Business Development Manager
Pion
Apply to this job London, UK remote Until 9/5/2026 First posted July 7, 2026 Last posted July 7, 2026
Job description
As a result of our incredible success and growth, we are always looking for talented Business Development Managers to join our Sales team!
Responsibilities include
- Own the full sales cycle from prospecting to close, including discovery calls, value articulation, proposal development, negotiation, and deal closing.
- Build and nurture relationships with target brands, affiliate networks, and industry partners through events, direct meetings, webinars, and outbound outreach supported by marketing inbound channels.
- Drive pipeline growth and quality, managing what enters the funnel, ensuring strong conversion.
- Execute a targeted outreach strategy, working from a defined hitlist of priority brands while acting as a proactive, go-getter lead generator and trusted commercial advisor to prospects.
- Represent the business externally, attending events, travelling to clients when needed, and leveraging deep industry understanding to identify opportunities, surface benefits, and collaborate cross-functionally to land new partnerships.
Requirements
Requirements
A little bit about you.
We’d really like to hear from you, if you have
- Proven experience managing the full sales cycle, including discovery, negotiation, and confidently 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 (affiliate networks, publishers, partner models) and how these channels support scalable revenue.
- Strong commercial drive with a business-first mindset, focused on long-term value creation, multi-faceted deals, and sustainable revenue.
- Consistently hits and exceeds targets, with the resilience, pace, and discipline needed to deliver in a high-growth environment.
- More senior business development or sales experience.
- Experience bringing in over £1 million of revenue.
- Experience dealing with complex deals and multi-threading.
- You're AI savvy, with experience using AI tools in a business development or sales context, and you've worked with Claude, Salesforce, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
- Experience using the MEDDIC sales methodology, with strong sales forecasting capability.
- Willingness to travel occasionally to clients in the UK.
About this role
Summary
Manage full sales cycle, build relationships, drive pipeline, and close deals.
Job title
Business Development Manager
Experience level
more senior level
Industry
sales
Location requirements
London, UK; remote work not specified.
Salary
Not specified
Management role
No
Skills & keywords
Required skills
sales cycle managementrelationship buildingaffiliate ecosystemMEDDIC methodologysales forecastingAI toolssales negotiation
Preferred skills
None specified
Specializations
partnershipssales cycleaffiliate ecosystembusiness development
Locations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
London, UK
Remote City
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