Job Title: Business Development Manager

Location: East of England

Salary:  Up to £45k + excellent benefits

About the Company:  Our client is a UK bank, being part of a larger European entity. They are one of the leading personal financial services companies in the United Kingdom, and one of the largest providers of mortgages and savings in the United Kingdom.

Job Description: Our client is looking for a Business Development Manager, where you will be working alongside your Business Development Director and local relationship teams to drive the Corporate & Commercial growth strategy.

• Working closely with the Business Development Director to generate and drive new business activity leveraging all routes to market.
• Leveraging new business tools and systems to deepen penetration in the market & increase contact in the local prospect pools
• Understanding prospect data and targeting opportunities
• Conceiving, co-ordinating and leveraging specific connectivity and events in collaboration with the Regional Director, Relationship Directors and Product Partners.
• Being highly organised and responsible for calling programmes and creating / managing the Keep in Touch strategy
• Driving engagement of key Marketing/Media collateral and initiatives to further support the creation of pre-pipeline opportunities.

Skills and experience needed (essential or preferred):  

• Experience / passion for new business and origination, with the ability to communicate and influence at all levels

• Experience in Business Development/sales background, preferably within Corporate and Commercial banking but not essential