New Business Development Manager

Who we are?

Verifile is an award-winning leading provider of CV verification and background screening services using innovative technology and methodology. We carry out background checks on candidates to enable our clients to make informed and long-term rewarding recruitment decisions.

As a New Business Development Manager you will thrive on uncovering opportunities, developing tailored solutions, and managing the full sales cycle from prospecting to close. In this pivotal role, you’ll build strong relationships, provide bespoke solutions, and contribute to increased sales across the organisation. You'll be responsible for creating and progressing a healthy pipeline working strategically to achieve long-term sales targets. Through outreach, networking, and insight, you’ll help connect more businesses to our services.

About the role:

• Proactively generate outbound leads, build a strong pipeline, and manage the full sales cycle from first contact to close.
• Use a consultative, data-informed approach to understand prospect needs and offer tailored solutions.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders in large, complex organisations.
• Represent Verifile at industry events to elevate our brand and uncover new opportunities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to progress deals with transparency and integrity.
• Use CRM and sales tools to plan, forecast, and continuously improve sales performance.
• Champion continuous improvement and lead with a positive, proactive mindset.

The must haves:

• Proven track record of closing high-value, enterprise-level deals.
• Experience selling into large organisations (5,000+ employees) with complex stakeholder structures.
• Exposure to managing long, consultative sales cycles involving multiple decision-makers.
• Experience of using AI or modern sales technologies to drive insights and performance.
• Strong understanding of structured sales methodologies (e.g. MEDDIC)
• Experience of interpreting data to make informed decisions with a commercial mindset.

The nice to haves:

• Understanding of HR or recruitment industry trends and challenges is desirable.

We’d also love you to:

Ensure that the company values are reflected in your own work and behaviour:

Put People First, own it, Be Curious, Succeed Together, and Delight your customer

What’s in it for you:

Every member of our team at Verifile is valued, which is why we support their wellbeing fully with a range of benefits to help them thrive both inside and outside of work. Grouped around four priorities – health, time, finances, and community, we don’t have enough space to list them all, but it does include Holiday Trading, retail discounts, Life assurance, medical services, wellness programmes, fitness classes, gym discounts and much more!

The New Business Development Manager role offers a competitive base salary plus an attractive commission scheme, rewarding your success in driving new business and exceeding sales targets

Sound Exciting?

Please apply directly through the link attached and our recruitment team will be in touch.

** All our employees will be required to undergo background screening to BS7858 standards. **

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