Business Development Executive London 2023

This is 12-month fixed term position is based in London (Canary Wharf) with hybrid working available and the potential for extension.

Do you want to help global brands achieve their goals? Want to be part of a friendly and inclusive sales team at a leading event company? If so, this might be the role for you! We’re looking for a Business Development Executive to join Reuters Events, a fast-growing conferencing and events business within Thomson Reuters.

Established in 1990 as FCBI, Reuters Events was acquired by Reuters in 2019. We deliver world-class conferences and content across the globe and work with industry leaders and visionaries to provide the critical intelligence senior level executives need to make strategic decisions.

Reuters Events combines Reuters' globally trusted brand, scale and editorial excellence with an exciting portfolio of global events. We provide content-led conferences for professionals in a variety of specialized industry sectors (such as energy, pharmaceutical, automotive, insurance, finance, legal and many more!) to complement our extensive, in-depth business media content. Reuters Events exists to deliver strategic business intelligence and foster the relationships that safeguard success at leading organisations worldwide.

About the role

As a Business Development Executive at Reuters Events you will:

• Work collaboratively with other executives in your industry sector to sell tailored sponsorship packages to a variety of global brands.
• Be consultative with your clients, offering the most appropriate solutions to suit their sponsorship needs. We don't need you to have sold sponsorships in the past and are instead looking for people who are eager to learn and develop their careers by working with some of the world's leading brand
• Enjoy learning about new markets and stay up to date with industry trends (think current affairs, technological developments and changes across industries).
• Work closely and collaborate with our Conference Production team to establish the best audiences and maximize the success of our conferences and events.

The person

To be our next Business Development Executive, you will likely have:

• Excellent communication skills. We're looking for someone who's comfortable representing the Reuters brand when engaging with other industry-leading businesses.
• Demonstrable B2B sales and business development experience.
• A collaborative attitude. We're team players at Reuters Events and are looking for someone who can succeed both individually and within a team-based environment.
• The desire to progress and develop your skills further. We have an excellent (uncapped!) commission scheme that rewards your achievements and are keen to grow and invest in our sales team.
• The ability to adapt to changes in markets and articulate potential solutions to a range of stakeholders over the phone, in person and on video calls.

Please Note: completed applications must be submitted by 23:59 (BST) on Sunday 28th May 2023.

What’s in it for you?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Hybrid Work Model: Currently the majority of our employees are working within a hybrid environment consisting of in-office and remote work, and following local COVID-19 bylaws and guidelines.
• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more
• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: company-wide Mental Health Day Off; Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking
• Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact
• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.