Senior Business Development Consultant - Pensions
4 days ago
London
Introduction At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher. Overview Are you a driven and relationship-focused professional with a passion for sales and the UK retirement communications market? Do you have proven sales experience within pensions or retirement services? Join our dynamic Retirement Communications Team at Gallagher, where you’ll play a key role in helping businesses with tailored communication solutions. We’re looking for a Sales Development Representative to identify and secure new business opportunities, exceed revenue targets, and enhance Gallagher’s reputation in the retirement communications space. You’ll work closely with our talented team to ensure a seamless transition from winning new business to delivering successful projects, all while providing exceptional service to clients, colleagues, and partners. How you'll make an impact • Identifying, prospecting, and converting new business opportunities to exceed financial targets., • Building and managing a sales pipeline, researching and pursuing leads through outreach and networking., • Promoting Gallagher’s retirement communication solutions through various channels, including emails, calls, and social media., • Leading discovery sessions, strategy meetings, and knowledge-sharing events to engage prospective clients., • Preparing and delivering compelling sales pitches, proposals, and presentations., • Representing Gallagher at industry events, conferences, and speaking engagements., • Collaborating with internal teams on joint opportunities, cross-selling initiatives, and ensuring smooth client handovers., • Proven sales experience within pensions or retirement services, with a strong track record of success in securing new business., • In-depth knowledge of the UK retirement communications market and the ability to confidently discuss Gallagher’s propositions with prospective clients., • Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and negotiate effectively at Board level., • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, meet tight deadlines, and maintain high attention to detail., • A proactive and results-driven approach, with the ability to build and maintain strong client relationships., • Experience with tools such as LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo, Outreach, and Salesforce is preferred., • IT proficiency, including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve: • Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days, • Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to, • Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x, • Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up, • Three fully paid volunteering days per year, • Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount, • Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan, • Critical illness cover, • Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally, • Season ticket loan, • Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase, • Emergency back-up family care Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest. Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities. We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know. Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with ___ . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch. Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities. Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.