Business Development Manager

Hello, We’re Alvarium Talent!

Alvarium Talent is an award-winning total talent solution provider that's on a mission to be the number one supplier of talent acquisition and recruitment partner solutions to the management consultancy industry.

Incredible things have happened since we launched in 2021. We've won awards for the great work we've delivered while working as a strategic partner alongside many of the fastest-growing consultancies in the UK.

We provide talent advisory, transformation and delivery solutions to management consultancies, and technology services businesses across the UK and internationally.

Our clients choose to partner with us because of our deep industry experience and innovative approach to talent. We've:

• Delivered Partner and Managing Director level retained searches for roles that had previously been open for more than twelve months.
• Built teams for client projects with immovable deadlines
• Helped small, medium and large consultancies transform their approach to Talent Acquisition saving them tens of thousands of pounds
• Designed and delivered early career programmes where they didn't exist before
• Embedded as part of our client's internal TA teams, during periods of peak demand

The opportunity:

We are looking for a Business Development Manager to join our entrepreneurial management team from our London (hybrid) office. You will drive sales and new customer acquisition across each of our three core services embedded, contingency and retained. You will be supported by a growing team of highly experienced recruiters and TA consultants with a fantastic reputation for delivery.

What you will be doing:

• Reporting to the CEO, you will drive new client acquisition across each of our three core services
• Relationship-based sales - You will be an individual contributor, investing in building and maintaining trusted client relationships
• Supporting the development of each of our core services as part of a collaborative team

Skills, Experience and Mindset required:

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant recruitment sales experience (relevant means professional roles into corporates and start-ups)
• Experience recruiting into consulting or professional services is preferred (management consultancy/technology consulting & services/specialist boutiques)
• A track record of achieving sales targets including client origination and preferably, account management
• The ability to inspire those around you and help to foster a commercial mindset in colleagues
• Experience building and managing a sales team would be an advantage
• You will bring an entrepreneurial approach and an understanding of the value of developing long-term relationships and you'll enjoy the challenge of working with varied clients and projects
• Exceptional interpersonal skills; able to build trust, motivate and inspire others
• Do what's right for our clients and the candidates we interact with. Always
• A creative problem solver
• Work collaboratively, our culture is about team
• Determination, resilience and positivity – be the energy in the team

You will be working alongside an experienced, ambitious, supportive team of recruiters and talent acquisition consultants.

We offer uncapped earning potential and the opportunity for future participation in share option scheme (based on achieving performance benchmarks). No billing thresholds, 6% company pension contribution and 28 days holiday as standard.

We value diversity in all its forms and we would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We do not filter applications by university background and we encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply.

Does the above sound like you? If so, don't hesitate to get in touch with us today to arrange an informal and confidential chat.