Business Development Manager (Consulting & Professional Services)

What you'll do

Business Development & Selling

• Identify and develop consulting and professional services opportunities with customers.
• Partner with Sales teams to build pipeline and identify opportunities to attach services to software sales.
• Conduct discovery with customers to understand business and technical requirements.
• Shape services and solution proposals that address customer needs and deliver measurable value.
• Support opportunity qualification, proposal development, pricing estimates, and commercial discussions.
• Build strong relationships with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing customer engagements and develop new business.

Opportunity & Pipeline Management

• Manage services opportunities from early-stage identification through the start of delivery.
• Maintain visibility of the opportunity pipeline and support accurate forecasting.
• Coordinate with Sales, Presales, Consulting, Architecture, and other technical teams to develop the appropriate customer solution.
• Support deal reviews and ensure proposals are developed and delivered within agreed timelines.
• Work across multiple markets and stakeholders to progress opportunities effectively.

Customer & Partner Engagement

• Build trusted relationships with customer stakeholders and understand their business priorities.
• Translate customer challenges into relevant technology, consulting, and professional services opportunities.
• Collaborate with partners where appropriate to strengthen customer solutions and market coverage.
• Communicate clearly with both technical and business stakeholders.

Technical & Commercial Skills

• Good understanding of enterprise software and technology solutions.
• Ability to understand customer business and technical requirements and translate them into value propositions.
• Familiarity with consulting or professional services delivery and implementation lifecycles.
• Strong commercial mindset with an interest in developing and growing customer opportunities.
• Ability to work effectively across Sales, Presales, Consulting, and technical teams.
• Exposure to data, analytics, cloud, AI, risk, fraud, or other enterprise technology solutions would be advantageous.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Typically 3–8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in Business Development, Presales, Customer Advisory, Solution Sales, Services Sales, or another client-facing technology role.
• Experience selling, shaping, or supporting technology services and solutions.
• Experience working for a software, cloud, data, AI, or enterprise technology company is preferred.
• Experience with consulting or professional services engagements is advantageous.
• Experience in Financial Services is advantageous but not required.
• Fluent in English.