Sales & Business Development Manager

Join the journey to £10Million | Build something ELITE | Be apart of the senior leadership team and… earn well while doing it Raw Selection executive search firm partnering with Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies to secure executive talent. We are in our next growth phase. Our first milestone is £10M revenue. To get there, we are building a sales engine that is relentless on standards, disciplined on execution, and measured by outcomes. This hire exists because growth has exposed a gap: we need a leader who can raise the bar, win business personally, and build a team that can scale. What this role includes A key member of the senior management team at Raw Selection Responsible for the sales function that wins new clients and builds long-term relationships Operator + leader: you will win business personally and develop a team to do the same You will manage best-in-class graduates and develop them into elite Private Equity executive search professionals You will run the function through metrics, coaching, and constant standard-raising Raw Selection doesn’t need a “manager”. We need a builder. Why the best people want Raw Selection #1 Raw Selection is fast-paced and fast-growing We are building to £10M as the first milestone. That requires pace, ownership, and intensity. #2 Raw Selection is obsessed with best-in-class We are building the standard for how executive search should be run. If it’s average, it’s not us. #3 Raw Selection is people-development obsessed We invest in training, coaching, and leadership development because people are the business. The standard is the product. #4 Raw Selection holds people accountable to their goals We don’t talk about ambition we operationalise it. Clear targets, clear feedback, clear outcomes. Responsibilities Requirements 5+ years in sales with a proven track record of raising standards People leadership experience in building, managing and developing high performing sales teams Operating in a fast paced and high demanding environment Proven track record of winning new business personally *No recruitment/executive search experience is required, we don’t operate like a traditional recruitment/search firm Location: Leeds city centre, office based Compensation: Basic Salary: £40,000 to £60,000 OTE: £85,000 to £120,000 Apply Want to be part of the leadership team who takes Raw Selection to £10M? Send your CV to ami.wilson@raw-selection.com Do not apply if any of these are true: You’re done selling personally We need someone who leads from the front. You struggle with change and rising standards We grow fast. The bar moves. Standards are high. You want predictable hours and work-life balance as the priority We focus on the US market. Evenings happen. We are in growth mode. Feedback makes you defensive instead of better We are a feedback culture. Radical Candour. Direct. Specific. Actionable. You don’t like data We use metrics to identify the constraint that will create the biggest ROI if fixed.