Business Development Executive - French Speaking

The Senior Business Development Executive is responsible for generating high-quality new business opportunities for the Unit4 Financials by Coda New Business team in France. The role will focus on identifying target organisations, engaging senior decision-makers and creating qualified sales opportunities that can be progressed by the New Business sales team. This is a proactive, outbound-focused role for someone who is comfortable opening doors into new organisations, developing relationships with senior finance stakeholders and creating opportunities in a market where establishing new customer relationships is a key priority. Accountabilities & Responsibilities Generate qualified new-business opportunities for the Coda France New Business team. Proactively prospect into agreed target accounts and market segments. Research organisations to identify appropriate companies, stakeholders and potential business drivers. Engage senior finance stakeholders including CFOs, Finance Directors, Financial Controllers and Finance Transformation leaders . Use telephone, email, LinkedIn and other appropriate channels to create engagement with prospective customers. Develop personalised outbound campaigns and messaging rather than relying solely on high-volume prospecting. Understand the prospect's current finance environment, challenges and priorities sufficiently to identify potential opportunities for Coda. Qualify prospects against agreed criteria before passing opportunities to the