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About the Role

This role combines elements of sales and account management, focusing on supporting the growth of our Academy sponsorship portfolio by managing existing sponsor relationships and identifying opportunities to increase revenue and expand course offerings.

Responsibilities

Support the acquisition of new Academy sponsors through targeted outreach and lead generation.
Conduct introductory calls, pitch Academy offerings, and support the full sales cycle.
Identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities within the sponsor portfolio.
Maintain accurate records of interactions, pipelines, and data in CRM tools.
Support account management of sponsors as and when required.
Regularly engage with sponsors to understand their objectives, challenges, and growth potential.
Coordinate with internal teams to deliver sponsor commitments and ensure smooth partner experiences.
Contribute ideas to improve the Academy sponsorship model and course LMS experience.
Stay up to date with industry trends and competitor offerings to support commercial strategy.

Requirements

2-3 years’ experience in Business Development, Sales, or Account Management (or similar client-facing role).
Strong communication and relationship‑building skills.
Proactive mindset with the ability to work independently and take initiative.
Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple accounts and priorities.
Comfortable presenting, pitching, and engaging with external stakeholders.
Motivated by targets, results, and long‑term success.

Skills

Business Development
Sales
Account Management
Client-facing
Communication
Relationship-building
Proactive
Independent work
Initiative
Organisational skills
Managing multiple accounts
Managing priorities
Presenting
Pitching
Engaging with external stakeholders
Target-driven
Results-oriented
Long-term success focus

Location

London

Work Type

Full Time

Experience Level

2-3 years

Benefits

Eye care
Employee Assistance Programme
A day off for your birthday
Pension (4% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution)
Life assurance
Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
£350 annual wellbeing allowance
Puregym access
Perks at work platform access
Private healthcare
Company socials
Access to Employee Affinity Networks
Mentoring scheme
Volunteering Day
Mortgage Advice
Work from anywhere (2 weeks)
Generous parental leave

About the Company

Centellic stands at the center of the markets it serves, empowering organizations with indispensable data and insight to make critical decisions on growth, risk and opportunity.
Through proprietary data, deep market expertise and AI-enabled technology, our platforms are embedded in client workflows.
Our events bring the market together to share perspective and deepen understanding of the issues shaping each sector.
Together, they give organizations earlier visibility of emerging trends, and the clarity and confidence to act when decisions matter.
Centellic is a global intelligence and information services business, setting the standard for how critical business decisions are made.
At Centellic, we help our clients make better decisions, and our people are at the heart of that work.
Every individual plays an important role, bringing curiosity and high standards.
Those who thrive here take ownership, care deeply about their work and are committed to excellence.
Centellic’s advantage is our people and the culture we’ve created together.
It’s an environment where individuality is encouraged, relationships are genuine, and there’s a strong sense of purpose.
We are collaborative, respectful and driven.
We take our work seriously without taking ourselves too seriously.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to making our organisation an inclusive, respectful & engaging place to work with a culture shaped by our core values that promote equality, collaboration & respect in everything we do.
We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident Scheme, meaning we are committed to being inclusive and accessible, which starts with our application and recruitment process.
If you do require any reasonable adjustments to be made, please let us know as part of our application page.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that all candidates are given the same opportunity to succeed regardless of their sex, gender identity/expression or reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability.