Job description
Senior Business Development Executive
Location: Sheffield/Hybrid (3 days in Sheffield Office) or Remote (1 or 2 days a month in Birmingham or Sheffield)
Salary: £35k-40k base plus OTE
Harper James has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Business Development Executive to join our busy, successful and growing sales team. We are looking for ambitious, driven sales professionals with at least three years’ experience in phone-based or consultative B2B sales who want to build their career within an innovative and fast-growing professional services business.
You will be working as part of a collaborative, supportive and high-performing sales team.
About Harper James
Harper James is a national commercial law firm designed to support entrepreneurial businesses from start-up through to exit. Our mission is to make high-quality legal support more accessible, commercial and aligned with how modern businesses operate.
Founded in 2014, Harper James has grown rapidly and continues to expand at 40%+ year-on-year. This financial year more than 150 people will support over 4,000 businesses, with turnover expected to exceed £14m, and we anticipate doubling in size over the next two years.
Our innovative approach to delivering legal services challenges the traditional law firm model, providing flexible and tailored legal support to ambitious businesses across the UK.
The Opportunity
In this role, you will engage with prospective clients who are exploring legal support for their businesses. Working primarily with SMEs and high‑growth companies, you will focus on understanding the commercial context they operate in and the legal issues that may affect their operations both now and in the future.
You will lead consultative conversations that identify where legal guidance could add value, drawing on services across areas such as employment, corporate matters, commercial agreements, disputes, property, intellectual property and data protection. Your objective will be to help businesses recognise how ongoing legal support from Harper James can help them operate confidently and scale effectively.
The position includes a steady pipeline of enquiries generated through the firm’s marketing activity. Alongside this, you will be encouraged to build additional opportunities through proactive outreach, professional relationships and referrals.