Business Development Manager (Private Markets)

Location: Hybrid role based at the 240 Blackfriars office, London, Greater London, UK; in-person work is required three days a week or more, with work-from-home flexibility.

Company

hirify.global is part of Informa, an international business connecting professionals through specialist events, digital platforms, information content, and professional development programmes.

What you will do

• Identify new business opportunities and expand existing client portfolios across the SuperReturn event series.
• Develop consultative relationships with senior stakeholders in private equity, private credit, and venture capital.
• Create bespoke sponsorship packages and execute sponsorship sales strategies.
• Build pipelines, negotiate contracts, and achieve revenue targets while maintaining partnership quality.
• Represent SuperReturn at industry events and coordinate with internal teams on presentations and business strategies.

Requirements

• Proven experience in consultative, relationship-driven B2B sales.
• Strong record of identifying opportunities, building pipelines, and closing deals.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including confidence engaging C-suite stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, target-driven, and comfortable working independently in a hybrid environment.
• Willingness to travel for client meetings and industry events.

Nice to have

• Experience in event management, sponsorship sales, or financial services.
• Experience with private equity, venture capital, private credit, or the wider private markets ecosystem.
• Familiarity with CRM systems and sales enablement tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative culture focused on continuous learning, honest feedback, and mutual support.
• Hybrid flexibility combining office collaboration with work from home.
• Twenty-five days of annual leave, increasing to twenty-seven days after two years, plus a birthday leave day.
• Opportunity to work from almost anywhere for up to four weeks per year.
• Private medical cover, wellbeing support, learning resources, mentoring, volunteer days, and employee share matching.

Hiring process

• Initial conversation to explore mutual fit.
• Competency-based interview focused on feedback, learning, collaboration, and adaptability.
• Final interview with the wider team.