Business Development Specialist

Skills

About the Role

You will provide operational, administrative, and coordination support for business development activities. You will maintain customer and pipeline data, research and qualify leads, coordinate customer meetings and site visits, prepare commercial documentation, report on activity, and support events and cross-functional workflows.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of relevant business development, sales operations, commercial operations, or similar experience
• HubSpot and CRM system proficiency
• Experience maintaining CRM records, leads, opportunities, and pipeline data
• Robotics, automation, AI, or technology industry experience
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Organizational and coordination skills
• Cross-functional collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and administrative support to Business Development Managers
• Maintain customer records, contacts, leads, and opportunities in the CRM system
• Research, qualify, allocate, and follow up on leads
• Coordinate customer meetings, site visits, demonstrations, and follow-up communications
• Coordinate NDAs, proposals, agreements, and other commercial documents
• Track opportunities, outstanding actions, and customer engagement progress
• Prepare activity reports, meeting summaries, and management updates
• Facilitate communication across Business Development, Legal, Engineering, and Product
• Support trade shows, exhibitions, customer visits, and business development events
• Maintain workflows and suggest process improvements

Benefits

• Stock options
• 30+ paid days off, including annual leave, UK bank holidays, and company closure days
• Private healthcare
• Pension scheme with 8% total contribution
• Free daily breakfast, catered lunch, and in-office snacks