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Department: CSS - CSS - CSS - CSS - 4101

Location: Birmingham

Application Deadline: 15 August 2025

Department: CSS - CSS - CSS - CSS - 4101

Location: Birmingham

• Strategic Impact in a High-Growth Sector: Work directly with the Director to shape the future of CSS Assure, a leader in technology compliance and cybersecurity services, and turn vision into sustainable growth.
• Real Autonomy, Real Influence: Take ownership of the sales and business development function. Build a pipeline, work it end-to-end, and help grow the commercial capability around you.
• Flexibility & Reach: Enjoy hybrid working, with opportunities to engage clients across the UK and Europe in sectors including technology, health, legal, and critical infrastructure.
• Meaningful Rewards: Competitive salary, performance-based bonuses, and a leadership track role with scope to develop and grow.

• Build & Deliver Pipeline: Own the business development lifecycle — from identifying and qualifying opportunities, to closing deals and onboarding new clients.
• Translate Strategy into Action: Work closely with the Director to operationalise growth plans, prioritising sectors, service lines, and partnerships aligned to CSS Assure’s strengths.
• Client-Focused Growth: Understand client challenges, craft tailored proposals, and deliver compelling solutions that span data protection, compliance, and cybersecurity.
• Collaborate with Marketing: Work alongside the marketing team to ensure campaigns, content, and outreach align with commercial goals and support lead generation.
• Refine and Formalise Sales Operations: Build scalable sales processes, track pipeline health, and introduce tools and reporting that drive visibility and performance.
• Travel Frequently: Attend client meetings, events, and visit CSS Assure’s regional offices as needed (on average once per week).
• Prepare the Function for Growth: Lay the foundations to scale — from shaping commercial KPIs and pricing models to identifying future team structure and resourcing needs.
  
  

• Commercial Acumen: Proven experience creating and delivering a commercial strategy, ideally in a B2B compliance, security, tech, or consultancy environment.
• Growth Track Record: You’ve helped grow a company or function, ideally from early traction through to scale — building structure while keeping your sleeves rolled up.
• Sales Execution Skills: Comfortable managing complex sales cycles and proposals, from cold outreach through to negotiation and close.
• Structured Thinking: Ability to bring clarity to ambiguity — designing and implementing process where it’s missing and improving where it exists.
• Strong Communication: Confident engaging at C-suite level, communicating technical services with business relevance, and simplifying complex ideas for varied audiences.
• Collaborative Mindset: Able to partner closely with technical, delivery, and marketing teams to shape and sell integrated offerings.
• CRM & Planning Tools: Competent in using tools such as Monday.com, HubSpot (or equivalent CRM), and Microsoft Office.
• Digital Collaboration: Proficient in Microsoft Teams and other remote collaboration tools for internal communication and coordination.
• Credibility in Compliance/Cyber: Understanding of key concepts in data protection (e.g. GDPR), cybersecurity, or GRC frameworks such as NIS2, ISO 27001, SOC2, etc. is highly desirable.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Information Services

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