Associate Account Executive, Financial Services

We are looking for an entrepreneurial, driven and accomplished new business sales professional to join our growing UK team, focused on selling to the Financial Services market. This is an opportunity to join a high growth company, sell an award winning product that is rapidly getting adopted across the market internationally, and this person will be able to make a significant contribution in the company’s growth and future success.

Responsibilities

Take responsibility for the end-end sales processes in your territory, targeting hedge funds, asset managers, investment bankers and sell side research departments; This is a new client acquisition sales role, requiring you to research opportunities, initiate discussions, build prospect relationships, conduct demos, manage product trials and close sales; Forecast accurately and develop necessary pipeline to meet and exceed goals; Partner closely with our marketing team to expand brand awareness; Work closely with our Product Specialist team during trials to ensure client engagement; Gather and pass on information on market and client product needs to sales, product management, content, and product marketing to help us continually enhance our products

Requirements

Experience selling to financial market place (buy side and sell side); Proven track record of achieving sales targets; Able to prospect and build a pipeline, from identifying the right opportunities to gaining access to the right levels of and across an organization; Energetic and creative individual, possessing natural curiosity with the ability to learn quickly; Reputation for consistently delivering results and setting the example for work ethic, initiative, enthusiasm, and commitment; Strong ability to develop rapport with new people, and to maintain relationships, combined with a positive, outgoing personality; Outstanding oral, written and presentation skills; Able to distill and explain complex issues in simple terms; An expert communicator with the ability to comfortably communicate across all levels of an organization; Able to travel to clients monthly or quarterly based on business needs

Nice to have

SaaS technology; financial information; research organization