Senior New Business Executive

Company: i2i Recruitment Consultancy
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Location: Cheltenham
Job Description:

  • Opportunity to join a growing new business team within a leading commercial environment
  • High-impact role focused on driving growth within the education sector
  • Autonomy to build and manage your own pipeline
  • Exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic sales activity
  • Collaborative culture with strong internal support
  • Clear progression opportunities within a high-performing sales environment

Must haves

  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a new business or sales-focused role
  • Proven success in generating pipeline and winning new clients
  • Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage your own diary and priorities
  • Confident communicator across phone, video and face-to-face interactions
  • Commercially driven mindset with a focus on achieving targets
  • Self-motivated, proactive and resilient approach

Nice to haves

  • Experience selling into education, student accommodation or related sectors
  • Background in insurance, B2B sales or professional services
  • Cert CII qualification or willingness to work towards it

So, what will you be doing?

  • Owning the full new business lifecycle from prospecting through to closing deals
  • Building and managing your own sales pipeline across education and student accommodation sectors
  • Developing strong, long-term relationships with senior stakeholders
  • Promoting tailored solutions to meet client needs
  • Representing the business at industry events and conferences
  • Collaborating with internal teams to ensure smooth onboarding and delivery
  • Generating referrals and identifying cross-sell opportunities across the wider business
  • Field-based role with regular travel and time in the office
  • High level of autonomy with strong support from internal teams
  • Opportunity to grow and shape a key sector within the business

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Posted: April 23rd, 2026