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Shannon Harrison

Manchester

Summary

Results-driven New Business Account Executive, recognised for building robust client relationships and driving revenue growth. Excel in identifying market opportunities and crafting tailored solutions that meet client needs. Known for collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives and increase customer satisfaction.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work history

New Business Account Executive

Revolut
Remote
01.2025 - Current
  • Contributing to Revolut’s rapid growth by driving new business in the SMB sector, adopting a consultative sales approach to uncover client pain points and position Revolut’s comprehensive financial solutions.
  • Prospecting and engaging SMB clients across diverse sectors, utilising multiple prospecting tools.
  • Managing the full sales lifecycle from initial outreach, product demos, and negotiations through to onboarding, while managing accounts to be fully self-sufficient on Revolut’s digital financial platform.
  • Consistently onboarding an average of 5 new clients per month, generating approximately £2,000 in gross profit monthly.
  • Maintaining strict adherence to regulatory and compliance requirements in a highly regulated financial services environment.

Business Development Manager

Capital on Tap
02.2024 - 01.2025

Performed in a B2B sales position, with a primary responsibility to drive business growth by identifying new business opportunities.

  • Adopted a proactive approach to sourcing and closing deals, while managing and growing client relationships.
  • Conducted market research to identify potential clients primarily in the construction space but also looking for further potential business opportunities across a variety of industries.
  • Drive sales processes from initial contact to final agreement.
  • Achieved KPI's of 40 calls per day, generating an average of £100k new business per month.
  • Uncovered needs or pain points to sell in relevant features of the product.
  • Provided ongoing support and consultation to ensure client satisfaction and retention.
  • Exceeded targets, achieving over 3x target in first quarter.

Senior Client Solutions Consultant

Gravitas Recruitment Group
05.2023 - 02.2024

Working within the client solutions team on sourcing candidates for existing and new clients on a permanent basis across a range of technical roles. Networking and conducting sales calls to generate new business.

  • Spearheaded end-to-end recruitment processes for diverse clients, managing job postings, candidate sourcing, interviewing, and offer negotiations.
  • Identified business opportunities and executed business development plans resulting in acquiring new business and building new relationships.
  • Conducted in-depth interviews to assess candidates' skills, qualifications, and cultural fit for client organisations.
  • Successfully placed candidates into a variety of roles covering Infrastructure, support and transformation
  • Working to strict deadlines and processes, holding individuals accountable for their role in the recruitment process.
  • Ensuring open channels of communication, enabling all parties are up to date and clear during each stage.

Head of Delivery Management

Broadlight Global
02.2020 - 05.2023

Worked as a lead consultant within the permanent recruitment team, filling a range of niche technical roles across the UK and internationally.

  • Provided support to juniors through mentorship, regular communication, shadowing and providing feedback through 121's and regular performance reviews.
  • Built a successful team of 4, billing over £420,000.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to customise recruitment strategies, ensuring alignment with clients' business objectives and enhancing overall client satisfaction.
  • Worked with new business, professional services teams and directors on business planning.
  • Billed over £100k consistently for the last 4 years achieving over £188,000 for 2022.
  • Updated and wrote recruitment procedures to set out expectations (e.g. onboarding processes, new starter packs, cover sheets etc).
  • Lead from the front, taking a servant leader approach
  • Ran regular meetings to review tools and tech being used, aiming for continuous

Account Manager

Broadlight Global
01.2020 - 05.2023
  • Worked with a healthcare client to build a team of 10 Software developers & Testers in South Africa. Turning into the highest billing account in the business. The relationships and trust allowed us to open up and make further introductions.
  • Account management and liaising with stakeholders on managing expectations.
  • Reported back to clients through metrics and presentations.
  • Tracked high level tasks through Jira, Trello and Pipedrive
  • Supported the business development function on new client meetings from a delivery/ recruitment perspective.

Delivery Consultant

Broadlight Global
02.2018 - 01.2020
  • Sourced candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, network and recommendations
  • Wrote and posted job adverts
  • Built a solid, trusting relationship with candidates
  • Offer negotiation
  • Conducted, organised & booked interviews
  • Built and utilised a network of talented tech professionals through the use of a candidate database.
  • Assisted with running of networking events.

Recruitment Officer

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
04.2017 - 02.2018
  • Dealt with the internal recruitment process, to ensure the recruitment process ran smoothly and created a professional first impression for new employees joining the NHS.
  • Candidate onboarding including: ID checks, contract writing, reference checks, writing job adverts
  • Offered support and advice to managers across a number of hospitals to ensure all open vacancies were filled successfully

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Human Resource Management

University of Chichester
01.2014 - 01.2017

AS Level - English Literature, Statistics

Worthing College
01.2013 - 01.2014

A Level - Law, Business Studies

BHASVIC
01.2011 - 01.2013

Skills

  • Prospecting
  • Problem solving
  • Working deadlines
  • Consultative
  • Business development
  • Relationship building
  • Negotiating with C level
  • Successfully closing deals
  • Collaboration
  • Sales enablements tools - Sales Navigator, cognisum, Lusha, Zoom info
  • CRM systems - Salesforce, Hubspot, Bullhorn

Timeline

New Business Account Executive

Revolut
01.2025 - Current

Business Development Manager

Capital on Tap
02.2024 - 01.2025

Senior Client Solutions Consultant

Gravitas Recruitment Group
05.2023 - 02.2024

Head of Delivery Management

Broadlight Global
02.2020 - 05.2023

Account Manager

Broadlight Global
01.2020 - 05.2023

Delivery Consultant

Broadlight Global
02.2018 - 01.2020

Recruitment Officer

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
04.2017 - 02.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Human Resource Management

University of Chichester
01.2014 - 01.2017

AS Level - English Literature, Statistics

Worthing College
01.2013 - 01.2014

A Level - Law, Business Studies

BHASVIC
01.2011 - 01.2013
Shannon Harrison