Senior BDM

Senior Business Development Manager - UK & Ireland

📍 Location: London, UK (Hybrid/On-site)
💼 Department: Sales / Enterprise Business Development
💰 Salary: £50,000-£70,000 depending on experience

A well-established international organisation operating within the market research and data solutions sector is expanding its commercial presence across the UK and Ireland. The business supports leading global enterprises with high-quality recruitment and sampling solutions and is now looking to strengthen its sales team with a dedicated Business Development Manager .

This role is ideal for someone who is proactive, curious, and motivated by growing new business within complex B2B environments.

The Business Development Manager will play a key role in driving commercial growth across the UK & Ireland enterprise market. You will focus on building new relationships, managing structured outbound activity, onboarding clients, and supporting the expansion of a digital B2B research platform.

• Conduct outbound prospecting via email, LinkedIn, and phone to engage senior decision-makers.

• Build a strong pipeline of enterprise clients across the UK & Ireland.

• Run targeted email and LinkedIn outreach campaigns using modern engagement tools.

• Deliver product demonstrations and guide clients through the onboarding process.

• Support prospects in understanding the full capabilities of the research platform.

• Attend industry events, conferences, and networking sessions in the UK, Ireland, and wider Europe.

• Maintain long-term client relationships and act as their primary point of contact.

• Monitor account performance and ensure client satisfaction and retention.

• Collaborate internally with sales, operations, and product teams.

• Manage all sales activity and pipeline tracking through CRM systems (experience with any CRM required; Zoho CRM is beneficial).

• Maintain accurate records, forecasting, and reporting.

• Stay up to date with trends in market research, enterprise data solutions, digital sampling, and recruitment technologies .

• 10+ years' experience in B2B business development or sales (market research, SaaS, data solutions or related industries preferred).

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Confident delivering virtual and in-person product demos.

• Hands-on experience running structured outbound campaigns across LinkedIn and email.

• Comfortable working towards KPIs and managing a sales pipeline.

• Organised, self-driven, and able to work autonomously.

• Based in London or able to commute for office and event days.

• Competitive salary (£50-70k depending on experience).

• Opportunities to attend industry events and conferences across Europe.

• Structured career progression within a growing international company.

• Health, wellbeing, and learning benefits (details shared at interview).

• A collaborative and supportive team environment with genuine impact on business growth.

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