Business Development Manager

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Role Overview

Are you a motivated sales professional ready to take on a new challenge? As a Business Development Manager at Cision, you will proactively engage with PR and communications professionals across the UK mid-market segment. Working alongside a dedicated team, you'll primarily focus on telephone-based sales, with some face-to-face meetings expected.

What we're looking for:

We want a dynamic, full 360 sales expert to join our mid-market team and pitch Cision's comprehensive suite of services to new prospects in the PR and communications space. If you're passionate about sales and eager to join an already successful team selling a market-leading solution, this role is for you.

Key responsibilities:

1. Position Cision's value proposition through both inbound and outbound sales approaches targeting mid-market organisations
2. Educate prospects throughout their buyer's journey, demonstrating how Cision can benefit their business
3. Proactively source new leads via cold calling, outreach, and LinkedIn
4. Manage and develop a pipeline of inbound and self-sourced leads to build strong buyer relationships
5. Meet daily KPIs related to outbound activity
6. Deliver compelling online demonstrations of our services and occasionally conduct face-to-face meetings
7. Build and maintain a sales pipeline of 5x your monthly target
8. Collaborate closely with Mid Market Customer Service Executives to ensure smooth onboarding of new clients
9. Maintain accurate records of sales activities in Salesforce and Kluster
10. Provide regular reports on sales activity and results (daily, weekly, monthly)

Essential skills and experience:

1. Proven experience selling SaaS solutions
2. Strong B2B sales skills with excellent telephone manner
3. Ability to build lasting relationships and communicate effectively, both written and verbal
4. Demonstrated track record in outbound sales and consultative selling
5. Strong closing skills and a results-driven approach

Key internal relationships:

• Customer Service
• Operations
• Finance
• Marketing
• Insight
• Legal

Cision is a global leader in PR, marketing, and social media management technology and intelligence. We help brands and organizations identify, connect, and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business results. Our solutions include PR Newswire, with a network of over 1.1 billion influencers, in-depth monitoring, analytics, and platforms like Brandwatch and Falcon.io. Cision has offices in 24 countries across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. For more information, visit and on Twitter.

Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion as key to our culture, innovation, and success. We are proud to have signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge and been recognized as a "Top Diversity Employer" by in 2021.

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected statuses.

We also provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If needed, please contact .

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