Business Development Director

Business Development Director
Reed Elsevier (RELX)

Europe, United Kingdom, London

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Salary

Rank

Director

Responsibility

Site Lead

Scope

Regional

Workplace

100% in office

Functions

Finance

Marketing

Reports to
Level

N-1

Travel Max:

0%

Posting Date

10-01-2025

Description

The Business Development Director for will lead growth and relationship management across our largest and most complex accounts. You will execute sophisticated, multi-stakeholder sales processes—often to C-suite buyers—in the financial crime, anti-fraud, and compliance technology sector.

Experience with the MEDDPICC methodology and a deep understanding of enterprise software selling is essential.

Business Development Director

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and expand relationships with key enterprise accounts to maximize revenue, retention, and penetration of our financial crime and fraud solutions
  • Drive full-cycle complex sales processes: from opportunity identification, qualification (using MEDDPICC), through to closure and ongoing expansion.
  • Own sales targets and pipeline forecasting; provide accurate, data-driven forecasting and reporting.
  • Design and execute strategic account plans—including both long-term growth strategies and tactical sales initiatives tailored to each client.
  • Lead discovery and solution workshops with client stakeholders to deeply understand business challenges and regulatory requirements, and map solutions accordingly.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, solution consulting, and technical teams to ensure the successful delivery and implementation of proposed solutions.
  • Stay abreast of market trends and developments in financial crime, fraud prevention, and regulatory technology to effectively position our offerings.

Qualification & Requirements

Required Experience and Skills

  • 5+ years of experience in business development, account management, or enterprise solution sales—ideally within financial crime, fraud, identity, or compliance technology markets.
  • Proven success managing large, complex accounts with multi-level stakeholders and long sales cycles.
  • Deep expertise in the MEDDPICC framework to drive qualification, alignment, and deal advancement through complex B2B sales.
  • Demonstrated track record of exceeding revenue targets in a high-stakes, critical application software environment.
  • Strong understanding of the challenges facing financial institutions regarding financial crime, anti-money laundering (AML), fraud risk, and regulatory compliance.
  • Exceptional relationship-building and communication skills—you are credible with both technical and executive-level stakeholders.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (e.g., Product, Legal, Compliance, Solution Consulting).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Prior experience in banking, fintech, regtech, or enterprise SaaS.
  • Understanding of relevant legislation and technical standards in financial services (e.g., AML, KYC, GDPR).

Benefits

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career, as this role is global, benefits may vary according to your location. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

  • Health care plans and benefits
  • Modern Family Benefits, including maternity, paternity, adoption and surrogacy · Life assurance and accident policies
  • Comprehensive pension and retirement plans
  • Access to learning and development resources
  • Your recruiter will advise you on the benefits package for your location

Company Profile

Reed Elsevier (RELX)
Industry

Information Technology & Services

Revenue

$10.44B

Employees

10,437,097,605

Fortune 500 Rank

#335

Global 500 Rank

NA

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