Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, where you gain a tremendous amount of responsibility? Do you want to be part of an exceptional entrepreneurial team with young, motivated and extremely driven people? And are you curious or passionate about people? If so, you might be our next Managing Director.
About us
SetSales is Northern Europe’s leading sales community and aims to connect and develop commercially-minded executives, decision makers in sales, and aspiring entrepreneurs. We are connecting more than 4,000 professionals from more than 15 countries every year.
SetSales is part of United Media (https://www.united-media.com/) which focuses on building large scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc.
What we offer you
As our Managing Director you get the unique opportunity of being a key driver of our exponential growth curve. You’ll be working in-person in your HQ in London where you will constantly be pushed out of your comfort zone. To ensure a never ending growth curve, we provide you with:
- Opportunity of having a real impact - You’ll be getting operational experience in a start-up where both your work and the results are highly tangible and matter to the business.
- Inspiration and guidance - A chance to work closely with our high performing team as well as with the CEO and founder of our company.
- Unlimited growth potential in our company - we strongly believe in and have a track record of promoting internally.
- Travel opportunity: You would be joining our conferences overseas.
- Invaluable transferable skills - boost your interpersonal, research, organisation, outreach and project management skills through experience and training.
Your Responsibilities
Responsibilities in this job will be defined as we work together throughout the recruitment process however, they will be mostly centred around:
- Thinking progressively about how we can deliver on our core mission through different products.
- Inspiring, leading and developing A+ teams to reach their full potential and deliver 7-star experiences to our network.
- Strengthening our brand in the global market.
- Identifying and driving synergies across business functions.
- To dream big and pursue it relentlessly!
What we expect from you
We are looking for experienced business managers to help us reach our objectives. Industry experience is not a requirement, but you do need to be highly ambitious, forward-thinking and driven to inspire and lead our team. Furthermore, having a UK work permit is also a requirement.
Furthermore, we are looking for candidates who:
- Have a relentless drive and desire to be the very best at what they do;
- Possess and unparalleled work ethic with a high sense of urgency;
- Take ownership of everything they do, are proactive and follow through on commitments;
- Are curious about people and love to speak, build and nurture relations;
- Are an excellent communicator (especially) verbally and in writing;
- Are well-organised and display the ability to structure and prioritise their work.
Startdate
Flexible
Monday - Friday we work from our office (next to Victoria Station) and do not offer remote work.
Skills Required
- UK work permit or authorization to work in the United Kingdom
- Experience as a business manager
- Ability to inspire, lead, and develop high-performing teams
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organization, prioritization, and follow-through skills
- High ambition, work ethic, urgency, and ownership
- Ability to build and nurture professional relationships
What We Do
SetSales helps founders and sales leaders build repeatable sales systems, train high-performing teams, and create sustainable revenue. Its offerings include project-based one-on-one coaching for CEOs and sales leaders, along with customized sales and leadership training. SetSales also operates a Northern European sales community and conference, connecting executives, business developers, and sales professionals through insights, networking, practical learning opportunities, and industry events.
