experience (HubSpot or similar)

Travel availability (up to 30%)

Location UK based

Tools

HubSpot CRM

Job description

InnovateMR is seeking a Director, Business & Client Development to deepen existing accounts and open new ones in equal measure. You will shape strategic proposals, price projects for healthy margins, maintain accurate client data, and mentor junior reps, reporting to the VP of Business Development.

You will grow revenue by meeting with and cultivating clients, managing sample frame requirements, and ensuring data accuracy across Edge and HubSpot.