Account Executive – Outbound

Overview

In this role you help connect SME borrowers with Funding Circle’s funding solutions, operating in a hybrid London environment. You’ll kickstart a sales career with structured induction and ongoing support, building a high-velocity pipeline and establishing rapport with business owners. You’ll present Funding Circle’s value proposition and navigate applications through to completion, all while hitting personal targets. This role offers growth into senior sales roles and a mission-driven, collaborative culture.

Pay / Benefits

• private medical and dental
• life assurance
• share schemes
• annual learning allowance
• electric car and cycle-to-work schemes
• season ticket loans

Responsibilities

• Work with warm leads to generate new opportunities and manage a high-volume pipeline
• Establish instant rapport with customers via phone and email
• Pitch Funding Circle against alternative funding options
• Guide borrowers through each stage of the application process
• Own and strive to hit monthly targets while refining sales approach
• Identify and mitigate risks or issues in day-to-day activities
• Proactively problem solve to keep deals progressing

Key requirements

• Experience in a sales or service environment
• Strong verbal and written communication with small business owners
• Ability to use Generative AI to streamline tasks and boost productivity
• Comfort with approved AI tools to enhance output
• Capability to maintain and develop a sales pipeline
• Proactive, growth-minded attitude and openness to feedback

• strong communication
• proactivity
• client relationship building
• Generative AI usage
• AI tools proficiency
• pipeline management

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