Senior Business Development Manager - UK & I, Finance

Job description

The Senior Business Development Manager – Financial Services is a senior individual contributor responsible for driving sustainable revenue growth and expanding SANS' presence across the UK Financial Services sector, including retail and investment banking, insurance, asset management, payment providers, FinTech organisations and financial market infrastructure. This role is responsible for identifying, developing and securing strategic opportunities whilst building trusted, long-term relationships with senior executives, cyber security leaders, learning and development professionals, and risk and compliance stakeholders. Working collaboratively with the Head of UK & I, the Senior Business Development Manager will execute strategic account plans, lead complex and commercial engagements, and position SANS as a trusted partner, supporting cyber resilience, workforce capability and operational excellence within highly regulated financial institutions. This role requires exceptional commercial credibility, consultative selling expertise and knowledge of the financial services landscape. The successful candidate will act as a role model for professional sales execution, customer engagement and commercial discipline without formal management responsibility.