Head of Business Development

Quantum
United Kingdom
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates with experience in affiliate marketing or rewards who build business development functions from the ground up and thrive in a hybrid work environment in London.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a proven ability to lead and scale new business in performance marketing or rewards sectors
    — “Senior new business or commercial leadership in affiliate, performance marketing, cashback, loyalty or rewards
  • Individuals who have created and managed business development processes and targets from scratch
    — “Built and led a business development function, not just inherited one: targets, pipeline discipline and process from the ground up
  • Outbound-focused professionals who actively build advertiser and partner relationships
    — “A genuine outbound operator who opens advertiser and partner relationships personally

Things to consider

  • Requires a minimum of three days per week in the London office despite hybrid flexibility
    — “Hybrid Working (3 days in office)
  • Candidates must be comfortable with cross-functional collaboration across teams
    — “You thrive when working as part of a team

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in building new business pipelines from scratch
    — “Built and led a business development function, not just inherited one
  • Emphasize your success in structuring and negotiating CPA, revenue share, and hybrid deals
    — “Fluent in commercial models, structuring and negotiating deals across CPA, revenue share and hybrid
  • Showcase your leadership in coaching and managing small commercial teams
    — “Experience line managing and coaching a small team of commercial people
  • Demonstrate your ability to adapt processes for different sectors like iGaming
    — “Carry the new business engine you build for Rewards across into iGaming
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • driving revenue growth
  • building a business development function
Typical background
commercial leadership roles in affiliate, performance marketing, cashback, loyalty or rewards

Skills & requirements

Required

Commercial LeadershipBusiness DevelopmentNegotiationTeam Management

Preferred

Affiliate MarketingPerformance Marketing

About the role

Original posting from Quantum via Ashby

Our Company

At Quantum, we connect global brands with high-intent consumers. We turn intent into action and complexity into clarity.

Our Mission is clear, to help smarter, faster buying decisions. Our vision, to be the world’s most used digital comparison service, delivering value and simplicity to millions.

We drive growth through data-driven affiliate marketing built for performance from day one. Every campaign is measurable, optimised in real time, and designed to scale.

With in-house tech, full-stack analytics, and a compliance-first mindset, we give our partners an edge. We drive confident decisions and growth in regulated and high-growth sectors. We’ve helped ambitious brands grow faster, smarter, and globally.

The Role

Our Commercial team is growing! We’re looking for a Head of Business Development to join our team in London.

In this role you will own new business across our Rewards brands, build a business development function that runs to clear targets, and turn our recent acquisitions into a growing, diversified revenue stream.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the new business number for Rewards, building and converting a pipeline of advertiser and partner opportunities across cashback.co.uk http://cashback.co.uk and joincustard.co.uk http://joincustard.co.uk
  • Build a business development function that runs to clear targets, with the pipeline discipline, forecasting and process to hit them
  • Structure and negotiate commercial deals and partnership models across CPA, revenue share and hybrid, through to close
  • Carry the new business engine you build for Rewards across into iGaming, lifting new business and partnership performance group-wide
  • Own the ways of working for new business across the group, defining how we source, qualify, pitch, onboard and service advertiser and partner relationships, and embedding that standard with the commercial and partnerships teams who deliver against it

About You

  • Senior new business or commercial leadership in affiliate, performance marketing, cashback, loyalty or rewards, with a track record against revenue targets
  • Built and led a business development function, not just inherited one: targets, pipeline discipline and process from the ground up
  • A genuine outbound operator who opens advertiser and partner relationships personally, not only manages existing accounts
  • Fluent in commercial models, structuring and negotiating deals across CPA, revenue share and hybrid
  • Experience line managing and coaching a small team of commercial people
  • You thrive when working as part of a team
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced environment
  • Have excellent written and verbal English skills
  • Last but not least, you’ll have no ego!

What You’ll Get

  • Private Health Care (Bupa)
  • Hybrid Working (3 days in office)
  • Travel Insurance
  • Competitive Base Salary
  • Company Bonus Scheme
  • Paid for AI Subscription (Claude / ChatGPT / Gemini)
  • Market-Leading Training Programme
  • Recognition & Reward Scheme
  • Annual Company Conference
  • Regular Happy Hours & Team Lunches
  • Free Coffee, Drinks & Snacks

What’s the next step?

Our hiring process ensures we're recruiting the right people for the role. We ensure that people are as suitable for us as we are for them.

If you like the sound of what we're all about at Quantum and want to join a team where you can make an impact, please apply or contact us at careers@quantum.media.

Source: Quantum careers (Ashby)

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