Business Development Manager at CFO Insights

Are you someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, where you are given the autonomy and support to handle large amounts of responsibility? 

Are you looking for the opportunity to accelerate your sales career whilst also being surrounded by an exceptional entrepreneurial team with motivated and extremely driven people?

CFO Insights is Northern Europe’s largest CFO forum and aims to connect and develop CFOs, finance leaders, and tomorrow's innovators by addressing the issues of the future CFO. We are connecting more than 11,000 professionals from more than 15 countries.

CFO Insights 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. 

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
• →Establish 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 & 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 Maestro: Showcase stellar verbal and written communication skills
• Pride in Work: Uphold the highest standards, ensuring every task you undertake is a testament to quality.

Flexible, Monday - Friday we work from our office (next to Sloane Square Station) and due to the collaborative nature of our work we do not offer remote work. You must have a UK work permit