Senior BDM - Data Science & Data Solutions

Senior Business Development Manager

Data Science & Data Solutions (C&MI)
📍 Kensington - Hybrid (3 days per week)
💰 Up to £90,000 + OTE + Benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Development Manager to join a leading data, insight and technology consultancy. This role focuses on driving new business growth within Data Science and Data Solutions, helping organisations transform how they use data to make smarter commercial decisions.

This is a high-impact, new business-focused position suited to someone who thrives on building senior relationships and uncovering complex commercial challenges.

The Data team empowers organisations with clarity and confidence in their decision-making through rich consumer, demographic and behavioural insight. By delivering socio-demographic, lifestyle, income and predictive intelligence, the team enables clients to personalise, target and strategise with precision.

You will be responsible for generating new relationships at senior level, identifying opportunities, and positioning data-driven solutions that solve real business challenges such as:

• Understanding and segmenting customer audiences
• Responding to fast-changing consumer behaviours
• Identifying churn risk and retention opportunities
• Improving targeting and personalisation strategies
• Turning complex data into clear commercial insight
• Spotting performance gaps and growth opportunities in real time

• Drive new business growth across Data Science and Data Solutions
• Build and develop senior-level relationships across target organisations
• Accurately forecast sales performance and revenue
• Lead full sales cycles from prospecting through to negotiation and close
• Deliver compelling presentations and solution pitches
• Manage commercial and contractual negotiations
• Collaborate with marketing, pre-sales and delivery teams to support lead generation and client meetings
• Develop clear strategic plans to achieve revenue targets
• Conduct thorough research to understand business challenges and stakeholder structures

• Proven track record in business development with consistent target achievement
• Strong experience selling complex data, insight, SaaS, or technology-led solutions
• Confident engaging and persuading C-level stakeholders
• Commercially astute with strong objection handling and negotiation skills
• Able to uncover and articulate business issues clearly
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Highly motivated, persistent and competitive
• Strong networking capability
• Knowledge or interest in consumer data and data science

Experience with in consumer data, data science, or customer insight environments would be advantageous.

• Competitive salary up to £90,000 + OTE
• Hybrid working (3 days per week in Kensington office or client site)
• Pension contributions (matched up to 5%)
• Life insurance & personal accident cover
• Private health insurance (from year
  2)
• 25 days annual leave
• Health & wellbeing plan
• Income protection
• Enhanced parental leave
• Structured training and personalised development plan
• Clear progression based on merit

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