Client and Market Director, Executive Education

Competitive salary

Permanent

We stand proud as part of the world’s leading university. We are at the forefront of global executive education and our Sales and Customer Relations seam are the driving force behind our ambition to double our revenue in the next three years.

We are seeking an exceptional individual to take on the pivotal role of Client and Market Director, leading our commercial relationships and accelerating our growth within the global market.

Some of the responsibilities:

  • Leading a dedicated team of sales and relationship professionals in designing and implementing growth strategies for an assigned Geo-hub.
  • Developing relationships with a portfolio of existing clients worth >£1m per year and establishing new strategic relationships with desirable organisations.
  • Being directly responsible for a revenue portfolio of £2m-£3m and growing it by around £1m each year.
  • Directing sales of all types of executive education products, with a strong focus on highly strategic and consultative sales processes.
  • Leading responses to proposal requests, working closely with internal teams to tailor learning solutions to client needs.
  • Mentoring and coaching junior team members and engaging with wider University stakeholders.
  • Overseeing the commercial relationship between executive education and clients, ensuring successful delivery and growth.
  • Facilitating the growth of each Geo-hub from around £4m revenue in academic year 2022-23 to more than £10m by 2026-27.

We offer a dynamic, innovative environment where you will have the opportunity to shape the future of executive education. You will work with a passionate team committed to excellence.

If you are passionate about executive education, possess an innate ability to nurture and secure key relationships and are excited to contribute to the growth trajectory of a renowned business school, we want to hear from you.

What we offer

Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:

  • Flexible hybrid working
  • An excellent contributory pension scheme
  • 38 days annual leave
  • A comprehensive range of childcare services
  • Family leave schemes
  • Cycle loan scheme
  • Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
  • Discounted bus travel and season ticket travel loans

Please send your CV, cover letter/supporting statement and current salary to vacancies@sbs.ox.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 25 September 2023.

Please note we reserve the right to remove the advert if we feel we have enough high-quality candidates.

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