Director of Business Development

GBG Plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Business Development to spearhead new business initiatives. This pivotal role involves generating leads, engaging with clients, and overseeing the delivery of innovative solutions. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in B2B sales and strategic planning, with an ability to simplify complex solutions into compelling value propositions. Join a dynamic team committed to excellence and drive the growth of a leading digital identity firm while enjoying a flexible work environment and a supportive culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in senior leadership roles with a focus on business development.
• Proven track record in complex B2B environments.

Responsibilities

• Generate leads and qualify new business sales opportunities.
• Oversee engagement with customers and manage negotiations.
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure successful delivery.

Skills

New Business Sales

B2B Sales

Strategic Planning

Customer Engagement

Negotiation

Lead Generation

Market Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

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About GBG

GBG is the leading expert in global digital identity. We combine our powerful technology, the most accurate data coverage, and our talented team to deliver award-winning location intelligence, identity verification and fraud prevention solutions.

With over 30 years’ experience, we bring together a team of over 1,250 dedicated experts with local industry insight from around the world to make it easy for businesses to identify and verify customers and locations, protecting everyone, everywhere from fraud.

The Role

Reporting to the Sales Director, the Business Development Director is a senior role within GBG, responsible for securing large scale new business, which supports the customer’s end user journey by bringing together a solution from across the portfolio of GBG products.

What you will do

• Generate leads and opportunities within the specific territories and customer segments to be targeted.
• Qualify and follow up on new business sales opportunities, following the agreed sales process and methodology, delivering a high standard of engagement to potential customers.
• Engage with customers at strategic and operational levels and be the demonstrable lead person for all engagements in the new business cycle, including presentations and negotiations.
• Oversee the engagement of subject matter experts to ensure that the customer understands the specific value proposition and business benefits of the wider range of GBG products and services.
• Production of proposals, including pricing and commercial structure and accompanying information. Organise and host customer reference visits where applicable.
• Work with the Sales Director in support of the preparation and delivery of all bids and tenders.
• Working with the Legal department to finalise contracts and participate in final negotiations.
• Create, negotiate, and close commercial agreements.
• Working closely with the Project Managers to ensure what has been sold to clients is delivered.
• Following up with clients to ensure that they remain satisfied during the product delivery stage and managing expectations where necessary, including the hand over to Customer Success.
• Arrange and participate in internal and external client debriefs.
• Working closely with all GBG internal stakeholders to ensure client and sector challenges are built into our Product Roadmap.
• Liaising with the Technical Sales team to establish and update on the product and developments.
• Working with Sales Director be instrumental in devising/implementing the strategy for meeting personal sales performance targets.
• Attend industry functions, such as association events and conferences, and provide feedback and information on market and creative trends.
• Using knowledge of the market and competitors, identify and develop the company’s unique selling propositions and differentiators.

What we're looking for

• Previously worked in senior leadership and or commercial roles, international experience is a preference.
• Demonstrable track record of new business sales in a complex B2B environment, preferably in a solution or technology led sector.
• Target driven with demonstrable experience of planning, working to, and exceeding sales targets.
• Proven ability of understanding and presenting complex solutions into a simple, value proposition.
• Excellent knowledge and demonstration of process to understand the customer’s buying process.
• A motivational personality, ambitious, professional credibility who is target-orientated with high levels of energy and drive.
• Passionately networks in order to build stronger relationships
• Fanatical about prospecting, goal setting and getting tasks completed
• Detail conscious and committed to keeping accurate and up-to-date records.
• Strategic planner

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development, Sales, and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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