Business Development Executive

Business Development Executive

Location: Remote + 2 days per week in Paddington, London Office (weds & Thurs)

Employment Type: Full-time

Salary: £26K - 29K Base (Experience Dependent) OTE £31K - £35K + Potential for EMI Share Options

Do you want to work for an ambitious social impact start-up?

Are you passionate about supporting underrepresented young people to become the leaders of tomorrow?

We have a really exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role as Business Development Executive at Circl. We are looking for an ambitious self-starter to play a key role in maintaining and adding to our list of incredible client businesses.

About Us:

At Circl, we believe in a world where anyone can learn to lead, regardless of their background. We champion a new kind of leadership one rooted in empathy, inclusion, and empowerment.

Our unique Circl Leadership Development Programme trains professionals from top businesses alongside Future Leaders (18-24 year olds) from underrepresented and lower income backgrounds using a "coach approach" to leadership.

We ve already made an impact, partnering with businesses like McKinsey, Lidl, Barclays, Google, Meta, and many more.

Position Overview:

This role is a combination of engaging with existing clients and new business development.

You ll be working closely with our CEO & Co-Founder to acquire new high-profile clients to participate in the Circl Programme and the programmes team to manage existing clients and programmes.

This role offers substantial growth potential, including the opportunity to manage your own client portfolio, improve internal processes, and play a pivotal role in the broader success of the organisation.

Key Priorities:

Client & Programme Management

• Lead the management of client accounts after acquisition, including overseeing programmes and ensuring client satisfaction.
• Play a central role in running mixed cohorts of professionals from multiple companies, alongside individual-company programmes.

Sales & Business Development

• Sales Administration: Handle contracts, invoices, and CRM updates (Salesforce).
• Work closely with the marketing team to execute outreach campaigns via email and LinkedIn to generate leads.
• Set up meetings, attend sales calls, and manage client opportunities.

Who are we looking for?

We are searching for a strategic thinker and hands-on executor who embodies our mission and is eager to make a tangible impact at Circl

Experience:

• Senior Stakeholder Engagement: You are confident in pitching to senior business leaders (e.g. C-Suite & Director Level, CEOs, HR Directors) and are not shy about reaching out to strangers or discussing commercial terms.
• You ll be joining as a key team member so at least 1-2 years experience of this kind of sales activity is preferable.
• Communicating with different stakeholders and building brilliant trusting relationships at all levels in a business.
• Working with our Marketing Team to source and generate leads.
• Developing processes and systems as the sales team scales. We re in the process of improving our CRM (Salesforce) and improving our playbook.
• Using Salesforce to manage a pipeline and pull KPI Reports. This might be an advantage but is by no means a requirement.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Connected with Social Impact
• Tenacious
• Commercial
• A team-player

Why Join Us?

Beyond making a difference and creating social impact we provide:

Freedom - You have the freedom to come up with awesome ideas and run with them.

Flexibility - Outside of our valuable in-person time (two days a week), you can work in a way that suits you.

Ambition - You'll be a key part of our exciting growth journey.

Our People: We re a close-knit, inclusive team

Our Benefits:

• 35 days holiday each year, with bank holidays and a Christmas shutdown included
• Minimal internal meetings and reduced working hours on Flexible Fridays (4 hours)
• Regular team socials
• Potential for EMI share options
• Access to hundreds of perks, discounts, and freebies from our employee benefits platform Pirkx
• This includes 24/7 counselling and mental health support
• Plus 24/7 telephone and online GP and prescription service

Application Process

1. Apply now with your CV

2. We will send a short application form to better understand your key experience

3. You ll be invited to an initial 20-30 minute screening call to get to know you better and discuss your interest in the role

4. If shortlisted, you ll proceed to two interviews with members of the Circl team, these interviews will delve deeper into your experience and skills, as well as your alignment with our values and mission. Each interview will last around 45-60 minutes and may include a task to further assess your fit for the role.

We look forward to receiving your application what are you waiting for? APPLY NOW!