Business Development Manager
2 days ago
City of London
💷 Salary: Up to £55,000 base (depending on experience) 💰 Commission & Bonus: Uncapped, performance-linked with strong upside 📊 OTE: Highly competitive, with clear potential to exceed expectations Business Development Manager – Recruitment The Business This is a well-established recruitment and executive search business with a strong and highly credible name in the market, trusted by enterprise-level clients to deliver complex, high-value hiring solutions. The business operates across specialist markets and is known for its consultative approach, long-term partnerships, and consistent delivery at scale. Renowned for best-in-class recruiting and sourcing, the company supports clients across executive search, permanent placement, contract recruitment, and temporary placement, delivering high-quality job placements in competitive markets. The brand has genuine weight in the market, enabling senior business development professionals to open doors and build relationships at a high level. The Role As Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for driving new client acquisition and expanding existing relationships across key markets. This is a senior, front-facing role focused on winning high-value work and building long-term partnerships rather than transactional sales. Key responsibilities include: • Developing and executing a business development strategy within recruitment, • Winning new enterprise and high-growth clients, • Selling recruitment solutions across executive search, contract recruitment, temporary placement, and permanent placement, • Working closely with delivery teams to ensure high-quality outcomes, • Building long-term relationships with senior stakeholders and decision-makers, • Representing the business and its brand in the wider recruitment market About You • Proven background in recruitment business development or senior sales roles, • Strong understanding of recruitment models and commercial drivers, • Track record of winning and growing client accounts, • Confident engaging at senior stakeholder and enterprise level, • Commercially astute, relationship-driven, and highly credible What’s on Offer • Base salary up to £55,000, aligned to experience, • Uncapped commission and bonus structure with strong earning potential, • Opportunity to work with enterprise-level clients and high-value mandates, • Autonomy to shape your approach with full leadership support, • Clear progression within a respected, growing recruitment business