Business Development Manager – Venue & Event Solutions Central London (Hybrid)£Ark Recruitment are thrilled to be supporting a well-established business within the events and venue solutions space looking to hire a Business Development Manager to drive growth across high-value corporate and enterprise clients. This role focuses on selling venue booking and event solutions to organisations with significant event budgets, often exceeding £1m annually. It’s a consultative, relationship-led sales role with a strong emphasis on new business development and account growth.
As Business Development Manager, you’ll be responsible for identifying, engaging, and securing new clients while building long-term partnerships with key decision-makers. You’ll work with organisations planning large-scale events, conferences, and corporate experiences, offering tailored venue and event solutions to meet their needs. This is a highly client-facing role, involving regular meetings, networking, and hosting your own events to build a strong pipeline.
Drive new business across corporate and enterprise accounts Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting through to close Identify opportunities within high-spend accounts and develop long-term partnerships Host client events (lunches, networking sessions, hospitality) to generate new opportunities Represent the business at industry events and networking functions We’re looking for a commercially driven, relationship-focused sales professional who is confident operating at a senior level.
5+ years’ experience in B2B sales, ideally within events, venues, hospitality, or agency environments~ Strong new business (“hunter”) mentality alongside excellent relationship-building skills~ Confidence in face-to-face selling, networking, and hosting clients~ Hotel groups selling corporate or event packages Conference or event sales professionals targeting enterprise accounts
Hybrid working in London~ A role that combines new business, relationship management, and client entertaining
If you’re a strong Business Development Manager with experience in the events or hospitality space and enjoy building relationships with high-value clients, get in touch – let’s chat!…