European New Business Manager

European New Business Manager

• Location: Paris, France
• Salary: €55,000 plus commission
• Date Posted: 27 th March 2025

In the words of one of our senior clients recently…

“Market Research has changed more in the past 3 years, than in the previous 40”

About System1.  
System1 is the leading global Marketing decision making platform. We help brands measure and understand whether their marketing works. Predictive technology is our passion, but our focus is very much human. We understand the power of emotion and capture the nuances of human behaviour to power data-driven decisions. We want to drive change and rewire behaviours, envisioning a world where our pioneering methodologies are embedded in the workflows of every marketing decision-maker. We are also who we are because of our people. So, if you share our enthusiasm, are ambitious, creative, and highly motivated, then we’d love to hear from you! Join the System1 team to continue to help us remove the guesswork for marketeers everywhere, as well as secure our growth, ambition, and success.

To learn more about us, please visit System1 Group | Create with Confidence

Becoming part of the team
With 10 Global Offices and over 150 employees, System1 is a fast-changing business. With exceptional IP, technological advantage and a world-class team we are very well positioned for rapid growth. Central to this is our people. We need to hire the right people, into the right roles, at the right time.

• Are you up for being a part of the commercial team to promote System1, our thought leadership, partnership activity, product launches, and promotional activity?
• Are you excited by working with leading edge IP and products that can make a huge impact on our customers’ businesses?
• Do you relish the role of being the disruptor in a category and rise to the challenge of stretching goals?

About The Role  
This role is focused on business development and will involve selling System1 services, including innovation, communications testing, and brand tracking, to new clients. The ideal candidate will be passionate about identifying and securing new business opportunities.
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What will you be doing? 

• Prospect and target potential clients in need of market research services.
• Develop and execute a strategic sales plan to achieve sales targets and expand our client base.
• Present and demonstrate the value of System1’s solutions to prospective clients.
• Negotiate and close sales agreements to exceed sales goals.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and competitive landscape to identify new business opportunities.

You need to be this kind of person:  

• Relationship builder, skilled in networking and building relationships.
• Goal-oriented and focused on exceeding targets.
• Strategic thinker, able to develop and implement strategies that align to long and short-term goals.
• Excellent communicator with strong verbal and written skills to present ideas and negotiate deals.

You need to have the following experience:  

• Proven ability to exceed sales targets and a willingness to hunt for new accounts.
• Experience of how to lead the sales process from prospecting to close.
• Strong negotiation and closing skills.
• Experience of proposal and pitch preparation and execution.
• Experience with CRM software.
• Fluent in French and English.
• Preferably 2+ years selling market research.
• Willingness to travel across Europe as needed.

Benefits
We offer a competitive salary and commission scheme, including 100% health insurance, 50% Navigo, and Swile card (9€ per working day) . Our people are important to us, and we understand that each person has a life outside of work and we therefore offer flexible working arrangements (Hybrid) aiming to suit your needs. We also offer several wellbeing resources such as “de-clutter” afternoons for your personal and professional needs.

We encourage learning and offer education reimbursement opportunities. We have recognition schemes, and regular socials, including summer and winter parties!

We welcome applicants from all diverse communities and encourage our candidates to ask us about reasonable adjustments that we may be able to make to support through our recruitment process and while in post.