Business Development Executive

ISI Markets; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Open environment

Location flexibility

4 weeks flexible location

Job summary

ISI Markets is seeking a Business Development Executive to identify and engage new prospects across your territory, building high-quality pipeline through research and proactive outreach. You will collaborate with sales, research and marketing to open conversations with the right customers and drive momentum in new and existing markets.

You will own outbound prospecting, tailor messaging at scale, and articulate ISI’s value proposition while navigating objections.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in BDR/SDR or outbound sales.
• Proven track record of meeting activity and pipeline targets.
• Strong written and verbal communication; high initiative.

Responsibilities

• Own pipeline generation across territory via outbound prospecting.
• Engage prospects through multi-channel outreach.
• Collaborate with sales, research and marketing to open conversations.
• Maintain Salesforce CRM with accurate activity and pipeline data.

Skills

Outbound sales experience

CRM proficiency

Strong communication

Self-starter

Organizational skills

Growth mindset

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

As a Business Development Executive at ISI Markets, you will be at the forefront of our growth strategy, helping to identify and engage new prospects across your territory. This role is focused on creating high-quality pipeline through thoughtful research, proactive outreach, and consistent commercial activity, while working closely with sales, research, and marketing teams to open conversations with the right customers and build momentum in new and existing markets.

You Will

• Own Pipeline Generation: Proactively identify, research, and engage prospective customers across your territory through strategic outbound prospecting efforts. You'll build pipeline through cold calling, personalized outreach, networking, events, and multi-channel engagement, creating opportunities where none previously existed.
• Find a way: This role requires resilience, grit, and comfort operating in an environment where building pipeline takes consistent effort and initiative.
• Performance Ownership: Consistently meet or exceed goals for outreach activity, meetings booked, qualified opportunities created, and pipeline sourced.
• Personalize Outreach at Scale: Research accounts and prospects to craft relevant, tailored messaging that resonates with potential buyers.
• Value led selling: Clearly articulate ISI’s value proposition, confidently navigate objections, and guide prospects toward next steps.
• Collaboration: Align closely on messaging, field event follow-up, and account strategy to ensure seamless handoffs and strong conversion.
• Surface Market Insights: Identify patterns from prospect conversations to help refine targeting, messaging, and go-to-market strategy across your territory.
• CRM Discipline: Keep accurate, up-to-date records of all prospect activity and pipeline data in Salesforce.

What You'll Need to Get the Job Done

• 1–3 years of experience in a BDR, SDR, or similar outbound sales role, ideally in financial services, corporates, Government industry
• A track record of meeting or exceeding activity and pipeline generation targets
• Self-starter with a high sense of urgency
• Confidence in cold calling and high-volume outreach environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skill. You know how to earn a reply and guide a conversation
• Familiarity with Salesforce or a comparable CRM
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• High emotional intelligence and the ability to build rapport and handle objections professionally
• Coachability and a growth mindset. You actively seek and apply feedback
• Curiosity about how businesses operate and a genuine interest in solving customer problems

What we offer

• Great working environment in an international company
• Open and friendly working atmosphere
• Hybrid working model of 3 days in the office and 2 days from home
• 4 weeks a year you can work from any location that you choose.