Business Development Manager

Role Overview

We’re looking for a proactive and commercially astute Business Development Manager to join our Omni Commercial Sales team. You’ll take ownership of prospecting and developing new partnerships with small and medium-sized retailers, becoming a trusted expert within your allocated market sectors and their competitive landscape.

What You Will Do

You’ll manage the complete business development cycle, combining targeted prospecting with consultative relationship building and strong commercial negotiation. Your key responsibilities will include developing and delivering a clear prospecting strategy, creating and executing outbound sales campaigns, and delivering against financial performance measures.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You’ll be a confident new-business professional who is comfortable generating opportunities independently, navigating commercial conversations and influencing stakeholders at different levels. You’ll have a proven record of meeting or exceeding sales targets within a competitive financial services environment, strong cold-prospecting and outbound business development experience, and the ability to understand the key commercial drivers behind business development opportunities and negotiations.

Requirements

• A proven record of meeting or exceeding sales targets within a competitive financial services environment
• Strong cold-prospecting and outbound business development experience
• Experience successfully negotiating and winning deals with prospect accounts
• The ability to understand the key commercial drivers behind business development opportunities and negotiations
• Excellent presentation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Confidence engaging with business leaders, directors and C-suite stakeholders
• Experience working within, and a sound understanding of, a regulated credit environment
• A collaborative approach and the ability to contribute towards wider team targets
• Strong commercial acumen, organisation, relationship management and influencing skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary (up to £58,000 per annum)
• Performance bonus (up to 25% of base salary, based on individual and company performance)
• Generous contributory pension through Hargreaves Lansdown
• Life Assurance
• 25 days’ holiday + option to buy/sell 5 days
• Additional paid volunteering day
• Private healthcare through Equipsme (includes cash back for Dental and Optical treatment)
• Free access to BHSF Rise EAP to support colleague health and wellbeing
• Gym discounts
• Season ticket travel loans (if applicable)
• A supportive, inclusive culture where your work has real impact