Senior Business Development Manager - Payments

Endava; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology consultancy in London seeks a Senior Business Development Manager to drive sales in the Payments industry. The successful candidate will leverage over 10 years of experience in business development to build relationships and manage the sales cycle with new clients. Responsibilities include lead generation, negotiating deals, and achieving sales targets. This role offers a competitive salary and a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Company performance bonuses

Career coaching

Hybrid work and flexible working hours

Global internal wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• 10+ years of new business development experience focused on selling offshore/nearshore IT Professional Services.
• Experience within the Payments industry, with a strong understanding of the industry technological trends and challenges.
• Self-motivated and driven to achieve and exceed sales targets.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the trusted advisor selling IT Professional Services to potential clients.
• Identify potential target clients through lead generation strategies.
• Negotiate, manage, and close strategic new business deals.

Skills

New business development experience

IT Professional Services sales

Payments industry knowledge

Sales-driven and hunter-centric

Strong negotiation skills

Ability to engage decision-makers

Job description

Senior Business Development Manager - Payments

Full-time

Technology is our how. And people are our why. For over two decades, we have been harnessing technology to drive meaningful change. By combining world‑class engineering, industry expertise and a people‑centric mindset, we consult and partner with leading brands from various industries to create dynamic platforms and intelligent digital experiences that drive innovation and transform businesses.

From prototype to real‑world impact – be part of a global shift by doing work that matters.

The Commercial discipline is responsible for driving business growth, managing partnerships, and providing industry subject matter expertise and advisory to both clients and internal teams. This strategic and consultative team creates meaningful relationships with clients through their combined knowledge of IT services and industry trends and pain points.

As a Business Development Manager at Endava, you will identify new clients, and introduce them to our capabilities and IT services. You’ll guide these new customers through the entire sales cycle, offering solutions that allow them to achieve business goals through enterprise transformation of their IT environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the trusted advisor selling IT Professional Services to potential clients to showcase our exceptional capability and build long standing collaborative relationships.
• Identify potential target clients through lead generation strategies, cold calling, networking, referrals, and online research.
• Execute an end‑to‑end client sales cycle focused on the sales process from the acquisition of new clients to closing deals and driving revenue growth.
• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified leads and prospects by researching and contacting prospects in alignment with sales goals.
• Negotiate, manage, and close strategic new business deals.
• Achieve and exceed sales targets and objectives, consistently delivering revenue goals.
• Apply your industryknowledge, its technological landscape, and the complex challenges it faces to become the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on technology challenges within your vertical.
• Exceed your personal financial goals by growing your book‑of‑business, driving revenue growth, and achieving uncapped commission in our aggressive commission model.
• Participate in external industry events.
• Support sales targeting and marketing activities, for example reviewing lists of conference attendees to determine optimal targets and coordinating across a sales team to reach out or reviewing lists of marketing leads to assess and coordinate with the broader sales team to determine who to target and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of new business development experience focused on selling offshore/nearshore IT Professional Services.
• Experience within the Payments industry, with a strong understanding of the industry technological trends and challenges.
• Experience leading new business development initiatives to drive sales opportunities for large enterprise clients.
• Sales‑driven professional with hunter‑centric sales experience including prospecting, cold calling, qualifying leads, conducting sales presentations, negotiating, closing contracts, and building relationships.
• Strong ability to identify industry pain points to engage with and persuade VP level decision‑makers.
• Self‑motivated and driven to achieve and exceed sales targets.
• Demonstrated track record of success in new business development, achieving an annual quota.
• Experience preparing and presenting proposals, business cases, and statements of work.

Additional Requirements

• Travel is an integral part of this role and the individual will need to travel locally, within country, and internationally as needed to perform the role (they should have a valid passport/driving license and be prepared to travel during working hours as needed by the company).
• Work‑related tradeshows or live events may require the individual to occasionally lift 25 pounds.

Benefits

• Finance: Competitive salary package, share plan, company performance bonuses, value‑based recognition awards, referral bonus;
• Career Development: Career coaching, global career opportunities, non‑linear career paths, internal development programmes for management and technical leadership;
• Learning Opportunities: Complex projects, rotations, internal tech communities, training, certifications, coaching, online learning platforms subscriptions, pass‑it‑on sessions, workshops, conferences;
• Work‑Life Balance: Hybrid work and flexible working hours, employee assistance programme;
• Health: Global internal wellbeing programme, access to wellbeing apps;
• Community: Global internal tech communities, hobby clubs and interest groups, inclusion and diversity programmes, events and celebrations.

Additional Employee Requirements

• Participation in both internal meetings and external meetings via video calls, as necessary.
• Ability to go into corporate or client offices to work onsite, as necessary.
• Prolonged periods of remaining stationary at a desk and working on a computer, as necessary.
• Ability to bend, kneel, crouch, and reach overhead, as necessary.
• Hand‑eye coordination necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment, as necessary.
• Vision abilities including close vision, toleration of fluorescent lighting, and adjusting focus, as necessary.
• For positions that require business travel and/or event attendance, ability to lift 25 lbs, as necessary.
• For positions that require business travel and/or event attendance, a valid driver’s license, as necessary.

At Endava, we’re committed to creating an open, inclusive, and respectful environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to be their best. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives—because we know that inclusive teams help us deliver smarter, more innovative solutions for our customers. Hiring decisions are based on merit, skills, qualifications, and potential. If you need adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know.