Venture Development Manager (MBA Graduate)

SetSales; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sales community in London is seeking a Venture Development Manager to drive its growth. In this role, you will lead a team, develop business strategies, and oversee conferences. Candidates should have over 4 years of relevant experience and a strong commercial background. The position offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Opportunity to lead a fast-growing business

Work with an incredible team

Travel opportunities

Qualifications

• 4+ years' experience from management consulting, investment banking, or top-tier corporate/start-up.
• Strong commercial awareness and a passion for business.
• UK, EU or US work permit required.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, build and develop a high-performing team.
• Set clear expectations and provide feedback.
• Oversee planning and execution of conferences.
• Expand business with existing clients.

Skills

Strong leadership skills

Excellent communication abilities

Commercial awareness

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree with outstanding results

MBA

Job description

London, United Kingdom

Are you ready to unleash your entrepreneurial spirit and be a part of an exciting start-up revolution as the main driver for its growth and success?

About us

SetSales is Northern Europe’s leading sales community and aims to connect and develop commercially-minded executives, decision makers in sales, and aspiring entrepreneurs. We are connecting more than 4,000 professionals from more than 15 countries every year.

SetSales is part of United Media which focuses on building large scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one.

The Opportunity.

As a Venture Development Manager, you will run, grow and manage all aspects of SetSales. You will be responsible for building and leading a world-class team, ensuring the successful execution of the conference and strategy of the brand.

You’ll want this job if you possess strong leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, highly ambitious, forward-thinking and driven to inspire and lead a team. You are someone who is thrilled to work in a fast-paced environment and wants to scale the company rapidly.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, build and develop a high-performing team.
• Build an ecosystem and deliver outstanding products.
• Set clear expectations, establish goals, and provide ongoing detailed feedback and performance evaluations.
• Execute the strategy at a rapid pace.
• Develop the company’s brand as the go-to place for inspiration, knowledge and networking.
• Oversee planning, execution, and completion of conferences within the designated timelines and budget constraints.
• Assign tasks to team members in each department, monitor progress, and ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Identify opportunities to expand business with existing clients and collaborate with business development teams for new client acquisition.

What we offer you

You’ll be working in person at our HQ in London (next to Sloane Square), constantly pushing you out of your comfort zone to ensure a never-ending growth curve for you and the business. We provide you with the following:

• The opportunity to lead, run and develop a fast-growing business, where your work and the results are highly tangible and make all the difference.
• Work with an incredible team with a track record of developing and growing businesses.
• Travel opportunity: You will be joining our conferences overseas.

Requirement

• +4 years’ experience from an institution with high speed and work ethic e.g. management consulting, investment banking, top-tier corporate or start-up.
• Bachelor’s degree with outstanding results, maybe followed by an MBA
• Strong commercial awareness and a passion for business.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• UK, EU or US work permit