Business Development Senior Specialist

Posted 7 Days Ago
Be an Early Applicant
London, Greater London, England, GBR
In-Office
100K-120K Annually
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
Hunt and close new enterprise logos across the UK and Europe for Symphony's messaging platform. Manage full sales cycle from cold outreach to contract execution, expand under-penetrated accounts, maintain accurate CRM pipeline and forecasts, and collaborate with Customer Success and Product to drive upsell and cross-departmental expansion. Represent the product to C-level and senior stakeholders and build industry networks at events.
Summary Generated by Built In

About us @Symphony

Secure. Connected. Intelligent.

Symphony is an AI-powered communication and technology company fueled by interconnected platforms: messaging, voice, directory and analytics.

Our end-to-end encrypted technologies enable over 1,400 institutions to accelerate AI impact, prioritize data security, navigate complex regulatory compliance and optimize business interactions.


Role Description:

We are seeking a high-energy, relentless, and proven Business Development Senior Specialist to drive revenue growth for our core Messaging Solutions. Based in London, your primary mandate will be to hunt for new logos and aggressively expand our footprint within historically under-penetrated accounts.

This is a pure growth role for a sophisticated sales professional who thrives on the thrill of the chase, possesses deep domain expertise, and knows how to navigate complex, enterprise-level sales cycles.


Responsibilities:

New Business Hunting & Logo Acquisition

  • Own and execute a strategic territory plan to identify, qualify, and close high-value new logos across the UK and Europe.
  • Run the entire sales cycle from cold outreach and initial discovery to technical demonstration, negotiation, and contract execution.
  • Articulate the complex security, compliance, and workflow value propositions of Symphony’s messaging platform to C-suite and senior stakeholders.

Account Penetration & Expansion

  • Identify existing, under-penetrated accounts and strategically map out divisions, subsidiaries, or regions to scale them into large-scale, enterprise agreements.
  • Partner with Customer Success and Product teams to ensure initial deployments are leveraged for massive cross-departmental expansion.

Pipeline & Ecosystem Management

  • Maintain a highly accurate and active sales pipeline within CRM, consistently forecasting monthly and quarterly revenue targets.
  • Attend key industry events and build a strong network of advocates and partners to drive inbound and referral pipelines.

Required Qualifications:

Experience & Skills

  • 6+ years of Enterprise Software/SaaS sales experience, with a documented track record of carrying and exceeding an individual quota (ideally £1M+ ARR).
  • A True Hunter Mindset: A proven history of securing new business logos from scratch, rather than managing established, mature accounts.
  • Complex Deal Navigation: Experience managing long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles involving IT, InfoSec, Compliance, and Business Procurement.
  • Superb Command: Exceptional presentation, negotiation, and closing skills, with the gravitas to influence C-level executives.

Preferred 

  • Vertical Expertise: Deep, existing relationships and experience selling technology solutions directly into the Wealth Management and/or Insurance sectors.
  • Understanding of financial compliance regulations (e.g., MiFID II, FCA guidelines) regarding communications and data storage. 

Compensation:

  • Salary Range: £100,000 - 120,000 base salary per year
  • Sales Commission Plan

Benefits and Perks:

  • Regional specific competitive benefits
  • Build your own Benefits (BYOB) perk
  • Local events, team building, and development opportunities 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.


Skills Required

  • 6+ years Enterprise Software/SaaS sales experience with a documented track record of carrying and exceeding an individual quota
  • Proven history of acquiring new business logos (hunter mindset)
  • Experience managing long, multi-stakeholder enterprise sales cycles (IT, InfoSec, Compliance, Procurement)
  • Exceptional presentation, negotiation, and closing skills with ability to influence C-level executives
  • Based in London and able to operate across UK and European territories
  • Experience carrying quotas of ~£1M+ ARR
  • Vertical expertise and existing relationships in Wealth Management and/or Insurance sectors
  • Understanding of financial compliance regulations (e.g., MiFID II, FCA guidelines) related to communications and data storage

Symphony Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Symphony and has not been reviewed or approved by Symphony.

  • Flexible Benefits Feedback suggests a distinctive “Build Your Own Benefits (BYOB)” stipend/allowance is available alongside core regional benefits, enabling more individualized choices. Benefits are also framed as region-specific and competitive, implying structured options adapted to local norms.
  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare and benefits components are portrayed as a relative bright spot, with strong marks for the benefits package in the U.S. Core coverage such as health insurance is consistently indicated as part of the overall offering.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off provisions are positioned as generous, including references to uncapped/unlimited PTO and observed holidays. This can translate into stronger perceived flexibility when usage norms align with team expectations.

Symphony Insights

Am I A Good Fit?
beta
Get Personalized Job Insights.
Our AI-powered fit analysis compares your resume with a job listing so you know if your skills & experience align.

The Company
HQ: New York, NY
690 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Symphony is the most secure and compliant markets’ infrastructure and technology platform, where solutions are built or integrated to standardize, automate, innovate and liquefy financial services workflows. The Symphony platform is a vibrant community of over half a million financial professionals from 1300+ market participants underpinned by a trusted directory and omnichannel interactions across chat, voice, web, meetings and more. Symphony powers over 2,000 community-built applications and bots. Symphony was founded in October 2014 and is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Palo Alto, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Stockholm, and Sophia-Antipolis.

Similar Jobs

In-Office
London, Greater London, England, GBR
690 Employees
100K-120K Annually
In-Office
London, Greater London, England, GBR
15967 Employees

Wise Logo Wise

Principal Product Manager

Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Hybrid
London, Greater London, England, GBR
9000 Employees
120K-148K Annually

Wise Logo Wise

Senior Software Engineer

Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Hybrid
London, England, GBR
9000 Employees
88K-111K Annually

Similar Companies Hiring

Granted Thumbnail
Mobile • Insurance • Healthtech • Financial Services • Artificial Intelligence
New York, New York
23 Employees
Hanover Park Thumbnail
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Software • Financial Services
New York, New York
42 Employees
Onshore Thumbnail
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Software • Financial Services
New York, New York
60 Employees

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account