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    Business Development Director

    Acclaro

    🇬🇧 United Kingdom
    Remote
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Work Type

    Remote

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    himalayas

    About this role

    About the roleEnterprise companies with $100 million to $2 billion or more in revenue are where we have the most room to grow, and you'll turn that opportunity into new customers. As Business Development Director, you'll lead new business in this band: you'll own a territory, protect and grow a book of named customers, win new logos, and turn inbound and partner-sourced pipeline into revenue.

    You'll report to our VP, Sales, work with a Junior AE, a Presales Engineer, an Inside Sales SDR, and our Partnerships team, and spend much of your time with prospects and customers.

    You'll do well here if an empty territory energizes you, you measure yourself on logos won rather than accounts inherited, and you're a resourceful, direct, consultative seller who's comfortable working independently in a small team at a company that's changing how it sells.

    What you'll do Own a territory of enterprise accounts across your region and the full sales cycle, from first conversation to close. Requests from these accounts come straight to you, and Inside Sales passes you inbound leads once they're qualified.

    Identify, prospect, and close new logos in the enterprise band, running a disciplined outbound motion through Apollo for new contacts and HubSpot sequences for known contacts and nurture. Sell our platform offerings alongside our existing services, and sell the outcome, not the word count.

    Work with your Junior AE on pre- and post-sales support, your Presales Engineer on demos and technical scoping, and the Inside Sales SDR on inbound qualification and appointment setting. Work with our Partnerships team and technology partners on co-selling and referral opportunities in your territory.

    Keep HubSpot accurate: create opportunities after qualified meetings, maintain your pipeline and forecast, and share feedback that helps improve lead quality and our ideal customer profile. Bring market insight back to the business, including what competitors are doing, where buyers are moving, and wha

    Tools & Tech Stack

    HubSpot

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Hybrid

    Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Prospecting·Required skill

    Typical Day — Sales Rep

    Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
    Proposals & business cases1–2/week
    Pipeline managementDaily

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    Inbound Leads

    Warm leads provided

    SaaS — Interview Intel

    Typical Sales Cycle

    30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)

    Common Buyer Objections

    • "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
    • "We built something in-house already"
    • "We don't have budget until next quarter"
    • "Our team won't adopt another tool"

    Key Industry Metrics

    ARR / MRRNet Revenue Retention (NRR)CAC Payback PeriodLogo Churn vs Revenue ChurnACV (Avg Contract Value)Magic Number

    Hot Topics to Reference

    • • AI-native product disruption
    • • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
    • • Vertical SaaS consolidation
    • • Usage-based pricing models

    Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.

    Tags

    Business-Development-Director
    Sales-Director
    Enterprise-Account-Executive
    Business-Development-Manager
    Director-Business-Development
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    Research Acclaro's product, recent news, and key competitors
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    Prepare to discuss your home office setup and self-management discipline
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    Sales leadership roles require balancing individual contributor revenue with team performance management.

    Expect to work with recurring revenue models where customer retention is as important as acquisition.

    This remote-friendly role based in GB provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.

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