Head of Land Acquisition.

BD Strategy & Leadership

• Develop and own the overall BD strategy across the UK
• Build and manage the site finding process
• Assess the suitability of future sites using a tested set of KPIs
• Lead on the initial engagement with new Landlords across the UK
• Work with leadership to align BD with business goals and expansion plans

Pipeline expansion

• Oversee all pipeline activity including locating potential new sites, engaging with new Landlords and performing early-stage negotiations.
• Track and record engagement and feedback, use this to further develop the pipeline expansion process
• Provide regular performance reports to the leadership team
• Work with and manage relationships with external property agents, ensuring all messaging is consistent and on-brand

• Proven experience in a senior BD role (min. 3 years), ideally in a property, leisure or sports setting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good understanding of property/land acquisition and development
• Experience using tools such as Asana, Landinsight, Searchland etc.
• Comfortable working with data, tracking engagement across multiple sites at varying stages, and recording interactions in a scalable way
• Comfortable working both strategically and operationally
• Experience managing property agents or consultants is a plus as is experience with the planning process

• Annual salary £50,000 - £55,000 DOE + bonus
• Opportunity to play a leading role in one of the UK’s fastest growing companies in the sector.
• Autonomy to build and lead a function from the ground up
• Flexible working environment with scope to shape your role
• Regular team events.
• Hybrid working (2 days a week min in office)