Business Development Director in United Kingdom

About THG Ingenuity THG Ingenuity is a fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, designed to power brands without limits. Our global end-to-end tech platform is comprised of three products: THG Commerce, THG Studios, THG Fulfilment. Each represents a single, unified solution, overcoming challenges and taking brands direct-to-consumer. Our client portfolio includes globally recognised brands such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, Elemis, Homebase, and Proctor & Gamble. About THG Ingenuity THG Ingenuity is a fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, designed to power brands without limits. Our global end to-end tech platform is comprised of three products: THG Commerce, THG Studios, THG Fulfilment. Each represents a single, unified solution, overcoming challenges and taking brands direct-to-consumer. Our client portfolio includes globally recognised brands such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, Elemis, Homebase, and Proctor & Gamble. Role Overview: You would be joining a new sales team focussed solely on selling our Fulfilment proposition. This proposition is a key driver in the growth of the wider business meaning you will be able to make a demonstrable impact quickly. This is a true hunter role where you would be managing end to end deal processes. The focus is on mid and enterprise level clients looking take products direct to a consumer. You will be armed with one of the strongest Fulfuilment propositions on the market, pushing automation and innovation. You can find more about our THG Fulfil proposition here: https://www.thgingenuity.com/fulfillment Key Responsibilities: Analyse existing client portfolios to identify revenue growth opportunities. Develop and execute strategies to upsell and cross-sell products or services that align with clients' business objectives. Build deep, trusted relationships with key stakeholders within the client base. Act as a consultant, understanding clients' challenges and aligning solut

For over 20 years, Smartsheet has empowered teams to manage work seamlessly and scale solutions smarter. Now, in our most ambitious chapter yet, we are uniting human teams with AI agents. By orchestrating the work agents do best, automating manual tasks and uncovering insights at scale, we create the space for people to focus on what truly matters: judgment, creativity, and big thinking. That is magic at work, and it’s what we show up for every day. Smartsheet is looking for an experienced individual contributor, Professional Services Business Development Director to join the Professional Services Sales team. As a Client Services Director, you will have a professional services bookings target, responsible for selling Smartsheet’s portfolio of PS offerings to help accelerate customer’s adoption of the Smartsheet platform across a variety of intelligent work management solutions. You will be a sales overlay across two Enterprise Sales teams made up of approximately 10-15 territories in the EMEA region. You will manage the end-to-end sales process of services-only opportunities and collaborate closely with Account Executives on solution sales opportunities involving software licensing and services. This role reports to the Director of Professional Services Sales and Customer Outcomes in the EMEA region. You Will: Understand Smartsheet’s evolving portfolio of professional services offerings and capabilities and how these map to different Solution use cases and Customer / Team maturity levels Create services-specific territory plans outlining priority accounts, big bets, and stakeholder relationship maps that will contribute into Account Executives’ overall account and territory plans Accurately forecast professional services monthly and quarterly bookings for your aligned territories Diligently manage pipeline hygiene in Salesforce and Clari, ensuring opportunity stage, value, close date, MEDDIC fields, and next steps notes Develop new business and fol

Location: London At Freenow by Lyft, we are on a mission to empower smarter mobility decisions, helping people to move freely and cities to thrive. Reporting directly to the Senior VP of Central Operations, we are seeking a visionary Director of Premium Mobility Segments (Europe). This is a high-octane leadership mandate designed to spearhead Freenow by Lyft evolution into the definitive premium mobility leader across the continent. You will own the strategy to rapidly scale our European Premium segment, driving a monumental step-change in market share and setting new industry benchmarks. This role is a cornerstone of Freenow by Lyft global growth engine. You will be the architect of our premium sector expansion, elevating brand equity and capturing structurally superior margins. By harmonising sophisticated European product alignment with aggressive local growth and operational excellence, you will ensure Freenow by Lyft remains the unrivaled choice for premium mobility, delivering high-impact results that resonate globally. YOUR DAILY ADVENTURES WILL INCLUDE: European Premium Strategy: Define and execute long-term growth roadmaps, using London as an anchor for broader European expansion and scaling. Business Development: Drive premium supply growth by building profitable partnerships and serving as the primary face of Lyft Premium in Europe. Demand Generation: Collaborate with marketing teams to build segment demand through effective partnerships and campaigns. P&L & Financial Forecasting: Maintain full P&L ownership, ensuring target margins and accurate growth forecasting. Operational Framework: Create a scalable operating model for the Premium segment while ensuring compliance and localized deployment. Service Standards: Enforce "best-in-class" luxury experience standards, covering vehicle quality, safety, and driver behavior to ensure premium brand differentiation. Cross-Functional Alignment: Lead product and technical requirements for p

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™️ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 160+ public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. Role We are looking for an Account Executive to join our team. This is a Hybrid role, reporting to the Regional Director in the Sales and Go-to-Market department. The Zscaler Sales and Go-to-Market team is a global group of professionals who are passionate about delighting our customers, nurturing trusted partnerships, and sharing their expertise to drive a secure, cloud-enabled digital future and further cement our position as the world leader in cloud security. Sales, Customer Success, Sales Enablement, Solution Architects, Business Development, Transformation, and Technology Partnerships all work together to demonstrate the power and agility of Zscaler cloud transformation to the world. What you’ll do (Role Expectations) Manage an assigned territory focused on net new logo and upsell opportunities across the UK market within mixed verticals Drive revenue growth by selling into major level accounts (40,000 users + ) Pa

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. * Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab. An overview of this role: As an Account Executive covering Greece and Malta, you’ll be the primary connection between GitLab and customers, working with organizations of up to 4,000 team members to help them adopt and expand the world’s most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform. You’ll own a broad book of business across a wide range of opportunity sizes, guiding small, fast-growing teams as well as more complex projects as they modernize their software delivery with GitLab. Reporting to a Regional Sales Director and partnering closely with business development, marketing, and technical teams, you’ll run the full sales pro

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. EMEA Partners & Alliances - GSI Lead The EMEA Partner & Alliances Team is part of Okta’s Revenue Organization. We manage the largest and most complex relationships from Cloud Marketplaces, VARs, Distributors and Systems Integrators with a laser focus on driving sales and deployment of Okta’s software. We are looking for an experienced and well-connected EMEA GSI Alliance leader to lead a team of GSI Alliance Managers across EMEA as well as own and develop the UKI GSI partnerships. They must be a builder with a strategic mindset that can scale with growth. How you’ll make an impact Reporting to the EMEA VP Partner & Alliances, this role will lead a team of GSI dedicated regional alliance managers across EMEA with a primary focus on Accenture, Deloitte, PwC and NTT Data. The primary goal is to drive new sales bookings (partner sourced), new logo acquisition and drive cross sell/upsell within our existing customer base. This is an amazing opportunity to build and expand our existing partnerships with the primary focus GSIs. What you’ll do Lead a team to develop and execute partner business plans with the primary Focus GSIs across EMEA, whilst in parallel being accountable for UKI. Develop, cultivate, and maintain relationships to execute the partner strategy and deliver financial results. Co-own joint Marketing initiatives which include the use of Marketing Development Funds to drive demand generation

Position Overview We are seeking a transformative Senior Director, Talent Acquisition to lead the overall recruiting function and deliver a high-impact, modern, and scalable hiring experience across the organization. In this role, the successful candidate will partner closely with senior business leaders and HR stakeholders to align hiring priorities, shape workforce plans, and support business growth through innovative, data-driven talent strategies. This leader will oversee end-to-end recruitment strategy and operations, guide team performance, and drive process improvements that strengthen hiring outcomes, scalability, speed, and quality of hire. A key focus of the role will be leading the successful implementation and optimization of Workday Recruiting and related processes, while advancing the use of AI-enabled recruiting tools, automation, talent intelligence, and analytics to improve sourcing effectiveness, decision quality, operational efficiency, and candidate experience. The ideal candidate is an AI-forward talent acquisition leader who brings strong leadership, stakeholder management, strategic thinking, and communication skills, along with deep expertise in recruiting operations, team development, talent analytics, recruiting technology, and enterprise process transformation. They will bring experience leading large-scale systems and process change, including Workday implementation or optimization, as well as a thoughtful approach to the responsible use of AI and technology across the hiring lifecycle. They will also bring a fresh and creative approach to attracting top talent and play a key role in advancing and strengthening our employer brand in the market. Key Responsibilities Lead the global Talent Acquisition function across a broad team or portfolio, with accountability for recruiting strategy, delivery, team capability, technology adoption, and performance against hiring goals. Partner closely with senior business leaders, HR

About Yondr Yondr is a disruptor. We challenge convention and simplify complexity. A global developer, owner operator and service provider of data centers, we deliver complex data center capacity needs for the world’s largest tech companies. Our exponential growth sees us looking for extraordinary people to help accelerate us towards our vision: a tomorrow without constraints. But we can’t do this without you. About the Role Yondr Group, a global developer, owner and operator of hyperscale data centres, is seeking an experienced lawyer to support its growing EMEA business. Reporting to the Legal Director EMEA, the successful candidate will act as the primary legal adviser to Yondr's design, construction and operations teams across the EMEA region. The role will support the full project lifecycle, from development, procurement and financing through construction, completion and operations. The successful candidate will work closely with project delivery, commercial, procurement and operational teams, supporting projects involving a range of delivery models, funding structures and stakeholders, including customers, lenders, investors, contractors, consultants, utility providers and suppliers. The role will be expected to operate independently on day-to-day matters, leading legal support across Yondr's EMEA construction and operations portfolio whilst managing legal risk and stakeholder requirements. This includes ensuring project documentation appropriately reflects contractual, leasing, funding and other stakeholder requirements. Minimum Qualifications Qualified solicitor with 6+ years' PQE with significant experience in primarily non-contentious construction, infrastructure, energy or data centre projects (preferred). Have trained at a reputable law firm or within the legal function of a reputable data centre, construction, infrastructure, energy or technology business. Experience negotiating and managing com

For over 20 years, Smartsheet has empowered teams to manage work seamlessly and scale solutions smarter. Now, in our most ambitious chapter yet, we are uniting human teams with AI agents. By orchestrating the work agents do best, automating manual tasks and uncovering insights at scale, we create the space for people to focus on what truly matters: judgment, creativity, and big thinking. That is magic at work, and it’s what we show up for every day. Smartsheet is looking for an Enterprise Account Executive to join our EMEA organisation. You will be responsible for increasing software and services sales by expanding existing customers' adoption along with targeting new logo acquisition. This is an incredibly exciting opportunity to help build out a strategically important vertical for Smartsheet. This role is based at Smartsheet in London, UK (hybrid or UK, remote eligible) and reports to a Regional Director, Enterprise Sales. You Will: Exceed quarterly and annual software and services sales quotas Lead primary and secondary account teams by partnering with Solution Engineering, Consulting, Customer Success, Customer Outcomes, Marketing and Sales Development Develop short and long-term growth and renewal strategies across your customer base Balance tactical execution whilst ultimately targeting complex, high-value solution-based deals Proactively develop unsolicited proposals that align with customer initiatives and position Smartsheet as an enterprise software solution provider Accurately forecast sales opportunities, while tracking and using critical metrics that predict sales success Perform other duties as assigned You Have: 7+ years of experience selling enterprise software or services Demonstrable track record of exceeding assigned quotas and receiving recognition for high-performance Demonstrable experience building relationships with senior line-of-business leaders, IT executives and operational managers within Enterprise organisations (>10,00

Overview : Guidepoint’s Business Development teams are passionate about expanding our reach with both new and existing clients. We support all of Guidepoint’s service offerings, helping to build relationships and communicate how Guidepoint helps clients stay informed and make better business decisions. Our teams are motivated to provide custom offerings designed to help every potential client make the most of their partnership with Guidepoint. Play a vital role in Guidepoint’s success. The Business Development team is looking for an entry-level Business Development Associate to further develop our business with major corporate institutions, F500 Corporations, Startups, etc. within the region . The Associate will be responsible for assisting in building a pipeline of prospects across a variety of industries. This is a hybrid position out of our London office . All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. What You’ll Do: Identify prospect clients and communicate Guidepoint's value proposition via email and telephone Build relationships and schedule meetings with clients and senior sales managers Map companies in order to identify target groups and job functions Utilize Guidepoint's brand to create and develop a robust pipeline of qualified prospects to help drive Guidepoint's commercial success Research target industries, sub-sectors and companies in order to understand their information/research needs and pain-points Work alongside senior sales professionals to provide engaging content for meetings with prospects and effectively articulate our value proposition Develop a strong knowledge and understanding of the competitive landscape Provide client/prospect feedback to sales and management What You Have: Bachelor’s degree with strong academic record and extracurricular achievement 1+ years of experience in a client-facing role, eg. sales, account management, client management, etc. Outgoing personality with the ability and willingness to make co

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. Being an SDR at Vanta is, first and foremost, about hitting targets and driving revenue. But beyond that, it’s about joining a community that is deeply committed to your success and career growth. We believe that the future of our sales organisation lies with our SDRs, which is why we place a strong emphasis on enablement and career advancement. You’ll receive the training, support, and mentorship you need to excel, with a clear path to advance within our sales team. Vanta is growing quickly, we're profitable, and we're continually outpacing our growth targets while maintaining very strong NPS scores. Needless to say, it's an exciting time! We're scaling our Sales Development team with customer-focused SDRs who will take ownership of our outbound sales engine and help to build pipeline as we move up market, and distinguish Vanta as best-in-class to prospects in a burgeoning competitive landscape. If this sounds like you, and you're excited to join a growing team, we'd love to hear from you. What you’ll do as a Business Development Representative at Vanta: Have a strong understanding of Vanta’s value proposition and product Master the process of identifying strategic accounts using tools like Salesforce, ZoomInfo, Outreach, Linkedin Sales Nav, and 6Sense, that will help us move up market Organise a multi-channel approach to prospecting and and maximise efforts by developing sequences in Outreach Coordinate meetings on account executive’s calendars and log activities Efficiently and gracefully counter objections, as well as have excellent interpersonal & technical skills How to be successful in this role: Have an enthusiasm f

Who are we? Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems. We’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that. We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft. We are a global technology company headquartered in Toronto with key offices in London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul. Join us! Role Overview: As a Business Development Representative (BDR) at Cohere, you will drive revenue growth by identifying, qualifying, and nurturing high-potential leads for our enterprise AI solutions. You’ll act as the first point of contact for prospects, understanding their business needs and aligning them with Cohere’s products to solve complex challenges like natural language processing, AI integration, and scalable language models. You’ll also have the opportunity to sell cutting-edge IP, that is being newly productised, within your own book of business. Key Responsibilities: Proactively research and identify target accounts across region in industries such as finance, technology, manufacturing, healthcare, public sector, etc. using tools like LinkedIn Sales Navigator and CRM platforms to prioritise high-fit prospects. Conduct 40+ outbound calls and personalised emails daily to engage decision-makers (e.g., CTOs, CIOs, and Business Unit leads), focusing on understanding their pain points and demonstrating how Cohere’s AI solutions can address them. Qualify leads using the BANT framework (Budget, Authority, Need, Timeline) and

About Ramp Ramp is building the smart infrastructure for finance teams, embedded in the transaction flow of every dollar a business spends. We automate how over $200B in annualized spend flows in and out of 70,000+ companies: authorizing payments, flagging risk, categorizing spend, and closing books. The problems are high-stakes, data-dense, and unforgiving. We hire people with high agency and high urgency. We look for slope over intercept. We care less about where you trained and more about what you’ve built. At Ramp, everyone is a builder who owns problems end to end and makes consequential decisions that shape the outcome. The median Ramp customer saves 5% and grows revenue 16% in their first year – far in excess of businesses operating without Ramp. We believe every ambitious company deserves the same. If you want to build systems that directly shape how companies move and manage billions, Ramp is the place to do it. About the Role As one of the first members of the Business Development team in our London office, you will be focused on building Ramp’s presence in the European market. In this high-velocity, high-impact role, you’ll hunt sales opportunities and quickly qualify, prioritize, and convert expressed interest into high-quality pipeline. Strong execution is critical, but so is strategic thinking. Our sales organization is looking for someone who is self-motivated and has a natural inclination for selling – a builder who can perform in ambiguity. As part of our early-stage team, you’ll act as the initial point of contact in prospecting and qualifying leads, and help design qualification frameworks that will scale with the team. If you’re eager to learn, embrace challenges and are passionate about playing a key role in defining Ramp’s presence in Europe and accelerating growth in this new market, this role is for you. What You’ll Do Respond to and qualify high-volume inbound leads via multi-channel outreach with urgency and precision Source new business op

Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language. With millions of users worldwide, Replit is democratizing software development by removing traditional barriers to application creation. Replit is seeking a Business Development Representative (BDR) to be an early member of our sales team. This role will handle both inbound leads and outbound prospecting to build a robust pipeline for our Account Executives. Candidates with some technical experience (i.e., having basic coding knowledge or prior experience at developer tool companies) are ideal. This position plays a crucial role in our go-to-market strategy, identifying and qualifying potential customers across all segments from SMB to Enterprise. You'll be the first point of contact for many prospects, setting the tone for their Replit experience. We believe this role offers a distinctive opportunity for people who excel in client-facing situations and have a passion for technology and AI. You'll leverage your skills to effectively communicate Replit's value proposition: a world where anyone can create software using natural language. In this role you will: Generate and qualify new sales opportunities through both inbound lead follow-up and outbound prospecting activities Research target accounts and create personalized outreach strategies to engage potential customers Evangelize a future where anyone can create software in natural language, ushering in a change in the nature of the firm on par with the PC era Articulate Replit's value proposition and align it with customers' business challenges Schedule and coordinate meetings between qualified prospects and Account Executives Maintain accurate prospect data and activity logging in Replit's CRM (Hubspot) Collaborate with marketing to provide feedback on lead quality and campaign effectiveness Continuously refine outreach approaches based on performance data Meet or exceed monthly and quarterly qualifi

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. * Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab. An overview of this role This position is 100% remote and will be based in the UK, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands. GitLab is looking for an enthusiastic and strategic Business Development Representative (BDR) to join our growing Sales team. As a BDR at GitLab, you get the opportunity to lead the initial outreach to targeted accounts working in conjunction with the Field and Digital Marketing teams as well as the Sales and Customer Success teams. In this role you'll leverage creative marketing and sales tactics to prospect and engage with multiple buyer personas and roles to introduce GitLab's AI-powered DevSecOps platform. You