Equals One
Business Development & Sales Lead
Location: Remote – London Based
Commitment: Part-time (2–2.5 days/week, with growth potential)
Salary – £30,000-£35,000 pa pro rata, plus commission
Our client is looking for their First Business Development & Sales Lead!
About Our Client
Our client delivers concise, high-quality intelligence that helps their customers quickly get on top of what's happening across Europe and understand what really matters. Their European economics briefing is trusted by leading organisations across finance, business, and the public sector. They also offer bespoke intelligence for organisations that need tailored insights.
Why Join Them?
- Be the Pioneer: This is their first dedicated commercial hire—you’ll work directly with the founder and shape their business development strategy from the ground up.
- Sell a Product That Matters: Their briefings are relied upon by senior economists, policymakers, and executives across Europe.
- Relationship-Driven Sales: This isn't a high-volume cold-calling role. Success comes from building long-term relationships with existing clients and starting intelligent conversations with prospective ones.
- Flexible & Rewarding: Start part-time with the freedom to grow your role as the business expands. Enjoy a competitive salary plus uncapped commission.
What You’ll Do
- Identify and engage organisations that would benefit from our clients’ services
- Build and manage a pipeline of prospective clients
- Win new subscription clients and uncover bespoke project opportunities
- Shape our client’s business development approach as they grow
- Build lasting client relationships, including renewals
Who We’re Looking For
- Proven business development or sales experience
- Someone who has sold research, intelligence, data, advisory or other professional services
- A commercially minded candidates from industries such as economics, finance, policy or specialist media with strong client relationship experience
- Comfortable speaking with senior decision-makers predominantly via the telephone
- Interest in economics, business, and current affairs
- Skilled at building relationships and explaining complex ideas clearly
- Self-motivated and independent
Ideal backgrounds:
- Research/intelligence services, financial information providers, specialist media, economic consultancies, policy organisations, or commercial-minded economics/finance professionals
Rewards & Expectations
- Salary + Uncapped Commission:
- 10% of first-year subscription revenue
- 5% of renewal revenue
- 5–10% of gross margin on bespoke projects
- Targets:
- First subscription client within 4 months
- 4 new client organisations in 6 months
- 10 new client organisations in 12 months
Ready to Shape the Future of Economic Intelligence?
Apply now!
Equals One is an advertising and recruitment agency working on behalf of our client to promote this vacancy. You may be contacted directly by the employer should they wish to progress your application. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to provide specific feedback if your application is unsuccessful.
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