Business Development Manager – Event Software
London
50-60k Base, 90-100k OTE + Executive Benefits

Our client is a fast-growing European provider of event management and planning software. Though delivering a state-of-the-art solution, our client has grown to become the software provider of choice for many private and public sector organisations, who want to deliver and manage complete events on every scale. Due to continued European growth and their desire to rapidly expand in the UK, they now have an immediate opening for a client facing Business Development Manager to be based in London.

As a Business Development Manager, you will:

Develop and actively pursue new logo accounts
Call on and develop relationships with prospects
Work in a 360 role taking sales from prospect to close
Exceed new business revenue targets
Accurately forecast sales opportunities via pipeline reporting
Monitor and report sales activity
Solidify client relationships at all levels
Liaise with internal colleagues to ensure that all accounts receive a first-class service at every touchpoint
Move into a management position as the UK market grows

The ideal sales candidate will:

Be educated to degree level
Possess a minimum of 2-4 years client-facing sales experience gained in the software or SaaS sectors
Have working knowledge (and contacts) in the events industry
Demonstrate a consultative and professional approach to revenue generation and growth
Have high levels of motivation and first-class communication and presentation skills
Be hungry, collaborative, confident, innovative but able to work autonomously

The successful candidate can expect a negotiable base salary of 50-60k with an uncapped OTE of 90-100k in the first year, plus additional and executive benefits.

The Certus Recruitment Group is an established and experienced specialist consultancy providing sales, marketing and IT recruitment services to the business community throughout the UK, Europe and Australia.