Business Developer
About the job
- Commercial education at Bac +3/5 level (Licence or Master).
- At least two years of successful experience selling business-to-business services.
- Comfort using customer relationship management systems and other computer tools.
- Strong listening, analytical, and responsive abilities.
- Build commercial prospecting actions targeting small businesses and small and medium-sized enterprises across Maine-et-Loire, Sarthe, and Mayenne.
- Deploy the regional commercial strategy and analyze its impact on results and customer satisfaction in the assigned territory.
- Conduct telephone prospecting to arrange appointments with prospects and clients, and attend prospect and client meetings in support of the firm's experts.
- Identify new business opportunities among the firm's clients through targeting for direct marketing, and among prospects through economic monitoring.
- Track and follow up on commercial opportunities through signature of engagement letters.
- Increase visibility of the firm's offerings through communications and lobbying activities, including trade fairs, social networks, and business clubs, and promote them internally to employees.
- Create sales-support tools, including targeting files, competitor monitoring, sales pitches, and client portfolio updates.
- Support the Management Group in its business development activities.
- Travel as required.
About the company
RYDGE Conseil provides advisory services for entrepreneurs and SMEs in France by offering a multidisciplinary mix of accounting, HR management, legal and tax, and operational/financial consulting. Its product is a holistic set of tailored services delivered through a national network of 200 offices and 4,500 employees to about 100,000 clients, with added value from digital transformation projects (e.g., electronic invoicing) and a leadership training program called RYDGE Académie. The firm differentiates itself by being the largest entrepreneur-focused consulting firm in France, formed from KPMG’s SME activities and backed by a former KPMG Pulse lineage, with independence as of 2025 and a business model centered on SMEs/TPEs and associations rather than large corporate clients. Its goal is to help entrepreneurs grow and manage their businesses effectively by providing integrated, practical advisory across finance, operations, and compliance.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
2025
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- September 2026 plate-forme agréée launch by Pennylane opens cross-sell into compliance software.
- RYDGE Conseil serves 100,000 clients, giving broad recurring revenue and referral volume.
- August 27, 2026 office refresh shows continued investment in productivity and employee retention.
What critics are saying
- KPMG partner litigation over June 2026 meetings threatens governance through 2027.
- Heavy reliance on founder-partners and TowerBrook creates exit pressure before September 2026 refinancing.
- E-invoicing becomes mandatory September 1, 2026; platform failures would damage trust and churn clients.
What makes RYDGE Conseil unique
- June 26, 2025 spin-off made RYDGE Conseil France's largest entrepreneur-focused advisory network.
- RYDGE Conseil combines accounting, social, legal, tax, and finance under 200 offices.
- June 2026 Cogesten-Sfec integration strengthened regional density in Hauts-de-France and Île-de-France.
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Benefits
- Hybrid Work Options