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Business Development Lead (Manchester)
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Business Development Lead (Manchester) AND Introduction At AND, we accelerate the development of digital capabilities. In practice, that means helping ambitious leaders and organisations build the teams, products, processes and even operational structures they need to close the digital skills gap within their organisation today, so that they thrive tomorrow. Clients rely on our experience, agility and craft skills across tech and business strategy, software development and product management to address some of the toughest challenges facing their businesses. We bring aboard thinkers, tinkerers, passionate software craftspeople and inspiring technologists to help us solve these challenges. Together, we're united by a sense of pragmatism, purpose and a deeply-held belief that digital products and technology alone won't transform a business or save the world: it's the people that count. About You As a Business Development Lead, you will be responsible for taking ownership of opportunities from initial contact through to close. As a result, you will need to be able to: * Build great relationships - Really get to know and understand CIO/CDO/CTO/CEOs. Help them solve their key problems and challenge their thinking and approaches to digital and software development. * Understand the tech and professional services landscape - Bring a wider business and technology perspective. Know the technical and business landscapes, including where the challenges and opportunities lie. You don't necessarily need to have a big black book of contacts, but be proactive in building relationships. * Win new clients as part of a team in Manchester - Take the lead on opportunities from initial contact to close, delivering five-to-10 new clients a year with a total value of 3-5m for that area. Navigate complex environments, pulling together multiple strings to close effectively. Working as part of a small BD team, not acting as a lone ranger. To do that, it's essential you bring the following: * Significant Business Development experience in consulting, technology professional services, or product-based organisations. * Ownership and delivery of significant revenue targets consistently. * Relationship Management skills - very strong at building relationships quickly and following a well organised collaborative way. * Working knowledge across three or more of the following - digital, business strategy, marketing, technology, Agile, change management and business transformation. * Credible at C Suite Level - Aware of the challenges facing CIOs, CTOs and wider C-Suite, able to support their thinking and approach to solving these It's helpful if you also are: * Comfortable in ambiguity and being part of a small, dynamic team; able to work autonomously, but also an effective team player. * People and long-term relationship minded. * Collaborative approach to working with internal teams, where no new client is closed without the support of other ANDis. * Organised, structured and creative.