Senior BD Manager - Financial Services sector - 12 month FTC

Totum Partners; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international professional services firm is seeking an experienced Senior Business Development Manager to drive growth in its Financial Services sector. This role involves shaping strategies, influencing senior stakeholders, and leading initiatives. Key responsibilities include managing client accounts, delivering campaigns, and mentoring junior team members. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of the sector and strategic planning experience, making this a critical position for organizational expansion.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of the Financial Services sector.
• Experience in strategic business development planning.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Shape sector business plans and support international growth.
• Manage key client accounts and develop relationships.
• Deliver sector campaigns and market-facing initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-selling opportunities across the firm.
• Provide market research and commercial insights.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Manage sector reporting and performance reviews.

Skills

Knowledge of Financial Services

Strategic BD planning

Relationship management

Team leadership

Market research

Job description

A leading international professional services firm is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to play a central role in driving the growth of its Financial Services sector. This is an opportunity to shape strategy, influence senior stakeholders and lead high-impact initiatives across a fast-moving, expanding organisation.

About the Role

Working closely with sector leadership, you will lead the development and delivery of the Financial Services BD strategy. You’ll identify growth opportunities, manage key client relationships, drive targeted campaigns, and coordinate activity across bids, marketing, PR and client teams. The role also includes budget ownership, market insight generation and performance reporting, as well as mentoring junior BD colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape sector business plans and support international growth priorities
• Manage selected key client accounts and support strategic relationship development
• Deliver sector campaigns and market-facing initiatives alongside your team
• Coordinate cross-selling opportunities across the firm
• Provide market research and commercial insights to inform strategy
• Coach, support and oversee junior BD team members
• Manage sector reporting and performance reviews

About You

You will bring strong knowledge of the Financial Services sector, experience in strategic BD planning, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders. You’ll be commercially minded, collaborative, highly organised, and confident leading bids, campaigns and client development activity. Experience managing or mentoring others is desirable.

Equal Opportunities

As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We believe that the firms that thrive are those with the most diverse team; that's why we work so hard to source the best talent from the broadest pool possible. As an equal opportunities employer we strive to accommodate anyone who may have specific needs. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.