Focus Group

Business Development Manager

🇬🇧 Exeter, United Kingdom Hybrid Sales & Business Development Full time Posted May 19, 2026
Workplace Hybrid
Employment Full time
Salary GBP 70,000+ / monthly
Language English
Posted May 19, 2026
Last verified May 30, 2026

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Business Development Manager at Focus Group: Exeter, United Kingdom; Hybrid; Full time; Sales & Business Development; GBP 70,000+ / monthly. JobGrid adds normalized role facts, source context, and a path to the employer application page so candidates can compare the listing before applying.

  • Location and workplace: Exeter, United Kingdom, Hybrid
  • Role classification: Sales & Business Development, Full time
  • Employer salary shown on the listing: GBP 70,000+ / monthly
  • Source freshness: checked by JobGrid on 2026-05-30.

Business Development Manager | Own Your Territory. Own Your Earnings.

(Internal Job Level Reference: Specialist)

Award-Winning Tech Scale-Up  |  £1bn Valuation  |  30,000+ Customers

If you're a B2B hunter who thrives on building from scratch and closing complex deals, this is your opportunity to join one of the UK's fastest-growing tech companies and earn accordingly.

The opportunity

At Focus Group, we power the digital workplace for over 30,000 UK businesses. With a £1bn valuation and 1,300+ employees across 20 offices, we're not slowing down and neither are our top BDMs.

As a BDM you'll own a protected territory and control the full sales cycle, from cold outreach to close. Selling our complete technology stack (Telecoms, IT, Cyber Security, Mobile) to SME and mid-market businesses. Initially this is a self gen role but once embedded and proven you'll partner with our BDEs to help feed you qualified appointments and work in a structure built for high performers.

Real success stories

Ruben Joined Aug 2025 as BDM

  • 6 months in: 200% over target
  • "This is a company that rewards hard-working people who want to achieve their ambitions."

Mohan BDE → BDM, started Jan 2023

  • £1.3m in sales, signed Focus Group's largest partner ever
  • Won 6+ awards — now trains the next generation of BDEs

Nicole Joined Jul 2024, promoted to Corporate Team

  • £70k revenue + £500k pipeline in 8 months; National Sales Awards finalist
  • "A long-term career I never thought possible."

What you'll do

  • Prospecting: Research your territory and run outbound campaigns (cold calling, LinkedIn, email) to turn cold prospects into opportunities.
  • Consultative selling: Run discovery calls and face-to-face meetings; present tailored solutions that solve real business problems.
  • Closing deals: Navigate complex B2B cycles with multiple stakeholders, handle objections, and close through value.