Business Development Specialist

1 week ago


United Kingdom DiverseJobsMatter Full time

The Business Development Specialist will play a key role in our M&A team, driving acquisition activity by researching and engaging shareholders & executives of software companies in the UK, Ireland and Europe.

Your core duties and responsibilities will include (but will not be limited to):

  • Directly engaging the decision makers at software businesses to identify, maintain and nurture acquisition opportunities, using a suite of communication and customer relationship management tools
  • Maintaining and deepening relationships with our existing network of acquisition targets
  • Effectively communicating investment strategy, while ensuring that the investment process is handled with care and professionalism
  • Supporting the M&A team in qualifying potential company targets
  • Tracking activities and maintain relevant information in Salesforce
  • Generating and report on leads, set up qualified appointments and move opportunities through the M&A pipeline to our deal team

Note: Some travel will be required in undertaking this position where there is a business requirement to do so.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

  • Experience in Sales, Business Development, or M&A deal origination
  • An aptitude and passion for relationship management, research, & lead generation
  • Exceptional etiquette, written and verbal communication skills
  • A self-starter with exceptional organization, prioritization and multitasking abilities who thrives on new challenges and takes initiative
  • Fluent in English (Fluency in a language other than English is an asset)
  • Completion of an undergraduate degree (Business/Economics/Finance is an asset)
  • Experience using Salesforce (or other CRM)

Experimentation is part of what we do here. All candidates will be considered, if you think you may be a good fit for the role, we want to hear from you.



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