Location: Basingstoke (with occasional travel to events/offices)Salary:petitive
Are you an experienced Business Development professional looking to make a meaningful impact in a growing, professional services environment? This newly created role offers the opportunity to shape, lead, and elevate the Sales strategy during an ambitious phase of expansion.We are seeking amercially minded Business Development Manager with strong professional services experience to drive strategic planning, strengthen BD capability, and support in delivering sustainable growth.
You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders to create structure, focus, and momentum across business development activity—ensuring plans are aligned, measurable, and effective. What You’ll Be Responsible ForBusiness Development Planning
1. Develop and own the Business Development strategy.
2. Support and align group BD plans to create one cohesive wide approach.
3. Report monthly on KPIs, performance and activity to senior leadership.
BD & Event Management
4. Design and coordinate targeted BD campaigns and events, maintaining a rolling annual calendar.
5. Manage strategic sponsorships, awards and directory submissions.
6. Ensure all BD activity aligns to brand standards and objectives.
7. Attendance at events is occasional, not routine.
CRM, Data & Analytics
8. Act as the internal CRM champion.
9. Maintain high-quality data and use CRM insights to focus BD priorities.
10. Define and track success measures including pipeline growth, engagement and ROI.
Building BD Capability
11. Help shape BD onboarding for new joiners.
12. Identify capability or process gaps and work with HR/People to address them.
13. Promote best practice and consistent BD behaviours across the organisation.
Stakeholder CollaborationYou will work closely with: Managing Director, Group leads, Marketing, Operations and external suppliers.
About You: Skills & Experience We’re Looking ForBusiness Development Expertise (Essential)
14. Proven BD experience within professional services.
15. Strong understanding of relationship‑led, referral‑based and reputation‑driven growth models.
16. Experience influencing senior stakeholders in a group environment.
17. Highly organised,mercially savvy and able to manage multiple priorities with resilience.
Strategic Planning & Prioritisation
18. Ability to translate strategy into focused, actionable BD plans.
19. Skilled at prioritising when time, capacity or budget are limited.
20. Confident challenging activity when misaligned to strategy or unlikely to deliver value.
21. Experience planning major events and sponsorships.
CRM & Analytical Capability
22. Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret BD performance data and ROI.
23. Confident using CRM platforms (HubSpot experience advantageous).
Influence &munication
24. Excellent written and verbalmunication skills.
25. Able to influence without authority andmunicate clearly with senior stakeholders.
26. Professional credibility suitable for high‑value corporate environments.
27. Confident saying “no” when activity is misaligned or unlikely to deliver impact.