Senior Business Development Manager (Software Consulting Services)

TrueNorth®; North East; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to expand its business development function. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in software consultancy sales and be responsible for identifying and securing new business opportunities. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £70k, plus uncapped commission, with remote work flexibility in the North of England.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years experience of software development service / consultancy sales experience.
• Extensive experience of full lifecycle sales from research to prospecting.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identifying, creating and securing new business opportunities.
• Reporting to the Head of Sales.
• Working collaboratively with the team for collective success.

Skills

Software development service sales

Full lifecycle sales

Stakeholder management

Communication

Innovation in sales

Job description

Senior Business Development Manager (Software Consulting Services)

Overview

TrueNorth are working with a UK based consultancy that is expanding its business development function with a newly created Senior Business Development Manager role.

Responsibilities

You'll report to the Head of Sales and be responsible for identifying, creating and securing new business opportunities for the company, with the support of a team of business development executives. This role is ideal for someone who wants to be a trusted right hand, is self-starting and has ambition and ideas.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years experience of software development service / consultancy sales experience (we specifically need this experience, we aren't able to consider tech platform or vendor sales experience at the moment)
• Extensive experience of full lifecycle sales from research to prospecting, proposals, bids, pitches, representing the business at events etc
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and engagement, with ability to be credible up to C-level in a range of industries and sectors.
• Comfortable working with the wider team and organisation for the collective success of everyone
• Innovation in sales and selling services

Location & Travel

The role can be based anywhere in the North of England, with office travel approximately 1x per week in Leeds and approximately 2x per month in Newcastle. Travel to the further location is paid for by the organisation.

Salary & Benefits

Starting salary is up to £70k base plus commission (1% of all sales, uncapped) and benefits (dependant on experience).

How to apply

Please apply for more info.