Business Development Manager – Liverpool Field based 4-5 days a week About the opportunity Liverpool is one of the UK's most exciting dining scenes, and First Table is looking for a driven, food-loving BDM to help grow its presence across both cities. You'll spend your time meeting restaurant owners and hospitality leaders, opening doors and winning new business. Backed by an established brand and a collaborative team across the UK, Australia and NZ, you'll have freedom to own your territory with strong support behind you.

About First Table Our vision is to be the first place diners go to book a table. Established in Queenstown, New Zealand over a decade ago, we're a dining discovery platform operating across NZ, Australia and the UK, connecting diners to restaurants through clever tech — helping venues fill early tables and giving diners a reason to try somewhere new. Our values: Grow Together, Win-Win-Win, and Own It.

About the role You'll grow First Table's restaurant network across Liverpool, approaching prospective partners, understanding their needs, and communicating how First Table can support their business. Your primary focus is winning recent restaurant partners, owning opportunities from first conversation through to onboarding, before passing them over to our partner success team. This is a field based role, spending 4-5 days a week speaking to partners in person.

You'll work autonomously, meeting restaurant owners and operators in person, and use market insight, data and local knowledge to manage a healthy pipeline, all while backed by an experienced team, clear systems, and regular coaching.

What you'll be doing

Sign up new restaurants within your assigned territory





Track them in the CRM

Build relationships with key decision-makers and influencers

Research prospects to assess sales value and profitability

Win new business against agreed targets, running a call cycle to maintain a healthy pipeline

Track market trends and competitors to spot new opportunities

Attend trade shows and industry events relevant to your region as needed

Respond to and close warm incoming enquiries

Collaborate with cross-functional teams for a seamless partner experience

What you'll bring

Experience in business development, sales, field sales — ideally hospitality, food tech or SaaS

A track record of meeting or exceeding targets

Confidence building rapport quickly and turning opportunities into long-term partnerships

Hospitality industry familiarity is a big plus — existing contacts will push you to the top of the queue

No need for exact prior experience — just the spark to get people excited and the follow-through to make it happen

Self-starter with a commercial mindset, comfortable working independently

Tech-savvy, confident with CRMs, video conferencing and sales platform

Appetite to use AI to drive efficiency and innovate

Why you'll love it here

Full-time with flexible hours and autonomy over your schedule

Remote-first but well-supported with regular coaching

Competitive OTE (base + commission) plus travel allowance, laptop and phone Ownership of your patch with tools and team support to grow it

Free First Table bookings

Team recognition and referral incentives

A purpose-led, award-winning brand

Note: applicants must be based in Liverpool, this role will be field based, 4-5 days out in the field.

📌 Business Development Manager (Sydney)
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