Business development manager in financial services in London

GlobalData operates an intelligence platform that empowers leaders to act decisively in a world of complexity and change. By uniting proprietary data, human expertise, and purpose-built AI into a single, connected platform, we help organizations see what’s coming, move faster, and lead with confidence. Our solutions are used by over 5,000 organizations across the world’s largest industries, delivering tailored intelligence that supports strategic planning, innovation, risk management, and sustainable growth.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a territory or vertical strategy that aligns with GlobalData’s broader commercial objectives.
• Own the end-to-end enterprise sales cycle from prospecting and qualification to negotiation and close, ensuring consistent overachievement of revenue targets.
• Build and expand executive level relationships with key accounts, positioning GlobalData as a trusted strategic partner.
• Use social selling techniques to identify, connect with, and nurture prospective clients, positioning yourself as a thought leader in the market.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Product, Marketing, and Customer Success teams, to deliver exceptional customer experiences.
• Lead solution based selling engagements, demonstrating GlobalData’s data and intelligence capabilities through high impact presentations and proposals.
• Identify opportunities across GlobalData’s portfolio, including Celent’s financial services technology focused Research & Advisory Services, as well as the broader suite of GlobalData solutions, to maximize client value and revenue potential.
• Maintain deep understanding of client industries, emerging market trends, and competitor offerings to drive consultative dialogue and thought leadership.
• Provide accurate and timely sales forecasts and pipeline reports to senior management.
• Represent GlobalData at industry events, conferences, and executive forums to promote the brand and network with potential partners.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in financial services B2B sales, ideally within data, analytics, SaaS, or information services sectors.
• Proven track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets within complex, consultative selling environments.
• Experience working cross-functionally and across global matrix structures to deliver client solutions.
• Strong grasp of social selling techniques, digital prospecting, and relationship nurturing through platforms such as LinkedIn.
• Exceptional ability to engage, influence, and negotiate with C-level executives and senior decision makers.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with the ability to tailor solutions to client challenges.
• Demonstrated success managing long sales cycles and multi stakeholder engagements.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organized, proactive, and results driven, with a passion for building lasting client partnerships.
• Experience working with CRM systems such as Salesforce and advanced proficiency with business tools (e.g., MS Office Suite, Gong).
• Willingness to travel regionally or internationally (up to 50%) as required.

Conditions:

The culture is buzzing and positive, and you can expect to be rewarded well with our uncapped commission scheme. In addition to a rewarding career, we support our GlobalData colleagues with a range of benefits across health, finances, fitness, travel, tech and more.