Group Business Director

STRAT7 is a global tech-enabled strategy, insights and analytics group. We help our clients ‘win at change’ by putting customer and market insight at the heart of growth strategy.

Our integrated ecosystem of 400+ experts, powered by proprietary AI-driven technology, provides real-time insights into changing customer behaviour. We equip brands with the actionable strategies and foresight needed to navigate disruption, accelerate customer-centric growth and achieve meaningful commercial advantage.

Our agencies include: STRAT7 Advisory, STRAT7 Audiences, STRAT7 Bonamy Finch, STRAT7 Crowd DNA, STRAT7 Incite, STRAT7 Jigsaw and STRAT7 Researchbods. STRAT7 is headquartered in London with offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Leeds, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Stockholm and Sydney.

We are looking for a Group Business Director based at our London office to drive new business development for the group. The role entails delivering the sales strategy and targets, leading a small sales team, and establishing/optimising procedures to enhance the sales process while engaging/developing relationships with key clients across various industries.

The role

You will be a consultative business development professional, currently working or having recently worked in the market research sector to support the group win new business primarily but not exclusively from the key target sectors (financial services, technology, media & entertainment, health & life sciences, consumer & retail, travel & Leisure, energy & utilities and b2b). Some of our key clients include AMEX, Microsoft, Nestle. Sanofi, Shell, ITV and many others.

The products and services offered by these agencies, as well as the vision and growth ambitions of the STRAT7 group offer huge opportunities for a driven and focused business development person.

What we are looking for

• A collaborative, smart, driven and entrepreneurial candidate. Someone who challenges the status-quo and has high levels of emotional intelligence
• Experience of working within a research, insights, consultancy environment
• Experience of working with clients from some of the agreed sectors
• Comfortable engaging with a wide range of client stakeholders, including C-Suite as well as senior Marketing and Insight teams.
• Strong communication skills and comfortable presenting to large groups
• A sharp eye for detail
• Proven track record in hitting targets and developing strong client relationships
• Highly experienced in the established consultative sales process and other selling techniques
• Comfortable using social selling platforms and tools to find, attract and connect with new prospects. Experience in using Hubspot would be a plus

Working at STRAT7

STRAT7 working environment is focused on great work and mutual trust. It’s a culture where you’ll be challenged daily, collaborating with some of the industry’s best minds. And because we build flexible teams, you’ll get to work with a diverse range of colleagues and clients.

• Up to £70,000
• Hybrid/ flexible working
• 25 days holiday plus UK bank holidays (Christmas closure – 3 days additional to entitlement – discretionary and non-contractual leave)
• Each additional year after 2 years service – 1 additional holiday day, up to a maximum of 5 additional days holiday (after 6 years service)
• Ability to buy up to 3 days holiday
• Max leave that can be taken in the holiday year is 33 days, when carrying over days or buying holidays
• Live Event Leave (2 days per annum)
• Wellbeing Leave (2 days per annum)
• Volunteering Leave (x2 days per annum)
• A contributory group personal pension scheme, to which we contribute 4% of Qualified Banded earnings to each team member’s gross salary
• A Westfield Health cash plan
• Life assurance scheme at 4 x salary
• Long Term Service Awards
• Charity Donation Matching (up to £100)
• Generous staff ents programme

Recruitment process

The cycle comprehends three interviews.

To start as soon as possible

Disclosure

STRAT7 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for research. Our commitment to inclusivity is not just about race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one's identity. All of our employee's points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.

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