Business Development Manager – SME Team
About The Position
Ready to Shape the Future of Leadership and Business Management? Want to help redefine how Leadership professionals learn, lead, and succeed across the UK? At KnowledgeBrief, we partner with organisations across industries to elevate leadership through emotionally intelligent, evidence-based learning. Apprenticeships are at the heart of our delivery, providing high-impact, on-the-job development that upskills leaders, inspires the next generation, and helps businesses embed inclusive, values-driven cultures at scale. Learn more about our values and vision at www.knowledgebrief.com. Business Development Manager – What You’ll Be Doing As part of the SME team, you’ll collaborate with a close-knit group of four experienced Business Development Managers. You’ll proactively uncover new opportunities within the SME market through confident, data-driven market research. The team leverages a range of outreach strategies including cold calls, email, LinkedIn, and marketing initiatives to connect with potential clients and drive meaningful engagement. Given the dynamic nature of the role, you’ll need to adapt your approach to each client’s unique needs and quickly build rapport with senior stakeholders, including C-level executives, directors, and senior managers. We are also hiring Business Development Managers for our Enterprise team, which you can explore on our careers page at https://knowledgebrief.bamboohr.com/careers Business Development Manager – What’s On Offer Full-time role, 37.5 hours per week
Requirements
- Proven success in telesales or business development (essential)
- Target-focused, driven, and motivated by success
- Warm, able to connect with a variety of stakeholders and build strong relationships
- Confident and effective communicator, particularly with senior stakeholders
- Customer-focused mindset across diverse industries
- Passion for leadership, learning, and helping others grow
- Self-motivated, resilient, and adaptable
- Organised, enthusiastic, and goal-oriented
Nice To Haves
- Experience in selling apprenticeships and training (desirable, but not essential)
Responsibilities
- proactively uncover new opportunities within the SME market through confident, data-driven market research
- adapt your approach to each client’s unique needs
- build rapport with senior stakeholders, including C-level executives, directors, and senior managers
Benefits
- Uncapped commission on all apprenticeship starts once monthly target is met
- Opportunity to undertake a fully funded Chartered Management Institute qualification
- Career progression to Senior Business Development Manager based on performance and length of service
- 5.6 weeks annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
- Paid company closure over the winter holidays
- 2 weeks full sick pay per year
- Travel to London for team days is reimbursed in full.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
