Director of Business Development

.Director of Business Development page is loaded Director of Business Developmentlocations: United Kingdomtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R109090 About the Role: The Business Development Director is responsible for driving new customer acquisition across core legal markets, including the corporate, public sector, and tax segments. You will develop strong customer relationships, shaping solutions that meet client needs, and leading high impact commercial opportunities. You will guide managers, support team development, and be accountable for delivering results in a collaborative, inclusive environment. Responsibilities Build and maintain strong, long term relationships with key customer stakeholders. Lead account reviews to align on goals, performance, risks, and growth opportunities. Identify, qualify, and develop new business opportunities with prospects and partners. Lead complex, multi stakeholder sales processes through to contract. Increase market awareness of products and services within assigned sectors. Collaborate with marketing, product, delivery, and finance teams to grow pipeline. Support and develop managers to build an inclusive, high performing team. Deliver the business plan and contribute to wider planning and prioritisation. Requirements Experience driving revenue growth in B2B or enterprise environments. Proven ability to close complex sales opportunities. Experience managing strategic accounts and engaging senior stakeholders. Strong commercial skills, including forecasting, negotiation, and pipeline management. Ability to translate customer needs into solution options and business cases. Experience leading teams through managers and supporting their development. Clear, confident communication and the ability to build trust across diverse groups. Strategic thinker who uses data, learns quickly, and continuously improves. About the business: LexisNexis is a leading global provider of legal, tax, and regulatory intelligence, delivering the business information and analytics organisations need to make better, more impactful decisions. Using advanced decision tools powered by machine learning, natural language processing, visualisation, and artificial intelligence, we help customers enhance and accelerate decision-making. We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click to access benefits specific to your location. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our or please contact 1-. Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams . Please read our .We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. USA Job Seekers: . (blob:)0:00 / 3:41RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.