Business Development Manager

Company: Focus Group
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Location: Bristol
Job Description:

Business Development Manager | Own Your Territory. Own Your Earnings.


Award-Winning Tech Scale-Up | £1bn Valuation | 30,000+ Customers


If you’re a B2B hunter who thrives on building from scratch and closing complex deals, this is your opportunity to join one of the UK’s fastest-growing tech companies and earn accordingly.


The opportunity


At Focus Group, we power the digital workplace for over 30,000 UK businesses. With a £1bn valuation and 1,300+ employees across 20 offices, we’re not slowing down and neither are our top BDMs.


As a BDM you’ll own a protected territory and control the full sales cycle, from cold outreach to close. Selling our complete technology stack (Telecoms, IT, Cyber Security, Mobile) to SME and mid-market businesses. Initially this is a self gen role but once embedded and proven you’ll partner with our BDEs to help feed you qualified appointments and work in a structure built for high performers.


Real success stories


Ruben Joined Aug 2025 as BDM



  • 6 months in: 200% over target

  • “This is a company that rewards hard-working people who want to achieve their ambitions.”


Mohan BDE → BDM, started Jan 2023



  • £1.3m in sales, signed Focus Group’s largest partner ever

  • Won 6+ awards — now trains the next generation of BDEs


Nicole Joined Jul 2024, promoted to Corporate Team



  • £70k revenue + £500k pipeline in 8 months; National Sales Awards finalist

  • “A long-term career I never thought possible.”


What you’ll do



  • Prospecting: Research your territory and run outbound campaigns (cold calling, LinkedIn, email) to turn cold prospects into opportunities.

  • Consultative selling: Run discovery calls and face-to-face meetings; present tailored solutions that solve real business problems.

  • Closing deals: Navigate complex B2B cycles with multiple stakeholders, handle objections, and close through value.


What we’re looking for



  • Proven B2B sales experience. Complex or solution-based selling preferred

  • A hunter mentality: energised by cold outreach, new accounts, and winning from scratch, not day to day account growth and management

  • Resilience and autonomy. You take full ownership of your results and manage your pipeline

  • Coachable and collaborative with a growth mindset; bonus points for telecoms, IT, or cyber security background


What you’ll earn


No thresholds. No Caps. You earn from deal one and compound your earnings as your customers grow


Year 1 Base: £30–40k (depending on experience and target) + £400/month car allowance


OTE: £65–80k OTE I Top performers: £100k+ (uncapped)


Year 2–3


OTE: £80–100k OTE I Top performers: £120k+


Other Key Benefits Include:



  • Monthly accelerators

  • Annual incentive trips (2024: Ibiza & 2025: Miami)

  • 2 days WFH after probation

  • 25 days Holiday + Bank Holidays

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Posted: May 21st, 2026