Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager – Festivals Portfolio
📍 London (Hybrid – 3 days in-office)
Ready to sell into one of the world’s most influential tech event portfolios?
We’re looking for a high-performing new business hunter to drive sponsorship and exhibition revenue across a leading international technology festival attracting 15,000+ attendees and 300+ partners annually.
This is a pure acquisition role — ideal for someone who thrives on building opportunities from scratch, opening doors to enterprise brands, and closing high-value deals.
🚀 What You’ll Be Doing
- Winning new logo sponsorship & exhibition deals across enterprise tech brands
- Building and executing targeted outbound strategies
- Owning the full sales cycle: prospecting → discovery → solution design → close
- Selling high-value, ROI-driven partnerships across live events and digital products
- Closing 5–6 figure deals with senior decision-makers
- Building and managing a self-generated pipeline
- Forecasting accurately and consistently hitting revenue targets
- Operating in a high-energy, high-performance sales environment
- Using social selling + CRM tools (e.g. Salesforce) to drive activity and results
✅ What We’re Looking For
- 3+ years in new business sales (sponsorship, exhibitions or solution-based sales)
- Proven hunter mindset with a track record of winning new logos
- Experience closing 5–6 figure deals, ideally with enterprise/blue-chip clients
- Highly proactive, resilient and commercially driven
- Confident communicator with strong value-led selling skills
- Experience using CRM systems for pipeline management and forecasting
💡 Why Join?
- Sell into a market-leading global tech event portfolio
- Work on high-value, strategic partnerships
- Uncapped earning potential in a performance-driven environment
- Be part of a team at the forefront of global technology innovation
If you’re a true new business closer who thrives on winning — this is your opportunity.
👉 Apply now or get in touch to learn more.