Business Development Manager - Location Intelligence

London / Hybrid (3 days office/client, 2 days home)

Basic Salary: £45,000-£60,000 (DOE)

OTE: +£30,000-50,000 (uncapped)

• Join a market leader in data-driven consulting with a world-class client base
• Sell high-value solutions to companies across the UK and Europe
• Be part of a business with an outstanding culture, structured training, and ambitious growth plans

At BMS, we've been engaged by a global data and consulting leader to recruit a Business Development Manager for their commercial property team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a company with an enviable reputation, a collaborative culture, and a portfolio of clients that includes nearly every major shopping centre group in the UK.

The Company

Our client is a long-established data and consulting business, known for delivering insight-led projects that help organisations understand consumer behaviour, customer flows, and asset performance.

With a global workforce of 10,000 they are trusted by their clients as a sector leader all over the world.

They offer a supportive, high-performance culture where the majority of the property team are already exceeding target. Backed by structured onboarding, ongoing training, and excellent Glassdoor reviews, this is a business where bright, driven people thrive.

The Role

As a Business Development Manager, you'll be responsible for generating new business and building relationships across the property and investment market.

• Win new logo clients among retailers, shopping centres, hedge funds / PE firms
• Lead with insight - selling data-driven consulting projects that answer key investment and operational questions.
• Manage long-cycle, complex deals with stakeholders at C-suite, analytics and finance director level.
• Blend leads from BDRs, events and research with your own self-sourced pipeline.
• Typical sales cycles of 1-3 months, requiring a thoughtful, consultative approach.
• KPI expectations include 16 meetings per month, of which at least 8 are new business.

The Candidate

We're looking for a bright, driven salesperson who has:

• 3+ years of full-cycle closing experience selling to corporate customers.
• Ideally within the world of consulting, data or business intelligence (not essential)
• Knowledge of the property / commercial property sector advantageous
• Experience selling into senior decision-makers (CEO, CIO, Directors).
• A thoughtful, intelligent approach to business development
• Drive, resilience, and a structured sales process mindset.

The Package

• Basic Salary: £45,000-£60,000 (DOE)
• OTE: +£30,000-50,000 (uncapped)
• Benefits: Pension, healthcare, gym membership, accident insurance, mobile allowance, tech scheme
• Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays
• Hybrid working: 3 days office/with clients, 2 days home