Business Development Director Change & Transformation in London

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.

Are you a commercially driven senior sales leader with experience selling transformation, change, or advisory services into large corporate organisations? Do you have the credibility to engage with C-suite stakeholders on complex transformation programmes? Join Gallagher's growing Change & Transformation practice, where you will play a key role in building and establishing a new market offering, driving strategic growth through new business wins.

We are looking for a Business Development Director to generate new business opportunities and revenue within our Change & Transformation practice. This is a strategic, high-value sales role focused on engaging senior stakeholders and positioning Gallagher as a trusted partner on large-scale transformation programmes.

How you'll make an impact:

• Identify, develop, and convert new business opportunities within the Change & Transformation space
• Build and manage a high-quality sales pipeline targeting large corporate clients
• Engage with senior stakeholders (CFOs, COOs, CIOs, Transformation and Change Directors) on complex transformation initiatives
• Lead discovery sessions and strategic discussions to understand client challenges and position tailored solutions
• Develop and deliver compelling proposals, pitches, and presentations at board level
• Represent Gallagher at industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities
• Collaborate with internal consulting and delivery teams to shape propositions and ensure successful client handovers

About You:

• Proven track record in new business sales within transformation, change, or consulting environments
• Experience selling into senior stakeholders, with the ability to influence and engage at C-suite level
• Strong understanding of large-scale business transformation programmes and associated challenges
• Background in transformation consulting, change consulting, or strategic advisory firms is highly desirable
• Commercially astute, with a proactive and results-driven approach
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, growth-focused environment and build a market presence from the ground up
• Experience using CRM and sales tools (e.g. Salesforce, LinkedIn)

Compensation and benefits:

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, will cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance
• Other benefits include:
• 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
• And many more

We value inclusion and diversity:

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.

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.

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.