Senior Business Development Manager

Leighton

Leeds

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager in Leeds. The successful candidate will have a track record of securing significant business deals and experience in technology consulting. You will be pivotal in driving growth through lead generation and strategic planning, working closely with clients and internal teams. This full-time position offers the chance to play a key role in the company's expansion efforts.

Qualifications

Significant enterprise business development experience in consulting or technology.
Track record of winning six-figure new business deals.
Ability to work collaboratively with C-suite stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Identify and secure new business opportunities in software development.
Conduct market analysis to unlock opportunities.
Develop and implement strategic plans to achieve revenue targets.
Collaborate with teams to win new customers.
Prepare and present proposals to potential clients.
Attend industry events to expand network.

Skills

Self-motivated

Ambitious

Team player

Understanding of technology

Adaptable to travel and hours

Job description

Overview

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Leighton: 33 years and counting. Experienced and agile. Trusted by some of the world’s biggest brands. We develop and deliver custom software. We use technology to make money, save money, create efficiencies, integrate systems, solve problems, to help our customers thrive. We have a pool of talent to manage projects, test to high standards, create user experiences for every type of user. Our service is personal. We know your name. We can do amazing things with tech. We’ve got the talent. We decide what’s best for our customer together.

About the role

As a Senior Business Development Manager at Leighton you will have significant enterprise business development experience in consulting or technology professional services and a track record of winning six-figure new business deals. We’re looking for someone credible at C-suite level, aware of the challenges facing CIOs, CTOs and their wider software engineering practices, and able to work collaboratively to deliver success. The Senior Business Development Manager is a strategic senior manager position focused on driving revenue growth through lead generation, bid management, and sales process optimisation. This role provides an excellent opportunity to help lead SQL generation, lead qualification, and end-to-end proposal management. You will collaborate with senior team members across the organisation to support lead generation activities, sales execution, and deal progression.

About you

We are looking for someone who is:
Self-motivated and passionate about business development
Ambitious and wants to grow in their business development career
Able to work as part of a team and fit in with our community culture
Understands technology and how to sell to senior stakeholders
Happy to travel and work outside of typical working hours when needed
Wants to play a pivotal role in Leighton’s significant growth plans

Measuring Success

Pipeline generation – leading targeted campaigns to create opportunities
New business wins
Ability to work with colleagues to drive new business strategies

Key Responsibilities

Identify, create and secure new business opportunities: research and identify new business opportunities within the software development industry, including markets, partnerships, and new ways to reach our existing market (initially from your existing network of CIO/CTO’s and CDO).
Market analysis: understand the technology, consulting, and professional services landscape, bringing a wider business and technology perspective to your contacts, helping them to understand where challenges lie and unlock opportunities.
Strategic planning: develop and implement strategic plans linked to our ICPs to achieve growth and revenue targets, aligning with the company’s goals. Nurture MQLs into SQLs through coordinated campaigns with the Marketing team.
Collaborate to win new customers, taking the lead on opportunities from inception to close. Navigate complex customer environments and lead internal teams to close opportunities effectively.
Be accountable for delivering an annual new business target, mapping customer challenges to our service proposition. Prepare and present business proposals, quotes and contracts to potential clients, ensuring alignment with their needs.
Be the trusted advisor in offering solutions using effective sales strategies by understanding goals, urgencies, and customer experience challenges.
Networking: attend industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities to expand the company’s presence and build a network of industry contacts.
Reporting and analysis: monitor and report on business development activities and performance, providing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
Manage relationships with lead generation partners.

Organisational Structure

The Senior Business Development Manager will report to the Head of Business Development and be responsible for increasing our customer base. You will have access to our Community Leads, Pre-sales consultant, CRO, CTO and COO and Marketing Team to help you achieve your targets.

Our Values

Our culture defines how we do business and how we interact with each other as well as our customers; it makes us unique and gives us that competitive edge: