Business Development Manager (LinkedIn Outreach) – Venture-Backed Business Accelerator

Job Title Business Development Manager (LinkedIn Outreach) – Venture-Backed Business Accelerator About the Role We are looking for a proactive Business Development Manager to identify and connect with successful service-based businesses that may be a good fit for our venture-backed accelerator. Your role is to generate high-quality conversations and book qualified meetings for our founders. Target Businesses * Service-based businesses doing $50,000+ per month in revenue * Accounting firms * Legal firms * Mortgage brokers * Finance companies * Digital marketing agencies * Recruitment agencies * Construction companies * Consulting businesses * Other high-performing service businesses Responsibilities * Research and identify suitable businesses on LinkedIn * Build targeted prospect lists * Reach out to decision makers using personalised LinkedIn messages * Start conversations and build relationships * Qualify businesses against our criteria * Book meetings for our founders * Keep CRM and outreach records organised * Continuously improve outreach messaging and conversion rates * Work closely with the founders to refine targeting About Our Accelerator * Venture-backed accelerator * We work with a small number of approved businesses each year * Access to experienced founders who have scaled companies to eight figures * Access to automation specialists * Access to management consultants and strategic advisors * Access to growth marketing experts * Access to operational support and implementation * Capital available where appropriate * Our goal is to help businesses double or triple their revenue over the next 12–24 months Ideal Candidate * Proven experience with LinkedIn cold outreach * Strong written English * Experience generating B2B leads * Confident speaking with business owners and founders * Highly organised and self-motivated * Experience using LinkedIn Sales Navigator * Experience with CRM systems is an advantage * Able to work independently and hit weekly KPIs KPIs * Qualified businesses identified each week * LinkedIn conversations started * Positive responses * Qualified meetings booked * Approved applications generated To Apply Please include: * Your experience with LinkedIn outreach * Examples of previous lead generation results * Industries you have worked with * Your expected hourly rate * How many qualified meetings you believe you can generate per month * Any tools or automation you currently use for prospecting and outreach