Job Title: Business Director
Salary: £80,000 – £85,000 + Bonus
Location: Poole or Southampton (Hybrid)
Ferox Partners are recruiting for a Business Director to lead an established sales team for a specialist financial services organisation on the South Coast. This is a genuine leadership opportunity for someone who wants to build, coach and drive a team forward, while also being recognised as a subject matter expert and trusted voice within their client sector.
The Package
- £80,000 to £85,000 basic salary
- Bonus scheme blending mechanical and discretionary elements, tied to individual and business performance
- Hybrid working, with flexibility to be based in Poole or Southampton, hybrid working week
- Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days and rising to 30, plus your birthday, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve off, with the option to buy or sell additional leave
- Pension contribution of up to 10% of salary
- Profit related pay, sharing in annual company performance
- Opportunity to buy company shares at a discounted rate
- Family friendly policies, wellbeing support and life assurance
- Genuine influence over proposition and product development, working closely with senior leadership
- Visibility at industry events and conferences, representing the business externally
The Role
You’ll take full ownership of an office-based sales team covering both direct and broker introduced business. The business needs a strong, sales-driven commercial leader who can build a clear plan to lift performance, so this suits someone who enjoys a turnaround-and-build brief and isn’t afraid of having tough conversations along the way. As the Business Director you will be responsible for driving the division forward and into new business areas as well as being the main liaison with the shared service teams (Marketing, HR, finance etc) to make sure you are getting the support you need to grow the division.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Leading and managing a team covering direct sales, broker introduced business and back office support
- Managing commercial and pricing discussions, and driving new business generation from professional services sectors
- Motivating, coaching and developing the team to hit individual and collective targets
- Managing performance robustly, including PDPs, coaching, and addressing underperformance where necessary
- Working with marketing, product and operations colleagues to shape the proposition and support new business generation
- Supporting expansion into new professional sectors alongside the existing core market
- Identifying industry news and market developments and sharing these with the team and stakeholders
- Representing the business at industry events, conferences and with key stakeholders
What We’re Looking For
- Sales leadership experience within a financial services, professional or B2B organisation
- A track record of managing and developing a team, including handling performance issues
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to build productive relationships across customers, introducers and internal stakeholders
- Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders and representing a business externally
- A dynamic, hands-on approach, whether you’re stepping up into your first Head of Sales role or already operating at this level and looking for a fresh challenge
- Based within a commutable distance of Poole or Southampton, with flexibility to work a hybrid pattern
The Person
You’ll be commercially minded, comfortable with ambiguity and energised by a genuine challenge. You won’t be looking for a role that runs itself. You’ll want to build a plan, put your stamp on a team, and have real input into where the business goes next.
Interested?
If this sounds like your next move, apply now and a member of the Ferox Partners team will be in touch for a confidential conversation.
