EMEA Banking Business Development Director

Acuity Analytics; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Equity participation

Flexible working

Professional development

Collaborative, high-growth environment

Job summary

Acuity Analytics is seeking a high-performing Director, Business Development, to drive growth across Corporate & Investment Banks and Commercial Banks, throughout the EMEA region. Based in London, this is a senior, quota-carrying role responsible for originating, developing, and closing new business opportunities, while building long-term strategic relationships with senior banking executives.

The successful candidate will possess a strong commercial mindset, excellent relationship-building

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in business development and new client acquisition within Financial Services, with a focus on banking institutions.
• Strong network across banks and financial institutions, particularly within EMEA and/or North America.
• Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders, including Managing Directors, COOs, CFOs, CIOs, CROs, Transformation Leaders, and Procurement executives.
• Demonstrated success managing complex enterprise sales cycles in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end enterprise sales cycles across Corporate and Investment banks, Commercial banks and advisory firms throughout EMEA.
• Identify, develop, and convert new business opportunities within target financial institutions.
• Establish and execute strategic account plans to penetrate new clients and expand existing relationships.
• Develop senior-level relationships across front office, COO, CFO, CRO, CIO, Operations, Transformation, and Procurement functions.
• Coordinate internal subject matter experts and delivery teams throughout the sales process.
• Achieve assigned revenue targets through both new logo acquisition and expansion within existing accounts.

Skills

Business development

Relationship building

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Client acquisition

Sales leadership

Networking

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Acuity Analytics is seeking a high-performing Director, Business Development, to drive growth across Corporate & Investment Banks and Commercial Banks, throughout the EMEA region. Based in London, this is a senior, quota-carrying role responsible for originating, developing, and closing new business opportunities, while building long-term strategic relationships with senior banking executives.

The successful candidate will possess a strong commercial mindset, excellent relationship-building