Business Development Associate London

As a BDA, you will identify, research, and contact stakeholder groups for POLITICO’s subscription offerings. The role is ideal for goal-oriented candidates looking to develop valuable sales experience. The position requires a highly organized and resilient individual who has excellent attention to detail. The individual must be an excellent communicator who is adaptable and used to working within a fast-paced environment. It is essential that this person is able to use their own initiative while being a team player. A keen understanding of public affairs, government affairs, and communications is helpful.

This role is based in our London, UK office with a hybrid working model.

What You’ll Do:

• Identify and contact prospective clients using both inbound leads and prospecting strategies, including cold calling
• Schedule quality visits for Sales Executives with top-tier contacts through consistent and creative outreach
• Research potential clients to build a robust pipeline of prospects & identify key information to prepare Sales Executives for sales appointments
• Coordinate meeting logistics and prepare marketing materials
• Assist Sales Executives throughout the evaluation process to ensure prospective clients receive the highest quality service and have an optimal experience

What You’ll Need:

Required qualifications:

• 1-2 years professional experience (including internship/externship roles)
• A university degree or equivalent experience
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and strong client service ethic
• Written and verbal fluency in English

Preferred qualifications:

• Highly organized
• Perform well under pressure
• Able to prioritize and recognize business critical matters
• Ability to multi task
• Flexible and adaptable working style

About POLITICO

POLITICO is a global news and information company at the intersection of politics and policy. It is the essential online, mobile and print destination for the most influential people in the world. With publications based in Washington, D.C., New York, London, and Brussels, POLITICO boasts an enormous roster of the most talented reporters and editors in the world.

POLITICO Pro is POLITICO’s premium real-time policy news service, designed to provide policy professionals with the fastest and most reliable intelligence. Pro keeps professionals ahead of the curve on all legislative and regulatory issues that are important to their work. Pro currently provides in-depth coverage of twelve different policy areas.

Equal Opportunity

It is POLITICO's policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age or any other characteristic protected by local laws and regulations.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company events
• Cycle to work scheme
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Quarterly bonus
• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London