Business Development Manager

Automation Consultants

Business Development Manager responsible for strategic account development and revenue growth at Automation Consultants. Focus on driving new business in software and IT services for various clients.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeReading • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £40,000 - £55,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Apollo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive new business and revenue growth through strategic prospecting and consultative selling.
Managing the full sales cycle – from lead generation to closing and account management.
Build ongoing trust-based client relationships by understanding their challenges and solution selling.
Collaborate with technical and marketing teams to deliver seamless implementations, client attraction and success.
Manage and maintain your pipeline of opportunities, ensuring forecasts are accurate and up to date.
Use data driven insights to shape proposals, solve complex challenges and deliver measurable business outcomes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven track record of consultative and strategic sales success
Full 360 sales experience (Lead generation through to account growth)
Ability to balance new business development with account growth
Self-motivated and results driven, with excellent time management skills
Strong communication, negotiation and commercial acumen
Comfortable working remotely while staying highly engaged with colleagues and clients.
Proficiency with sales tools such as: HubSpot, Sales Navigator and Apollo.io
Keen interest in the Technology sector
An understanding of the software development lifecycle
Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, confluence, bitbucket)

Benefits

Comp & perks

33 days’ holiday (including bank holidays)
Private healthcare
Dental insurance
Enhanced maternity & paternity plans
Dedicated ongoing training plan and budget
Flexible working hours and environment
Access to the Electric Car Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Pension Scheme
High spec. machine and access to virtual test lab
Onsite gym, showers, yoga lessons and more.
Regular company-wide events, team social events, including Hackathons and competitions.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Consultative SellingStrategic ProspectingLead GenerationAccount ManagementData Driven Insights

Soft Skills

Self-MotivatedResults DrivenExcellent Time ManagementStrong Negotiation SkillsCommercial Acumen