Business Development Manager UK & Ireland
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Kaboodle a leading ticketing provider for complex festivals and Weezevent a leading European provider of online ticketing cashless payment and access control solutions for live events of all kinds merged in 2025 to deliver best-in-class solutions for the entertainment industry across the UK and mainland Europe.
We serve major clients across Europe in festivals sporting events events consumer shows and professional events. More than 25000 clients use our solutions every day supported by a team of 300 employees.
With offices in Amsterdam Antwerp Berlin Lausanne Madrid Paris London and Manchester the group has strong ambitions for the UK and Irish markets. Key clients such as Broadwick Live Snowbombing Lost Village Boomtown and Victoriousalong with flagship events across mainland Europeprovide powerful references and a compelling track record.
Our ambition is to bring innovation and best practices to the music sports and entertainment industries. With thousands of past events and millions of data points analysed we bring both reliability and confidence to every new partner. We are looking for our new Business Development Manager UK & Ireland (male/female); Location: Soho & work from home.
Requirements
As UK Business Developer youll be an instant contributor to a high-growth company and will be part of the UK team. Reporting to the Kaboodle Head of Sales you will develop business and partnerships in the live events area such as festivals sports food wine and beer events as well as exhibitions and fairs but also with fixed venues such as stadiums arenas leisure parks
Responsibilities :
- Identify sales opportunities and strategic growth in the UK developing marketing materials recommending suitable solutions structuring and delivering proposals ;
- Manage and track a sales pipeline from initial prospecting to closing the deal;
- Lead all aspects of deal execution including prioritisation of partners/leads deal structuring negotiating and finalising contracts ;
- Bring new partners to the company and be hands-on by educating and familiarising new clients with contracted services. Working closely with our Client Success Managers team to deliver exceptional customer experience pre- during and post-event ;
- Collaborate with other Sales Marketing Product and Operations teams - sometimes youll play the role of each.
We are looking for :
- A rigorous and autonomous person
- Highly invested in what you do
- Interested by events and technology
- A hunter and a closer: You dont just open doors and have conversations you know how to seal the deal
- Entrepreneurial and performance driven
- A good communicator: You know how to connect with people and get your message accross clearly and concisely in written and oral form
- Curious: You have an insatiable appetite for learning and development
Someone with :
- At least 3 years of experience and a network in musical events (festivals) in the UK
- A positive open and flexible attitude
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About Company
Weezevent is the Europe leading provider for Online Ticketing, Cashless Payment and Access Control solutions for live events of all kinds (festivals, sports events, conferences and others) and any size (Lollapalooza, Rock Werchter, Dour, Formula 1, Club Brugge and many others). The fl ... View more
