Senior Director, Business Development

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Job Details

Location:Belgium (Antwerp Brussels Leuven or surrounding areas preferred). Flexible within Belgium.

Role Type:External Permanent

Why this job is important

Kantar is the worlds leading AI-native marketing data and analytics business. We combine meaningful attitudinal and behavioural data with advanced analytics and deep human understanding to help clients grow.

As Business Development Senior Director you will play a key role in accelerating Kantars commercial growth across Belgium. You will be responsible for identifying and winning new business opportunities developing senior client relationships and expanding Kantars presence across target markets and industries.

Working closely with regional leadership client teams and solution experts you will help organisations solve their most important business challenges through Kantars industry-leading data analytics and consulting capabilities.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially driven leader who thrives on building relationships creating growth opportunities and delivering measurable business impact.

What youll be doing

• Develop and execute a business development strategy aligned with Kantar Belgiums growth ambitions (local & international)
• Identify pursue and convert new business opportunities across priority sectors and client accounts.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior decision-makers and key stakeholders.
• Drive revenue growth through strategic prospecting solution selling and consultative engagement.
• Work collaboratively with client leadership and specialist teams to develop compelling commercial proposals.
• Lead strategic sales conversations and negotiate commercial agreements.
• Maintain a strong understanding of market trends customer needs and competitive activity.
• Manage and report on pipeline activity forecasting and commercial performance metrics.
• Represent Kantar at industry events client meetings and networking opportunities.
• Champion collaboration and knowledge sharing across the wider commercial organisation.

The ideal skills and experience

• Significant experience in business development commercial leadership sales or client growth roles within insights data analytics consulting or related sectors.
• Proven track record of delivering new business growth and achieving ambitious revenue targets.
• Strong network and experience engaging with senior client stakeholders and executive decision-makers.
• Excellent consultative selling and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to identify market opportunities and convert them into sustainable commercial outcomes.
• Strong commercial acumen combined with a strategic mindset.
• Experience leading complex commercial discussions proposals and negotiations.
• Data-driven approach to decision making and opportunity management.
• Excellent communication presentation and influencing skills.
• Self-motivated collaborative and results-focused approach.

Whats in it for you

At Kantar youll help shape the future of some of the worlds most recognised brands while working with leading data analytics and technology solutions.

Youll benefit from:

• Career development opportunities within a global leading organisation.
• The opportunity to influence business growth within a global market-leading organisation.
• Access to world-class data insights technology and commercial expertise.
• Exposure to senior client leaders across multiple industries.
• A collaborative culture that values curiosity innovation and continuous learning.
• A flexible and inclusive environment where you can make a meaningful impact.

Location

Brussels Boulevard Saint-LazareBelgium

Kantar Rewards Statement

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitiveand alsoto support a pay for performance culture where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We go beyond the obvious using intelligence passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career thats out of the ordinary and join us.

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health andwell beingis taken into consideration.

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool be locally representative drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

Kantar is the worlds leading data insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think feel shop share vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies Kantars 30000 people help the worlds leading organisations succeed and grow.

Required Experience:

Exec

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1