London & Partners

Business Development Executive

London & Partners

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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Salary

💰 $78,000 - $80,160 per year

Job Level

JuniorMid-Level

Tech Stack

Web3

About the role

  • London & Partners is the Growth Agency for London, a not-for-profit public private partnership funded by the Mayor of London and commercial partners.
  • Purpose: Business Development Executive covering the Northwestern United States and Western Canada, reporting to the SVP in San Francisco.
  • Territory: primary target cities San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis, Vancouver, and Calgary.
  • Primary function: source, develop and maintain relationships with high-growth tech businesses seeking access to the European market and promote London as the preeminent base for European trade.
  • Support UK businesses entering the US by assisting GTM strategy and making introductions to corporates, investors, and local stakeholders.
  • Activities: lead generation, targeted market research using Crunchbase/PitchBook/CB Insights/Thomson Reuters/KPMG reports, represent London & Partners at conferences, and plan/deliver trade delegations and VIP visitor programs.
  • Public speaking: speak at virtual and in-person events on London/US value proposition and comment on sectors including GenAI, Web3, and frontier innovation.

Requirements

  • Education: educated to degree-level or equivalent. A degree in business, law, or international trade is preferred.
  • Background: minimum of two years’ experience in a sales or business development role and enjoy working in a target driven business.
  • Executive Presence: comfortable and authoritative when engaging with senior stakeholders in business and politics.
  • Industry Knowledge: passionate about emerging technology and venture capital; respected as an expert.
  • Presentation Skills: able to speak at both in-person and virtual events to technical and generalist audiences.
  • Enthusiasm & Drive: bringing energy and positivity into the role; independent thinker with a bias for action.
  • Mobility: based in San Francisco with regular travel across the US and Canada and an annual trip to the UK.
  • Preferred: post-graduate degree in international business; experience in GTM, sales, or marketing at a tech scaleup or in venture capital; experience speaking at high profile tech conferences.