Business Development Manager jobs in United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Do you want to take part in defining the future of Private Equity? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, where you can gain a tremendous amount of responsibility quickly? Do you want to be part of an exceptional team with motivated and extremely driven people? Are you curious or passionate about event operations and logistics? If so, you might be our next member of the operations team.

Private Equity Insights is the world’s largest Private Equity community with over 500k followers on LinkedIn, organizing a series of 12 global private equity events every year with 3,000+ GPs and 2,000+ LPs among the attendees. Private Equity Insights is part of United Media, which focuses on building large-scale industry media and conference products in sectors such as insurance, finance, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one.

You will be a key player in helping to build the greatest global conferences. We will ensure that you are given both the training and tools to succeed in the role and drive you to continue to push yourself in order to maximise your career development. You’ll be based out of our HQ in London, where you will have the opportunity to interact with people at all levels across the business. We will offer you the following:

• A competitive salary and market-leading OTE with our top performers earning over £140,000 annually.
• An opportunity for getting operational experience in a scale-up business where both your work and the results are highly tangible and matter to the business.
• Unlimited growth potential in our group - we strongly believe in and have a track record of promoting internally.
• A chance to work closely with our senior leadership team on conference strategies.
• International travel to our conferences.

Your mission is to own the full sales cycle in selling high-value conference sponsorships to senior prospects. In order to be successful, your main duties will include:

• Build new business revenue: Deliver credible, professional sales pitches to new prospects in order to achieve ambitious sales targets
• Pipeline development: Work with our marketing and analyst team to source, contact, and set up meetings with potential sponsors
• Nurture client relationships: Work closely with our content and delivery teams to ensure best-in-class delivery
• Leverage our expertise: Work hand-in-hand with our content team to create compelling pitches to inspire our prospects

You possess a strong work ethic with a high sense of urgency, and you have both the drive and desire to be the very best at what you do. You take ownership of everything you do, along with having a growth mindset, constantly looking for areas to improve. Moreover, you share our passion for building and executing new businesses. We expect that you can demonstrate:

• Sales excellence: Solid experience and evidence of regularly outperforming targets within a B2B sales role
• Drive and passion: Evidence of a passion for sales and business development
• Team spirit: Are curious about people and love to speak, build, and nurture relations
• Communication expert: Showcase stellar verbal and written communication skills
• Pride in work: Uphold the highest standards, ensuring every task you undertake is a testament to quality.

The role is on-site, Monday to Friday, based in our offices near Victoria. It is essential, as we work at a fast pace and collaborate in person to create market-leading events throughout the year.