Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager

Manchester City Centre | Hybrid | Full-time

£35,000 - £40,000 + Double OTE Uncapped

About urfuture

urfuture is building the next generation of recruitment technology for entry-level and early careers hiring. We help major employers attract, understand and hire better talent through a combination of social-first attraction, behavioural matching and smarter screening technology.

We’re growing quickly:

• 50+ enterprise customers
• 150,000+ app downloads
• £2.3m+ raised to date
• KPMG Tech Innovator of the Year - North West
• Northern Tech Awards - Overall Judges Award, Northern Star
• Named among Insider Media’s fastest-growing companies

We’re now entering our next phase of growth, expanding the team and preparing for international expansion over the next 24 months. We’re looking for an ambitious Business Development Manager to join us and help drive that growth.

The role

This is a full-cycle new business role. You’ll own opportunities from the first conversation through to signed contract, selling urfuture into enterprise employers across the UK.

You’ll work directly with our Founder, who has previously built and led large sales teams as a Sales Director and VP of Sales, giving you the opportunity to learn first-hand how to build pipeline, manage enterprise deals and close business.

Your role will include:

• Building new pipeline through outbound activity
• Working warm leads and qualified opportunities
• Targeting strategic enterprise accounts
• Running product demonstrations
• Managing multi-stakeholder sales processes
• Negotiating and closing commercial agreements
• Building relationships with senior HR and Talent leaders
• Supporting webinars, events and wider GTM activity
• Handing new customers into the Account Management team once closed

You’ll typically be selling to Chief People Officers, HR Directors, Heads of Talent, Heads of Recruitment and Heads of Early Careers.

Deal cycles can range from a couple of weeks to several months depending on the customer and solution.

What you’ll sell

You’ll sell both sides of the urfuture platform:

urfuture Marketplace

Helping employers attract and engage entry-level talent through our marketplace, behavioural matching and social-first audience.

Signal

Our white-labelled application and behavioural screening platform, designed to help employers understand applicants better, reduce manual screening and prioritise the most relevant talent.

Who we’re looking for

We care much more about ambition and ability than your degree or where you went to university.

You’ll ideally have at least a couple of years of commercial experience in areas such as:

• B2B SaaS
• Recruitment
• Recruitment technology
• HR technology
• Apprenticeships or training
• Careers / early talent
• Enterprise business development

You could also be a strong recruitment consultant who wants to move away from agency recruitment and build a career in SaaS and technology sales.

The people who tend to thrive at urfuture are people who want to understand how businesses are built, not simply turn up and do a job.

Why join now?

This is a genuine opportunity to join while the business is still early enough to make an impact. The sales team will grow. The company will grow. New markets will open. That creates significant opportunities for people who perform.

Progression at urfuture isn’t based on how long you’ve worked here. If you deliver, take ownership and demonstrate that you can operate at the next level, you’ll get the opportunity to move quickly.

Package & benefits

We offer a competitive base salary alongside uncapped commission, with strong performers having the opportunity to significantly increase their earnings.

You’ll also get:

• Direct coaching from the Founder
• Hybrid working — four days Manchester office / one day home
• Birthday off
• Regular team socials
• Team trips and events
• High levels of ownership
• Fast progression opportunities
• The chance to join a venture-backed technology company during a major growth phase

If you’re ambitious, commercially hungry and want to build your career alongside a company that is growing quickly, we’d love to hear from you.