Team Leader Business Development

Johns&Co; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced holiday

Benefits package

International trips

Therapy sessions

Employee referrals

Career development

Job summary

Johns&Co, a fast growing London estate agency, is seeking a Business Development Team Leader to join our expanding team at VOX Studios, Vauxhall.

The role reports to the Head of Business Development and balances leadership with hands-on activity, coaching consultants to improve performance, secure instructions and grow revenue across East or West London divisions.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in business development, property or estate agency sales.
• Experience managing, mentoring or coaching others.
• Able to hold individuals accountable for performance.
• Confident with challenging but constructive performance conversations.
• Highly organised and able to manage multiple consultants and pipelines.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of activity, opportunities, instructions and revenue.
• Analytical and comfortable using performance data to identify issues and opportunities.
• Able to identify why someone is underperforming and how to help them improve.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, solutions-focused and takes ownership.
• Attention to detail and ability to work with senior management.
• Ambition to develop into broader management as the function grows.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide day-to-day leadership, direction and support to Business Development Consultants within your allocated East or West London division.
• Work with the Head of Business Development to implement strategy, standards and expectations, owning performance and development of your division.
• Create a high-performance, accountable and collaborative team culture, leading by example.
• Monitor KPIs, CRM and pipeline activity, identifying trends and taking action to improve performance, conversions, instructions and revenue.
• Conduct regular one-to-ones and pipeline reviews with clear actions and accountability.
• Provide hands-on coaching, feedback and training requirements.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and probation of new starters.
• Roll out new processes, scripts, systems and practices to drive improvements.
• Build strong relationships with Sales, Lettings and Branch Managers to align activity with priorities.
• Assist the Head of Business Development in wider management and development of the function.

Skills

Business development

Coaching

Accountability

Sales performance

Communication

Organisation

Data analysis

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Strategic thinking

Job description

Job Title;Business Development Team Leader

Location; VOX Studios, Vauxhall, SE11 5JH.

Basic Salary;£30,000-£35,000

OTE; £60,000+

The Role

JOHNS&CO is looking for an Business Development Team Leaderto join our growing Business Development team.

Reporting to the Head of Business Development, you will play a key role in the day-to-day management, performance and development of the Business Development Consultants within your division.

This is a hands-on leadership position and you will act as second-in-command to the Head of Business Development. You will be responsible for ensuring your team is organised, accountable and consistently performing against the standards and expectations of the business.

You will need to understand what good Business Development looks like, from generating market appraisals and creating opportunities through to securing instructions and generating revenue,while being able to identify where individuals need additional support, coaching or accountability.

This role is suited to someone who enjoys developing people, is confident having difficult conversations and takes ownership of performance rather than simply reporting problems upwards.

Your responsibilities as a Business Development Team Leader

• Manage and provide day-to-day leadership, direction and support to Business Development Consultants within your allocated East or West London division.
• Work closely with the Head of Business Development to implement departmental strategy, standards and expectations, taking ownership of the overall performance and development of your division.
• Create a high-performance, accountable and collaborative team culture, leading by example through your attitude, organisation, professionalism and work ethic.
• Monitor individual and team KPIs, CRM and pipeline activity, identifying trends, opportunities and underperformance, and taking appropriate action to improve performance, conversion, instructions and revenue.
• Conduct regular one-to-ones, performance and pipeline reviews, agreeing clear actions and holding consultants accountable for delivering against targets and expectations.
• Provide hands-on coaching, feedback and practical support, identifying development and training requirements and working with the Head of Business Development to deliver relevant training.
• Support the recruitment, onboarding and probation of new starters, ensuring they understand the expectations, standards and working practices of the Business Development team.
• Support the rollout of new processes, scripts, systems and working practices, ensuring they translate into measurable improvements in performance.
• Build strong relationships with Sales, Lettings and Branch Managers, ensuring Business Development activity aligns with office priorities and maintaining strong communication across the wider business.
• Support the Head of Business Development with the wider management and development of the Business Development function.

Your Skills and Experience

We're looking for someone with previous experience in business development, property or estate agency sales, ideally with experience managing, mentoring or coaching others.

• Has demonstrable experience working within a high-performance sales or business development environment.
• Has previous experience managing, mentoring, coaching or developing individuals.
• Is confident holding people accountable for their performance.
• Is comfortable having challenging but constructive performance conversations.
• Is highly organised and capable of managing multiple consultants and pipelines.
• Has strong commercial awareness and understands the relationship between activity, opportunities, instructions and revenue.
• Is analytical and comfortable using performance data to identify issues and opportunities.
• Can identify why someone is underperforming and, importantly, knows how to help them improve.
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Is proactive, solutions-focused and takes ownership.
• Has excellent attention to detail.
• Is comfortable working closely with senior management.
• Has the ambition to develop into a broader management position as the Business Development function continues to grow.

Why Join Us?

• Enhanced holiday allowance, including additional holiday schemes and birthday leave.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and death in service benefits.
• Company wide performance-based incentives, including international trips.
• Wellbeing - As we partner with PLUMM, you will have access to therapy sessions with over two hundred trained therapists.
• Employee referrals scheme.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.

About Us

At Johns&Co we're a fast growing and innovative London estate agency. We consider it our responsibility to know the London property market inside out, and we're committed to providing the very best service to everyone we come in contact with.

We're not just about where we've been, but where we're headed. With a relentless focus on growth, the possibilities for advancement are endless and now is the time to join us on our journey.