Business Development Manager

1 month ago
Full-time
Senior
Sales and Business Development

Pion

Pion is a marketing/advertising and verification company focused on helping brands attract, engage, verify, and convert Gen Z and other closed consumer groups. It describes itself as a growth partner and verification expert built on 20 years of youth marketing experience, originally starting with Student Beans in 2005, and says the broader Pion brand was born in January 2024.

Marketing and advertising
201-500
Founded 2005

Description

  • Own the full sales cycle from prospecting through discovery, proposal development, negotiation, and close.
  • Build and nurture relationships with target brands, affiliate networks, and industry partners.
  • Drive pipeline growth and improve funnel quality and conversion rates.
  • Execute targeted outreach to priority brands using a defined hitlist and outbound strategy.
  • Represent the business externally at events and client meetings, including travel when needed.
  • Use industry knowledge to identify opportunities, communicate value, and support new partnerships.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to help land commercial deals and partnerships.

Requirements

  • Proven experience managing the full sales cycle, including discovery, negotiation, and closing new business with brands.
  • Track record of bringing new brands or partners on board, ideally in a fast-moving commercial or partnership-driven environment.
  • Understanding of the affiliate ecosystem, including affiliate networks, publishers, and partner models.
  • Strong commercial drive with a business-first mindset focused on sustainable revenue and long-term value creation.
  • Consistently hits and exceeds targets with the resilience, pace, and discipline needed in a high-growth environment.
  • Senior business development or sales experience.
  • Experience bringing in over £1 million in revenue.
  • Experience handling complex deals and multi-threading.
  • Experience using AI tools in a business development or sales context, including Claude, Salesforce, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
  • Experience using the MEDDIC sales methodology and strong sales forecasting capability.
  • Willingness to travel occasionally to clients in the UK.

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