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Business Development Manager
B2B Partnerships | Corporate Sales | Professional Services
We are working with a growing organisation looking to appoint a Business Development Manager / Lead to support the next stage of its commercial growth.
This is a hands-on new business role for a proactive, commercially sharp salesperson who knows how to open doors, build pipeline and convert conversations into revenue.
We are looking for someone with experience selling professional services into businesses and corporates, ideally across areas such as staff augmentation, ESG, ED&I, learning and development, talent, leadership, workforce transformation, recruitment, consulting or advisory services.
This role will suit someone who enjoys hunting for new business, understands how corporate buyers make decisions, and can engage confidently with senior stakeholders across HR, Talent, People, ED&I, ESG, CSR, L&D and leadership teams.
We’re looking for someone with the hunter instinct to win work and the mission-led mindset to care why it matters: commercially driven, growth-focused and motivated by the opportunity to contribute to wider social impact. You will be responsible for identifying new opportunities, developing relationships with prospective clients and partners, and progressing conversations from initial interest through to proposal and close.
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Key responsibilities
- Identify and approach prospective clients and corporate partners.
- Build and manage a strong new business pipeline.
- Open doors with senior stakeholders across HR, Talent, People, ED&I, ESG, CSR, L&D and leadership teams.
- Sell professional services and partnership-led propositions into corporate organisations.
- Qualify opportunities and move conversations from interest to commitment.
- Pitch confidently and support the development of proposals and commercial offers.
- Track pipeline activity, follow-ups, conversion progress and revenue opportunities.
- Bring market feedback to help refine messaging, proposition and go-to-market approach.
- Build long-term relationships that support sustainable commercial growth.
The ideal candidate profile
- Proven experience in business development, new business sales, partnerships or corporate development.
- A strong track record of opening doors and winning new business.
- Experience selling professional services into businesses or large corporates.
- Background in areas such as staff augmentation, ESG, ED&I, L&D, talent, leadership development, workforce solutions, recruitment, consulting or advisory services.
- Confidence engaging senior stakeholders and decision-makers.
- Strong understanding of B2B sales cycles and corporate buying dynamics.
- Ability to build pipeline, qualify opportunities and close deals.
- Commercial acumen, resilience and strong follow-through.
- Strong communication, relationship-building and influencing skills.
- A mission-led mindset, with motivation to contribute to growth that creates wider social impact.
- High integrity and sound judgement.
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You will thrive in this role if you are
- A proactive hunter who enjoys finding and creating opportunity.
- Commercially sharp, target-driven and growth-focused.
- Motivated by both commercial success and social impact.
- Confident selling into corporate environments.
- Comfortable turning a service-led offer into a clear commercial proposition.
- Resilient, organised and disciplined with pipeline management.
- Able to build trust quickly without losing commercial momentum.
- Energetic, credible and full of follow-through.
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to play a visible role in building new client relationships, developing a commercial pipeline and supporting the next stage of growth, while contributing to work with genuine purpose.
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