Business Development Representative (London)

Posted 09 March 2024
LocationUnited Kingdom
Job type Permanent
Reference8977

Job Description

My client, a analytical software company specialising within the Investment and Hedge Fund space is seeking a Business Development Representative to join the team.

 

This role will be hybrid and you will be required to attend my client's London office 3 days per week. In terms of salary we are looking at £40,000 + Quarterly bonuses.

 

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will contact decision makers at the world’s largest Asset Managers, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Asset Advisors, Family Offices, Multi Fund Managers, and Fund of Hedge Funds. The candidate should be able to engage in conversations with Analysts, Portfolio Managers, COOs and CIOs, understand their investment process and explain how our analytical software can help them generate higher returns.

 

Responsibilities include:

  • Being entrepreneurial, team-minded, and familiar with the full sales process.
  • Generating prospect interest for my client by identifying potential leads, qualifying prospects, and completing outbound calls, emails, and messages via LinkedIn.
  • Learning my client's solutions and assisting our senior sales team with prospect support during throughout the sales process.
  • Maintaining and tidying our CRM database and using the CRM to source leads.
  • Maintaining regular contact with potential prospects.
  • Developing and improving financial knowledge continuously to stay up to date with market trends and client needs.

 

Skills

  • Confident, professional and a strong communicator
  • A desire and flexibility to grow in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to understand and sell complex product solutions and features

Requirements

  • 1-year minimum business development experience in tele sales
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, ideally finance, economics, accounting or mathematics
  • Demonstrable success in a sales role