Rodeo
Get started

Fintel

Business Development Executive - (financial advisers)

Greater London
Posted 1 day ago
Sign up to applySee more jobs like this
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever

How your CV stacks up

1Upload CV
2Analyse CV
3Improve CV

Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role

?%

Business Development Executive - (financial advisers)

Department

Sales

Employment Type

Permanent - Full Time

Location

London

Reporting To

Sales Director

Description

We are looking for a Business Development Executive to drive high volume, transactional sales directly to individual financial advisers. This is a telephone / Teams based role.

Experience with high volume outbound sales calls is essential. Familiarity with the UK financial advice market is desirable.

Role Overview

This role focuses on multi-product selling across Defaqto’s suite of financial adviser solutions, ensuring quick adoption and repeat purchases. Success requires strong closing skills, product knowledge, and the ability to manage a fast-moving pipeline.

What you'll do

New business acquisition

  • Proactively identify and engage individual advisers via phone, email, and digital channels.
  • Deliver concise, impactful product demonstrations tailored to adviser needs.
  • Close deals efficiently to meet monthly and quarterly revenue targets.

Multi-Product Selling

  • Position multiple Defaqto solutions (e.g. Engage, MICAP, VouchedFor, Competent Adviser) in a single sales cycle.
  • Highlight cross-product synergies and value propositions for individual advisers.

Reasons to use Rodeo

I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?

Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.

Also worth knowing: most autumn 2026 applications are open now. Timing matters more than you think.

Start with a chat, not a search bar

Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.

P

Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme

PwC·London, UK
£35,000/yr

Why you're a good match

Strong

Your economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.

See breakdown
Save jobNot relevant
View details

It searches the market for you

Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.

Why you're a good match

You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.

See breakdown
Strong

Experience fit

Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.

See breakdown
Strong

Only hits

No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.

Transactional Sales Excellence

  • Maintain a high activity level (calls, demos, proposals) to drive consistent deal flow.
  • Shorten sales cycles through effective qualification and objection handling.

Account Growth

  • Encourage repeat purchases and upgrades via regular check-ins.
  • Identify opportunities for add-ons and complementary products.

CRM & Reporting

  • Accurately record all interactions, pipeline stages, and outcomes in the CRM.
  • Provide timely forecasts and insights to the Sales Director

What you'll need to succeed

Essential Requirements

  • Proven track record in transactional or high-volume B2B sales.
  • Proven experience using CRMs for all sales activities, pipeline targets, and interactions.
  • Strong closing ability and resilience in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to quickly learn and sell multiple technical products.
  • Ability to demonstrate your success in generating new business revenue through proactive outreach, effective qualification, and closing skills.

Get help with your application

Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.

Get help applying for this job

Desirable Experience

  • Familiarity with the UK financial advice market.

Your Approach to work

  • Proactively positioning additional features, tiers, or services that align with evolving adviser needs and deliver measurable ROI.
  • Ability to drive client engagement by building trust and knowledge across the Defaqto suite of products and services.
  • Highly proactive and target driven.
  • Comfortable with outbound activity and managing a large pipeline.
  • Adaptable and collaborative, working closely with marketing and product teams.
  • Keen to develop your skills and work towards a BDM role.

Important to know

Location

You'll work on a hybrid basis from our London office, which is in Farringdon - normally 3 days a week. From time to time you might attend networking or client events.

Right to Work

Applicants must already hold a legal right to work in the UK without time restrictions and without the need for future sponsorship. We are unable to provide Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.

Trusted by 25,000+ job seekers

“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”

Jessica, London

Get help applying for this job

Location

Herbal Hill, London EC1R 5EJ, UK

Sign up to applySee more jobs like this