Remote Business Development Specialist Job in Leeds, UK Harris Computer

Who you are

• Experience in Sales or Business Development or M&A deal origination
• Aptitude and passion for relationship management, research, and lead generation
• Exceptional etiquette, written and verbal communication skills
• Self-starter with exceptional organization, prioritization and multitasking abilities
• Fluent in English
• Completion of an undergraduate degree (Business/Economics/Finance is an asset)
• Experience using Salesforce or other CRM systems

Desirables

• Fluency in a language other than English
• Basic financial literacy
• Software industry experience

What the job involves

• Play a key role in our M&A team, driving acquisition activity by researching and engaging shareholders & executives of software companies in the UK, Ireland and Europe.
• Directly engaging decision makers at software businesses to identify, maintain and nurture acquisition opportunities for Harris using communication and customer relationship management tools.
• Maintaining and deepening relationships with our existing network of acquisition targets. Effectively communicating Harris’ investment strategy, while ensuring that the investment process is handled with care and professionalism.
• Supporting the M&A team in qualifying potential company targets. Tracking activities and maintaining relevant information in Salesforce.
• Generating and reporting on leads, setting up qualified appointments and moving opportunities through the M&A pipeline to our deal team.

Application process

• Interviews
• Written exercise
• Assessment day
• Presentation