Account Executive at Private Equity Insights

Private Equity Insights; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading conference organization in London seeks an Account Executive to drive sales of high-value sponsorships. You will work closely with prospects and internal teams, aiming to exceed sales targets. The ideal candidate is passionate about sales and has a proven track record in B2B environments. This role offers a competitive salary with the potential to earn over £140,000 annually, along with opportunities for career growth and international travel.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Market-leading OTE

Unlimited growth potential

International travel opportunities

Operational experience in a scale-up business

Qualifications

• Solid experience and evidence of regularly outperforming targets within a B2B sales role.
• Evidence of a passion for sales and business development.
• Curious about people and love to speak, build, and nurture relations.
• Stellar verbal and written communication skills.
• Upholding the highest standards in work quality.

Responsibilities

• Own the full sales cycle in selling high-value conference sponsorships to senior prospects.
• Deliver credible, professional sales pitches to achieve ambitious sales targets.
• Source, contact, and set up meetings with potential sponsors.
• Work closely with content and delivery teams for best-in-class delivery.
• Create compelling pitches based on our expertise.

Skills

Sales excellence

Drive & Passion

Team Spirit

Communication Maestro

Pride in Work

Job description

Account Executive at Private Equity Insights

London, United Kingdom

Are you someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, where you are given the autonomy and support to handle large amounts of responsibility?

Are you looking for the opportunity to accelerate your sales career whilst also being surrounded by an exceptional entrepreneurial team with motivated and extremely driven people?

About us

Private Equity Insights is the world's leading Private Equity community. We connect and develop more than 240,000 investment professionals across the world, through our platforms, which include conferences, webinars, magazines and news reports.

Private Equity Insights is part of United Media (https://www.united-media.com/) which focuses on building large scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one.

What we offer you

You will be a key player in helping to build the greatest global conferences. We will ensure that you are given both the training and tools to succeed in the role and drive you to continue to push yourself in order to maximise your career development. You’ll be based out of our HQ in London where you will have the opportunity to interact with people at all levels across the business. We will offer you the following:

• A competitive salary and market leading OTE with our top performers earning over £140,000 annually.
• An opportunity for getting operational experience in a scale-up business where both your work and the results are highly tangible and matters to the businesses
• A chance to work closely with our senior leadership team on conference strategies
• International travel to our conferences.
• Unlimited growth potential in our group - we strongly believe in and have a track record of promoting internally

Your Responsibilities

Your mission is to own the full sales cycle in selling high-value conference sponsorships to senior prospects. In order to be successful, your main duties will include:

• Build new business revenue: Deliver credible, professional sales pitches to new prospects in order to achieve ambitious sales targets
• Pipeline development: Work with our marketing and analyst team to source, contact and set up meetings with potential sponsors
• Establish client relationships: Work closely with our content and delivery teams to ensure best-in-class delivery
• Leverage our expertise: Work hand-in-hand with our content team to create compelling pitches to inspire our prospects

What we expect from you

You possess a strong work ethic with a high sense of urgency, and you have both the drive and desire to be the very best at what you do. You take ownership of everything you do, along with having a growth mindset constantly looking for areas to improve. Moreover, you share our passion for building and executing new businesses. We expect that you can demonstrate:

• Sales excellence: Solid experience and evidence of regularly outperforming targets within a B2B sales role
• Drive & Passion: Evidence of a passion for sales and business development
• Team Spirit: Are curious about people and love to speak, build and nurture relations
• Communication Maestro: Showcase stellar verbal and written communication skills
• Pride in Work: Uphold the highest standards, ensuring every task you undertake is a testament to quality.

Startdate

Flexible, Monday - Friday we work from our office (next to Sloane Square Station) and due to the collaborative nature of our work we do not offer remote work. You must have a UK work permit.

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