Business Development Executive - Consulting Outreach

About the role

A Business Development Executive is needed to generate new business opportunities with leading consulting firms across Europe through personalized email and LinkedIn outreach. The role suits someone with strong B2B sales development experience, excellent English, and the ability to build relationships with senior professionals at international organizations. It is based in Beirut Digital District (BDD), with four days on site and one day remote.

Key responsibilities

• Run outbound campaigns to find new clients and project opportunities with consulting and professional services firms.
• Research priority accounts and identify consultants, managers, directors and partners, using LinkedIn, company websites and industry databases.
• Write personalized cold emails and LinkedIn messages and run multi-step outreach sequences and follow-ups.
• Find consultants needing external experts for market research, due diligence, strategic consulting or investment decisions, and sell the expert sourcing solution.
• Qualify leads and connect interested consultants with account management and client services.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders and handle objections and difficult prospects.
• Use HubSpot, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Lemlist, Apollo and similar tools; keep CRM records and track conversion rates.
• Test and improve prospecting strategies and collaborate with commercial leadership to hit weekly targets.

Required profile

• 2+ years in B2B sales development, outbound prospecting or a similar SDR/BDR role.
• Experience in B2B SaaS, consulting, financial services, research or technology; experience with international companies and senior professionals outside Lebanon is required.
• Exceptional written and spoken English; previous experience selling to consulting firms is an advantage.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and meet performance targets.

Required skills

• Cold email outreach, LinkedIn prospecting and lead generation.
• Sales sequencing, email personalization, follow-up and account-based prospecting.
• HubSpot or equivalent CRM, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Lemlist, Apollo.