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Company: POLITICO
Company: POLITICO
POLITICO is looking for a Business Development Director to lead the expansion of AgencyIQ, POLITICO's regulatory intelligence division. The BDD position is a sales leadership position with the primary objective of bringing AgencyIQ, currently a POLITICO product that operates in the U.S., to the European market.
AgencyIQ, POLITICO's B2B regulatory intelligence division serving the chemical and healthcare industries, is seeking an experienced, talented and ambitious candidate who will work proactively to achieve business objectives while maintaining a culture of collaboration and professional development. This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a growing team in Brussels and beyond.
This is a full-time, office-based position (with hybrid flexibility) located in Brussels, and involves some travel to the UK, Ireland and around mainland Europe.
What You'll Do
Have a strong entrepreneurial, consultative, and client-first mindset
Develop outreach strategies and build relationships with regulatory professionals at European life sciences and chemicals organizations for the purpose of winning new accounts for POLITICO in Europe
Collaborate with members of the POLITICO Pro team in Brussels, as well the AgencyIQ team in the U.S. to identify new revenue opportunities for AgencyIQ among POLITICO's existing set of B2B accounts
Maintain a thorough understanding of clients' regulatory and policy priorities; identify revenue growth opportunities for AgencyIQ and POLITICO's other B2B products
Keep updated on competitive trends within the regulatory intelligence market
Build and maintain a strong pipeline of opportunities to achieve sales results
Conceptualize, prepare, and deliver sales presentations
Embody the successful brand presence of POLITICO in the market; represent AgencyIQ at member briefings, network events and industry conferences
Bring energy and thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
What You'll Need
Required:
At least 3-5 years of professional experience, including B2B sales
Proven ability to meet or exceed high sales targets
Ability to prioritize and recognize business critical matters in ambiguous environments
Entrepreneurial mind set, outgoing nature, flexible working style and strong client service ethic
A university degree, or equivalent through work experience or other professional qualification
Interest in, and understanding of, current regulatory and policy issues
Preferred:
An understanding of the specific regulatory topics managed by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and the Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Experience with political stakeholder engagement
Experience in information services or software sales with a consultative selling approach
Exposure to Salesforce or other CRM tools is preferred
About POLITICO
POLITICO is a global news and information company at the intersection of politics and policy. It is the essential online, mobile and print destination for the most influential people in the world. With publications based in Washington, D.C., New York, London, and Brussels, POLITICO boasts an enormous roster of the most talented reporters and editors in the world.
AgencyIQ is POLITICO's regulatory intelligence solution that simplifies complex regulation, facilitates next steps, and improves outcomes by processing, analyzing, and helping subscribers search, track, analyze, and communicate important regulatory information.
POLITICO Pro is POLITICO's premium real-time policy news service, designed to provide policy professionals with the fastest and most reliable intelligence. Pro keeps professionals ahead of the curve on all legislative and regulatory issues that are important to their work. Pro currently provides in-depth coverage of twelve different policy areas.
Equal Opportunity
It is POLITICO's policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, gender, age or any other characteristic protected by local laws and regulations.
Application Instructions & Further Details
If you are interested in this opportunity, please send a CV and motivation letter in English outlining why you're right for this role.
Questions? Contact recruitment@politico.eu with the subject line: Business Development Director, AgencyIQ (Brussels). Please apply, however, via the online form.
Location: Brussels
Employment level: Full-time
Type of role: Specialists
Updated: March 26, 2025
Job ID: 00627
Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Business Development and Sales
Industries Newspaper Publishing
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