Business Developer
About the job
- A Bac+5 qualification from a business school or a financial program is required.
- At least five years of B2B sales experience with senior stakeholders such as executives, entrepreneurs, chief financial officers, and human resources directors is required.
- Experience commercializing high-value-added services is required.
- Knowledge of finance and economics is required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, is required.
- The role requires dynamism, rigor, a strong drive to win, interpersonal ease, active listening, negotiation ability, a consultative posture, adaptability, initiative, and the ability to work as part of a team.
- Promote RYDGE Conseil offers to clients and prospects.
- Implement the regional and national business development strategy within the Southwest region.
- Identify and prospect in accordance with the regional and national strategy.
- Engage with executives, chief financial officers, accounting managers, and human resources stakeholders.
- Manage the full sales cycle from initial contact through contract signature.
- Increase RYDGE Conseil's visibility by participating in trade shows, events, communication campaigns such as email marketing and social media, and the RYDGE Conseil partner network.
- Maintain rigorous tracking of sales opportunities in HubSpot CRM.
- Work closely with managers, partners, and office directors to develop and retain the client portfolio.
- Implement the national and regional commercial action plan with regional stakeholders across the organization's 28 locations.
- Propose improvements to commercial methods and actively participate in continuous improvement.
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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↑ 8%TowerBrook Capital Partners (“TowerBrook”), an international investment management firm, announced that TowerBrook Fund VI has completed its acquisition of RYDGE Conseil (“RYDGE” or the “Company”), formerly the Chartered Accountancy division of KPMG France, and a leading provider of essential business services to French SMEs.
TowerBrook Fund VI completes acquisition of RYDGE Conseil, the former Chartered Accountancy division of KPMG France.