Business Development Consultant

Job Title: Business Development Consultant

Location: London or Cardiff / Hybrid working

What is Sonovate

We are a lending and technology company with a clear vision: to be The Funding Platform for the Future of Work. Our embedded payment solution empowers the new world of work. By offering flexible payments, it lets recruiters, consultants, and labour marketplaces place contractors and freelancers to unlock their cashflow to capitalise on the opportunities that flexible working provides. This means our customers can draw funds as and when they need them to pay their workers while waiting for end clients to pay them on their own terms.

Role Overview:

Sonovate are looking for a Business Development Consultant that will play a fundamental role in achieving Sonovate’s ambitious revenue growth objectives. This is a 360 degree role whereby you will handle the entire sales process from discovery right the way through to purchase working on outbound strategies from both existing and prospective customers. This involves soliciting potential customers, generating leads, conducting product demos, and ensuring the conversion of acquired customers to revenue generation.

Key Skills and Responsibilities:

• Develop in-depth Sonovate product and customer knowledge, market insights and all major competitors.
• Plan and carry out direct sales activities principally searching for new businesses, making outbound calls, conducting meetings and demonstrations of the Sonovate product in order to win new business and convert existing customers.
• Ensure records and data in our CRM is kept up to date and accurate.
• Collaborate and feedback within the team and to Marketing/Growth in order to create and implement supporting customer journeys for further lead generation.
• Meet and/or exceed weekly and monthly performance and revenue targets.
• Report on individual activities and pipeline in order to provide important performance and revenue metrics for management.

What we are looking for:

You will be hard working and enthusiastic, with a genuine interest in our business. You will need to be professional, assertive and comfortable working in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

To succeed in this role, you need to have experience in closing high volume deals ideally working with recruitment, Finance or SaaS sales.

You will also need to be confident and keen to consistently make multiple outbound calls, build strong client relationships and negotiate the closure of multiple deals. You will need to be goal oriented with the tenacity to handle rejection and maintain a positive outlook.

🌟 What Will You Get in Return? 🌟

💰 Uncapped Commission – Your earning potential has no limits!

🏖️ 28 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays – Plenty of time to relax and recharge.

🩺 Private Medical Insurance with Bupa – Your health is our priority.

🤝 Employee Assistance Programme – Support when you need it most.

💻 Techscheme with Apple & Currys PC World – Get the latest gadgets.

🚴 Cyclescheme – Save money while staying fit and eco-friendly.

🚀 Work with the Latest Technologies & Leading SaaS Providers

👓 Eye Care Vouchers with Specsavers – Take care of your vision.

🏋️ 50% Discounted Gym Membership – Stay active for less.

📱 50% Off Mobile Apps – Calm 🧘, Duolingo 🗣️, Audible 🎧, Les Mills 💪.

❤️ 2 Days Charity Leave Per Year – Give back to causes you care about.

🌱 A Company That Invests in You – Personal development & a strong community-focused culture.

Sound interesting?

If your answer is ‘yes’ then click apply to find out more!

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the interview process, please let our Talent Acquisition Partner (Alex Morrell) know and we'd be happy to help!

We know that diverse teams are strong teams. We promote a diverse, inclusive and empowering culture and are committed to recruiting, retaining and developing all our employees

Please note: All successful applicants who are offered a role at Sonovate will be required to pass background screening checks before starting with us. These checks will include National ID Checks, Right to Work, Employment References, Adverse Financial History, Criminal Record, Global Sanctions, Bankruptcy checks. Our Talent Acquisition team will be able to run you through these in detail at the early stage of your application.