Business Development Managers

Lumi is a global B2B brand, and the leading digital platform facilitating in-room, hybrid and virtual AGMs and investor meetings for the world’s largest corporations and membership organisations. It is the only platform that digitises the entire lifecycle of a meeting in a single solution, that enables sophisticated meeting facilitation before, during and after the live meeting.

Based on proprietary, patented technology, Lumi provides software, hardware and services that assist Issuers, registrars or event organisers to securely register delegates, provide live, secure polling, Q&A management services and relevant reporting.

With offices in 12 countries, and the industry as a whole undergoing significant change, this is an exciting time to be joining our business.

General Description of the role

We are looking for experienced Business Development Managers to join Lumi. Working within a small team, you will be responsible for driving growth through customer acquisition, developing your own sales pipeline, to maximise the business opportunities required for business growth. This role is a hybrid role of office and home working.

Job Responsibilities

Build a strong sales pipeline to develop a new high revenue generating client base and achieve sales targets.
Respond to inbound marketing leads and generate new outbound sales opportunities through an variety of outreach channels including phone, video and personalised email to effectively engage with prospective clients.
Build trusted relationships with prospect customer accounts to ensure that sales potential is fully exploited.
Effectively manage the sales cycle, from identifying target customers and prospecting to generate appointments and new business opportunities through to closing the deals and handoff to client services.
Convert new business sales opportunities to achieve maximum profitability against annual sales targets.
Fully understand customer needs and utilize every opportunity to maximize margins and ensure that sales potential is fully exploited.
Attend client appointments and establish relationships with potential high-performing account customers.
Maintain accurate records of all sales activity and pipeline within Salesforce CRM to effectively track and report on your sales pipeline and forecasts.
When required, represent the company at tradeshows, exhibitions, conferences, panel discussions, awards, networking, and client events.
Uphold a sound knowledge of the Lumi platform and services provided in addition to industry updates, market trends and competitors to become the IR and AGM platform expert.
Competently conduct your own client platform demos to successfully sell the value of the product.
Effectively produce your own client quotes and presentations to secure the contract.
Identify opportunities to increase client profitability, through upselling of new or existing products.
Support marketing by sharing feedback and suggestions for future collateral and sector specific campaigns.
Achieve monthly sales targets and KPI’s set in the role.
The role may require a small level of travel.

Performance measures

Revenue generated
Number of cross sell opportunities sold
Number of contracts signed
Pipeline built and management
Quantity of opportunities converted

Required Professional Skills

Highly self-motivated, consultative sales professional with 3-4 years B2B field sales experience, ideally in the Tech sector.
An outstanding personal sales track record in business development.
A target-driven approach to work that can respond positively to a challenge.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills both in written and verbal format.
Ability to work both collaboratively and motivated to work independently.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to “hit the ground running”.
Ability to understand and interpret customer’s requirements.
Strategic planning abilities.
Ability to analyse data and act according to improve performance.
Ability to coordinate multiple tasks to achieve successful outcomes
Demonstrates drive, tenacity, and ambition.
Outstanding relationship building and business acquisition skills.
Strong business acumen and excellent industry knowledge.
Ability to analyse data and act according to improve performance.
Ability to coordinate multiple tasks to achieve successful outcomes.
An entrepreneurial spirit.

Interpersonal Skills

Excellent time management and prospect project planning skills.
You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to represent Lumi professionally.
Demonstrates drive, tenacity, and ambition.
Work effectively as part of the Company team, communicating positively at all levels internally.
Comfortable operating at corporate level and at C-suite level.
Be a core member of the Lumi UK sales team, able to recognise where support is required and offer assistance.
Be flexible and adaptable in your approach.
Professionally manage your workload, and conflicting priorities.
Able to effectively problem solve and use initiative.
Ability to influence individuals, internally and externally.

How to apply

Please send your CV and cover letter to kerry.leighton-bailey@lumiglobal.com