Group Business Executive

STRAT7 London, United Kingdom Business Development

Company Description

STRAT7 is a global tech-enabled strategy, insights and analytics group. We help our clients 'win at change' by putting customer and market insight at the heart of growth strategy.

Our integrated ecosystem of 400+ experts, powered by proprietary AI-driven technology, provides real-time insights into changing customer behaviour. We equip brands with the actionable strategies and foresight needed to navigate disruption, accelerate customer-centric growth and achieve meaningful commercial advantage.

Our agencies include: STRAT7 Advisory, STRAT7 Audiences, STRAT7 Bonamy Finch, STRAT7 Crowd DNA, STRAT7 Incite, STRAT7 Jigsaw and STRAT7 Researchbods. STRAT7 is headquartered in London with offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Leeds, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Stockholm and Sydney.

Position

STRAT7 is looking for a Group Business Executive to join our team in London. This role is varied and requires a confident hands-on attitude. Working alongside the Sales and Marketing teams, you will be supporting to deliver the outreach strategy and nurturing client relationships.

The role

You will:

• Help the sales and marketing team deliver the new business target for FY26 (FY from 1 July)
• Have responsibility for an agreed number of industry sectors
• Working alongside Sales & Marketing to deliver the industry outreach strategy
• Targeting and nurturing new as well as lost and lapsed customers with tailored emails
• Helping to drive STRAT7's awareness at key trade events by securing meetings on the day and after the event
• Following up on all downloads to STRAT7
• Reaching out to new leads after STRAT7 events/webinars
• Helping to enhance the ST7 database by using Sales Navigator and Lusha

Requirements

What we are looking for

• A smart, driven and focussed lead generation operator
• A self-starter with a clear understanding of business development metrics and strategies, with a track record of meeting targets (e.g. meetings booked)
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, as you will interact with multiple teams
• Strategic approach to outreach and follow-up, collaborating with Marketing, Client Leads and to align campaigns for a more cohesive and effective engagement
• Strong email-writing skills and eye for detail, with the ability to craft creative, personalized outreach that feels relevant and engaging - supported by thorough research on potential leads
• Open to new approaches and a varied day-to-day - we often try new strategies to see what works best, so it's important you are flexible and apply innovative thinking
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, target-driven environment
• Ability to play the long game and nurture clients over 12-24 months
• To be highly organised with efficient well-honed techniques and working practices
• Experienced in using social selling/sales enablement platforms and sales tools to find, attract and connect with new prospects. Experience in using Hubspot would be an advantage.
• Ideally with experience of working within a research, insights, consultancy environment

Other information

Working at STRAT7

STRAT7 working environment is focused on great work and mutual trust. It's a culture where you'll be challenged daily, collaborating with some of the industry's best minds. And because we build flexible teams, you'll get to work with a diverse range of colleagues and clients.

• Salary up to £40,000 dependant on experience
• 25 days holiday plus UK bank holidays (our office also shuts between Christmas and New Year)
• One additional holiday day per year after 2 years' service, up to a maximum of 5 extra days
• Ability to buy up to 3 days holidays
• A contributory group personal pension scheme, to which we contribute 4% of Qualified Banded earnings to each team member's salary
• Westfield Health cash plan
• Life assurance scheme at 4 x salary
• Employee Discounts

Recruitment process

The recruitment cycle usually comprehends 2 interviews and a task

To start as soon as possible

Disclosure

STRAT7 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for research. Our commitment to inclusivity is not just about race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one's identity. All of our employee's points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.