Hybrid Senior Business Development Manager

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About the role

  • Senior Business Development Manager driving growth for Zopa in retail finance partnerships. Own mid-market verticals and build relationships with regional and national retailers.

Responsibilities

  • Own mid-market vertical acquisition for POS/Retail Finance.
  • Build and manage a pipeline of outbound-sourced opportunities.
  • Develop GTM tactics for your verticals: events, marketing proposals, campaigns, prospecting ideas, and market tests.
  • Collaborate closely with Strategic BDMs during the first 12 months to develop shared market and product knowledge.
  • Work with the payments sales team to identify and execute cross-sell opportunities.
  • Close high-impact deals (average £5m+ GMV, growing toward £10m+ in 2026/27).
  • Educate merchants on the value of integrated retail finance and support them through the decision process.
  • Maintain accurate forecasting, reporting, and a well-managed pipeline.
  • Build deep knowledge of your verticals and contribute insights to product and go-to-market planning.

Requirements

  • Track record of building self-generated pipeline and converting outbound opportunities.
  • Experience selling POS/Retail Finance, payments, or financial services into mid-market retailers.
  • Comfortable engaging senior commercial and operational decision-makers.
  • Commercially minded and curious, with an interest in testing new GTM ideas.
  • Able to manage a mix of long and short sales cycles and prioritise effectively.
  • Persistent and outcomes-focused, with a track record of delivering against growth targets.

Benefits

  • Flexible ways of working
  • Face-to-face collaboration
  • Good work-life balance
  • Option of working abroad for up to 120 days a year

Job title

Senior Business Development Manager

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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