Business Development Executive (SDR) – Greater China

About the role

Oxford Economics is seeking a Business Development Executive (SDR) to help expand its subscription research business across Greater China. The role focuses on prospecting, client engagement, and supporting sales activities for a range of sectors, including finance, real estate, manufacturing and technology.

Key responsibilities

• Support sales of subscription services through prospecting, outreach, meetings, calls and conferences.
• Identify and research prospective clients across assigned sectors and territories.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of prospects, collaborating with senior sales colleagues and regional leadership.
• Develop and execute sales campaigns for subscription products.
• Conduct market research to pinpoint key companies, stakeholders and sales opportunities.
• Assist with client relationship management, including renewal preparation, follow‑up and upsell identification.
• Stay informed on global economic and business trends to enrich prospect conversations.
• Prepare sales presentations, client materials, webinars and meeting follow‑ups.
• Attend prospective client meetings and support senior colleagues throughout the sales cycle.
• Collaborate with the economics team and regional colleagues to promote the Oxford Economics brand and research offering.
• Prepare weekly sales reports for senior management and share market feedback, client insights and sales opportunities with the team.
• Accurately record new lead details and activity outcomes in Salesforce.
• Support the organization and delivery of events to raise brand profile and generate sales opportunities.
• Assist with marketing campaigns to promote subscription services and provide feedback for product and marketing improvements.

Required profile

• Some experience in sales, business development, client‑facing work or a commercial role.
• Early‑career sales professional eager to develop expertise in economic research and advisory services.

Required skills

• Salesforce