Business Account Manager
New Business & Growth | Managed Services & Data Solutions
Location: Horsforth, Leeds (Office-Based)
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 DOE + Uncapped Commission (£16,000 - £25,000 realistically achievable in Year 1)
A Different Kind of Sales Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly created business development team focused entirely on driving growth for an established and rapidly expanding sales, marketing and data consultancy.
Rather than working on behalf of client campaigns, you'll be responsible for generating new business opportunities for the organisation's own services and proprietary data solutions. Backed by ambitious growth plans and a proven track record of success across the UK, US and European markets, this role offers the chance to play a key part in the next phase of the company's journey.
You'll be one of the first hires within a dedicated growth team, helping to build a predictable pipeline of opportunities and contributing directly to long-term commercial success.
The Opportunity
The role is focused on opening new conversations and creating qualified sales opportunities through targeted outbound activity. While the outreach will primarily be cold, you'll be working from highly targeted prospect lists built using sophisticated data intelligence, supported by strong case studies, client success stories and an established market reputation.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious sales professional looking to develop their consultative selling skills and progress into a full sales cycle role in the future.
Key Responsibilities
- Build a predictable pipeline of Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs), targeting 6 to 8 qualified opportunities per month.
- Engage decision-makers across targeted sectors using a multi-channel sales approach.
- Utilise phone, LinkedIn, email, personalised video and voice messaging to generate interest and book discovery meetings.
- Qualify opportunities against defined criteria including business need, budget, decision-maker engagement and company suitability.
- Position managed service solutions and proprietary data products to prospective clients.
- Maintain accurate CRM records and effectively manage your pipeline.
- Work closely with leadership and colleagues to continuously improve performance and results.
Sales Activity Expectations
This role follows a modern, multi-channel outbound strategy designed to balance volume with personalisation.
Typical weekly activity includes:
- 80 outbound calls per day
- 200 new LinkedIn connections per week
- 65 personalised video or voice messages per week
- 200 personalised one-to-one emails per week
About You
We're looking for someone who is motivated, resilient and eager to develop a successful career in business development.
You'll ideally have:
- 1 to 2 years' sales experience, preferably within a high-activity environment such as recruitment, business development or outbound sales.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Confidence engaging with senior-level decision-makers.
- A consultative approach to sales conversations.
- Excellent organisation and pipeline management skills.
- A positive attitude towards coaching, feedback and continuous improvement.
- An interest in modern sales techniques and technology-led prospecting.
- Knowledge of MEDDIC, SPIN or other sales methodologies would be advantageous but is not essential.
Career Progression
This is more than a Year 1 opportunity.
The longer-term plan is to develop successful candidates into senior client-facing sales professionals responsible for leading discovery meetings, building proposals and ultimately closing deals.
Year 1 focuses on mastering pipeline generation and qualification. Year 2 and beyond provides the opportunity to take ownership of the full sales cycle and progress your career within a growing organisation.
What's on Offer?
- £28,000 - £30,000 basic salary DOE
- Uncapped commission with realistic Year 1 earnings of £16,000 - £25,000
- Clear progression into a senior sales role
- Comprehensive sales training and development
- Exposure to modern sales methodologies including MEDDIC and SPIN
- Opportunity to sell innovative managed service and data solutions
- Supportive, collaborative working environment
- Direct access to leadership and ongoing career development
Interested? If you're looking for an opportunity to join a growing business, develop your sales career and be part of an ambitious growth journey, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today to start the conversation.