Senior Business Development Manager

Senior Business Development Manager

Leading Financial Media and Events business

Basic Salary £60,000 + Uncapped Commission, OTE £100,000 (Including Base Salary) + Benefits

Central London (Hybrid working)

About the Company

Our client is a leading financial media and events business in Central London providing clients with daily intelligence, insights and access to peer-controlled events aimed at helping fund managers, allocators and service providers make informed business decisions.

This impressive company is in growth mode achieving double digital growth last year and is looking to recruit for a Senior Business Development Manager to join the London based Sales team!

Benefits for You

• Basic Salary of £60,000
• Uncapped Commission / OTE of an additional £40,000 based on individual performance
• Company Pension Scheme
• Top level Private Healthcare Insurance
• 25 days paid holiday + bank holidays
• Excellent ongoing training and career development opportunities
• Impressive commission scheme and great potential for career growth!

About the role of Senior Business Development Manager

We are looking to recruit for a hungry and ambitious Senior Business Development Manager to join a successful Sales team in Central London (4 days office based whilst in probation with more flexibility for hybrid working when you pass probation):

This role will be a mix of managing top tier accounts whilst also developing new business with service providers for the Financial Technology sector.

As a Senior Business Development Manager (BDM), you will:

• Source and grow Sponsorship revenue across an allocated portfolio of events, reports and intelligence
• Develop new sponsorship opportunities with new prospects within the Finance and Banking sector selling to Buy Side and Sell Side clients
• Cover a full suite of solutions selling Sponsorship for events, industry reports, curated research, sector leading awards, digital advertising and thought leadership
• Develop and maintain quality relationships with existing and new customers; utilize analytical skills to understand customers changing business and technology issues and needs.
• Attend conferences in your territory and represent the company, brand and product offering (some overseas travel will be involved as part of the role)
• Strive to hit and exceed monthly sales revenue targets

If you have a proven track record in delivering revenue streams within a commercial events / media business through sponsorship sales and would like to work for a market leading brand where you can progress your career, then we would love to hear from you!

Your Skills & Experience

• Minimum of 5 Years professional sales experience of within a media owner or events business
• Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales revenue targets
• Track record in event / conference Sponsorship Sales
• Experience of selling to Banks / Financial institutions would be beneficial but not essential
• Effective organization and time management skills.
• Excellent communications skills in person, on the phone and over email.
• Goal orientated and a team player

Apply now for this Senior Business Development Manager role. For more information, please email your CV to us. We look forward to hearing from you!

ABR Associates Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role and specialises in placing candidates into permanent positions within Media / Digital, Technology / SAAS, Market Research, Events & Business Information.

Due to high volumes of applicants, we regret that we can only contact those who are invited to interview. Should you not have heard from us within 2 weeks you may assume you have not been successful at this time, but we thank you for your time and interest in the role.