Business Development Executive

Job Introduction

Join [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], a fast-growing and dynamic business, and take on an exciting role where you can make a meaningful impact in education. We’re looking for a highly motivated Business Development Executive to join our B2B sales team, covering the UK&I market. You will be responsible for driving growth by selling [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s memberships and products to schools and key strategic organizations, such as Multi-Academy Trusts. This role requires you to stay up to date with the UK&I education system, curriculum developments, and competitors to effectively position [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s products. Your primary focus will be on identifying and reaching out to senior educational leaders, including Headteachers, MAT leaders, Senior Leadership Teams, CEOs, and Subject leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and contact potential customers through outbound calls, emails, and other channels.
• Convert inbound leads into customers.
• Promote [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s products and services, clearly explaining their benefits to educators.
• Address customer questions, concerns, and objections effectively.
• Close sales and meet or exceed monthly sales targets.
• Maintain accurate records of sales activities and customer interactions in our CRM system (Hubspot).
• Collaborate with the wider Sales, Marketing, Sales Operations, and Data teams to develop and implement strategies for increased sales.
• Stay informed about industry trends, competitor activities, and market conditions.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator, relationship builder, and a results-driven professional with a passion for education and sales.

Experience & Requirements

• Sales experience, ideally within education or EdTech.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport with potential customers.
• Knowledge of the UK&I education system and passion for staying up to date with curriculum developments.
• Results-oriented mindset with the drive to achieve and exceed sales targets.

What [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Offers

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with plenty of career opportunities. Here’s a couple of the things that make [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] a great place to be:

• A friendly, welcoming and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun and always put people before the process
• Diversity, inclusion and belonging - our Employee Network Program includes working groups for LGBTQ+, People of Colour, Disabilities (visible and invisible), Women in Tech and Working Parents.
• From day 1 - Westfield Health, 33 annual leave days per year (pro-rata) inclusive bank holidays, a "Me" day each year, a charity day each year, flexible working policy with opportunities to work from home and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] subscriptions.
• Quarterly company awards programme
• Seasonal events
• Referral scheme
• Company sick pay after 3 months of service
• After probation - cycle-to-work scheme
• Long-term service reward - Life insurance, enhanced pension contribution, enhanced maternity pay, enhanced adoption pay and enhanced paternity pay, long service award, long service annual leave