Business Development Manager
Job description
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - SAAS, TECH, GTM
LONDON - HYBRID
UP TO £65,000 + 25% BONUS + EQUITY + FANTASTIC BENEFITS
THE OPPORTUNITY:
Are you an experienced BDM looking to step away from the KPIs and individual targets?
Want to make a meaningful contribution to a business who doubled revenue last year?
We're working with a growing business in the SaaS space who also offer consultancy services. Due to their continued success, they are looking to expand their Sales Team.
They have an exciting opportunity for a BDM to join the team, but this roles a little different. Although you will have objectives, they look at business and team wide numbers, not individual KPIs or meetings. They work fluidly across teams to deliver meaningful work for clients and secure exceptional renewal rates.
So if you're looking for a role without the meaningless KPIs, or targets that reset every month but still want to earn a good chunk of change, progress your career and have equity options, this role is not to be missed!
THE ROLE:
- Market mapping and proactively contacting potential decision makers, typically CEO level and contacting via LinkedIn and email
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with key clients and contacts
- Leading prospecting campaigns and managing the pipeline to drive high quality opportunities for consultants
- Attending discovery calls with clients to deep dive into the needs and pitch a relevant solution, supported by a Consultant
- Handling inbound leads from website enquiries, inbound emails and referrals
- Supporting more junior colleagues in the sales team
- Working closely with other team members across Marketing, Account Management, Research etc
THE PERSON:
- Experience in a Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Tech Sales, Saas Sales, GTM Sales, Business Development Representative, Sales Development Representative, Sales Executive, Business Development Executive or other New Business role
- Track record in selling a SaaS or Tech solution, ideally with consultative services
- Experience within Insurance, Financial Services or similar industries is desirable but not essential
- Comfortable to support junior colleagues
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⭐ Highlight your SaaS or tech sales experience prominently as this is explicitly mentioned as essential
📊 Quantify your pipeline management results: 'Managed £2.4M pipeline, converting 23% to closed-won deals'
🌐 Emphasise LinkedIn prospecting skills and CEO-level outreach experience as this is a key responsibility
🎯 Showcase consultative selling experience, particularly discovery calls and needs analysis capabilities
🤝 Mention any mentoring or team collaboration experience as supporting junior colleagues is part of the role
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- •Generated £1.8M in new SaaS pipeline through LinkedIn prospecting, achieving 28% conversion rate from initial contact to qualified opportunity
- •Conducted 45 CEO-level discovery calls quarterly, resulting in £420k average deal size and 89% client renewal rate
- •Mentored 3 junior BDRs on consultative selling techniques, improving team-wide lead qualification by 34% within 6 months
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Your Business Development Manager role at Get Recruited's SaaS client immediately caught my attention, particularly the focus on meaningful team-wide objectives rather than individual KPIs. My background in SaaS sales and LinkedIn prospecting aligns perfectly with your need for CEO-level outreach and pipeline management.
My background in tech sales has equipped me with the consultative selling skills and relationship-building expertise essential for this role. I have consistently delivered results through strategic market mapping and discovery call facilitation.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you approach market mapping for a new SaaS product?
- ›What CRM tools have you used for pipeline management?
- ›How do you qualify leads from LinkedIn outreach?
- ›What metrics do you track for SaaS sales performance?
- ›How do you handle objections during discovery calls?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you exceeded your sales targets
- ›Describe how you've mentored junior sales colleagues
- ›How do you build relationships with C-level executives?
- ›Tell me about a challenging client relationship you turned around
- ›Describe your approach to working without individual KPIs
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you exceeded your sales targets
Describe how you've mentored junior sales colleagues
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