Business Development Director

Role: Business Development Director

Location: Bristol or London based

Hybrid: Yes

We’re building a team of passionate Sales and Business Development professionals! Currently recruiting for Sales Development Representative (SDR), Business Development Manager (BDM), and a Business Development Director (BDD).

As Business Development Director, you'll play a pivotal role in driving growth across the business. You will lead our the team, which will include new hires such as Business Development Manager (BDM) and a Sales Development Representative (SDR), and ensure they are motivated and equipped to deliver outstanding results.

You will also work closely with our marketing team to create and execute campaigns that generate awareness, drive engagement, and feed high-quality leads into the pipeline. From outbound strategies to closing deals, you will ensure we are positioned as the go-to partner for transformative experience design and strategy.

This role requires a proven business development leader who thrives in managing teams, fostering collaboration, and achieving ambitious growth goals.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and inspire the new business team, ensuring alignment with growth strategy and providing coaching and development to drive success
• Report directly to the Commercial Director, regularly updating progress, performance, and opportunities
• Own and manage high-value sales opportunities from identification to closing, ensuring a seamless process and exceptional client experience
• Create tailored, high-quality proposals that articulate the value of our services and address client needs
• Lead and deliver compelling pitch presentations
• Collaborate with the marketing team to create integrated campaigns that raise awareness, generate leads, and build market presence
• Shape and execute proactive outbound prospecting strategies to identify and engage key target clients
• Act as a brand ambassador at industry events, conferences, and client meetings
• Build trusted relationships with prospective clients, understanding their challenges and aligning solutions to meet their needs
• Monitor market trends and competitor activities, identifying areas for differentiation and innovation.
• Oversee the onboarding of new clients, ensuring smooth handovers to delivery teams and fostering strong, long-term relationships

What we’re looking for

• Strong leadership experience in business development, with a proven ability to manage and motivate teams to deliver results
• Expertise in leading and closing high-value sales opportunities, with experience in solution-based selling
• Exceptional ability to craft high-impact proposals and deliver persuasive pitches that secure new business
• A collaborative approach, working seamlessly with marketing teams to deliver effective lead-generation strategies
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility across all levels
• Commercially astute, with a deep understanding of client needs and the ability to align solutions that deliver measurable outcomes
• A strategic thinker, able to identify growth opportunities while managing the day-to-day operations of the business development team
• Resilience and adaptability in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• A skilled and engaging presenter, capable of articulating complex ideas compellingly and persuasively
  

If you’re excited about working for us but don’t have all the relevant skills, we would still love to hear from you. We are all the better because of the many diverse backgrounds our employees have so don't let not ticking every box hold you back, give it a go!

About Nomensa

Nomensa is an internationally renowned digital experience agency. Through research, psychology, interaction design and technology, we create world class digital experiences.

We work with a range of clients across multiple sectors to design inclusive digital experiences that help millions of people. We’re experts in web accessibility. From blue chips to start-ups, from Deliveroo to the NHS, whatever the sector, we deliver experience excellence.

About Sideshow Group

We are part of the Sideshow Group, a community of highly connected digital brands, each built on a foundation of expertise in digital and marketing services. We collaborate closely with our Sideshow community, more specifically Access, Catch and Bunnyfoot. This means we can offer much more to clients in the depth and breadth of services, and to our people in the range of opportunities to share knowledge, learn and grow.

We’re on a journey to grow as one brand, streamlining to become more unified. As we evolve, we’re focused on building a resilient, agile team to shape this next chapter. There’s still work to be done to achieve our full potential, but we’re confident in our direction. This role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of something new and make a meaningful impact.

We're currently re-vamping our benefits package. While we finalise the details, we’d love to hear what’s important to you—please apply and chat to a member of our People Team at the telephone screening!

Application process

Closing date for applications: Friday 28th February

• Upload your CV and cover letter
• Call with a member of the People Team (15 – 30 minutes). This is informal, we’ll mostly discuss ambitions and salary expectations
• 1st stage interview: 45-minute video call with the hiring manager
• 2nd stage interview: 60-minute in person interview with hiring manager and MD, depending on location

Reasonable adjustments

Please let us know if any adjustments can be made to help you during application, interview or employment.

We are “disability confident employer” working to identify and remove barriers to inclusive hiring. If you want to apply or learn more about the job but the online format is not helpful for you, please call Corrie (People Partner) on 0117 929 7333  or send an email to clloyd@nomensa.com. We aim to respond to these requests within 48hrs of receipt and will ensure your application remains in the pipeline if the application has closed before you receive a response.

We are at the early stages of our disability confident journey and there will be times when we don’t always get it right. To help identify these times (as well as the times we do!), we offer various routes for all employees to continuously feedback on their employment experience, whether about disability or more generally, so together we can develop a genuinely inclusive workplace for all.

If successfully employed, please raise any reasonable adjustments with your line manager, alternatively you can discuss directly with the people team who will be happy to support.

We’re an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.