Senior Business Development Consultant — Bilingual French and English

Overview

In this role you drive growth by leading end-to-end business development with senior executives in French-speaking markets, delivering evidence-based insights and strategic advisory. You’ll build deep, trusted partnerships and manage complex, multi-stakeholder deals from outreach to execution. You act as a strategic adviser post-sale to sustain long-term impact. The opportunity combines high performance with a globally recognized brand and a collaborative culture.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive pay
• medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• pension
• employee stock ownership program
• mass transit reimbursement
• cycle-to-work scheme

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end business development from prospecting to closing and strategic partnerships in French-speaking markets
• Drive bookings and revenue growth with ownership of performance from day one
• Conduct deep discovery with senior executives to uncover needs and opportunities
• Shape proposals and architect tailored, high-value solutions
• Influence multiple stakeholders, navigate objections, and secure commitments
• Coordinate internal teams to ensure seamless client experience from sale to delivery
• Maintain ongoing engagement post-sale as a strategic adviser to strengthen partnerships
• Represent Gallup at executive meetings, events and forums to expand network and opportunities

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required; master’s degree is preferred
• Five+ years in advisory or consultative sales
• Proven success in winning new business and managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles
• Experience achieving revenue targets
• Strong pipeline management, forecasting discipline and CRM proficiency
• Excellent written, presentation and negotiation skills
• Experience selling multi-year agreements for analytics, research-based, advisory, consulting or solutions-based offerings
• Experience managing multi-million-dollar portfolios
• Native-level French; professional English
• Experience using AI to enhance productivity or sales activities preferred
• Willingness to work on-site at Gallup’s London office at least three days per week
• Eligibility to work in the United Kingdom (no visa sponsorship)

• strong communication
• influencing and negotiation
• prospecting with purpose
• CRM proficiency
• pipeline management and forecasting
• multi-year deal management

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