Business Development Associate

Vestwell; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health coverage

Generous vacation

401(k) plan

Employee Wellbeing Committee

Job summary

A financial technology company in New York is seeking an experienced financial services sales representative to drive lead conversion and manage sales pipelines. The ideal candidate has over a year in B2B sales, strong attention to detail, and excellent communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary ranging from $60K to $65K plus variable commission, and operates in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 1+ years in B2B sales, preferably in retirement or FinTech.
• Demonstrated success in achieving sales goals.
• Self-starter who can collaborate well in a team.

Responsibilities

• Convert leads into plan sales within the sales region.
• Develop lead prospecting practice.
• Maintain a robust retirement plan sales pipeline.

Skills

B2B sales experience

Strong attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Salesforce knowledge

Ability to prioritize projects

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Vestwell is the financial technology company powering the new savings economy. The New York City-based fintech platform redefines how people save for the critical aspects of life across retirement, education, and healthcare savings needs. Today, Vestwell enables over 350,000 businesses and nearly 1.5 Million active savers, with over $30 billion in assets saved across all 50 United States.

Vestwell offers a range of products, including workplace-delivered retirement plans, employer-offered student loan repayment benefits, and various savings accounts for education, emergencies, and individuals with disabilities.

Vestwell's platform serves a diverse clientele, including financial advisers, employers, third-party administrators, financial institutions, payroll providers, government agencies, and individual savers. To learn more, visitvestwell.com

Overview

We are on the hunt for an experienced financial services sales representative to help us set the standards for identifying and converting new business at Vestwell through financial advisors. You will play a fundamental role in achieving our ambitious revenue growth objectives by owning and managing full sales cycle in your assigned territory to promote Vestwell’s growth in the financial advisor marketplace.

A comfort level with smart business development activity including frequent phone calls and emails, value proposition formatting and positioning, working with channel partners, perfecting constituent databases, qualifying prospects, and closing sales is a must. This role will report directly to the Director, Internal Sales & Strategy, and will partner cross-functionally across Vestwell teams.

As an ideal candidate, you have experience in a new business development role in a high-growth environment and have experience building, maintaining, and executing a sales pipeline. You’re exceptional at managing multiple competing priorities and adapting to a flexible and fast-paced environment. We’re a growth stage startup after all. Last, but certainly not least, you’re driven by a fresh perspective and entrepreneurial spirit.

Responsibilities

You will be the main driver for converting organic and sourced leads into plan sales within your sales region. That’s just the baseline. Day to day you will also be expected to:

• Initiate and develop a healthy lead prospecting practice and lead to contact conversion rate.
• Create consistency in lead gen, growing and maintaining ongoing relationships to drive pipeline in your territory.
• Develop repeat regional relationships with new financial advisor prospects.
• Maintain a robust retirement plan sales pipeline in your region.
• Convert plan opportunities into closed won opportunities through a repeatable, scalable process.
• Practice a proven and successful sales methodology (MEDDPICC).
• Successfully hit KPIs month over month; inclusive of but not limited to successfully meeting your quota and hitting your key performance indicator metrics MoM.
• Work in collaboration with the regional RVPs to support repeat advisors, small market solutions in the territory, etc.
• Support the regional RVP on any prospecting needs.

Qualifications

The Necessities:

• 1+ years in a B2B sales, preferably in retirement, FinTech, payroll, or a similar industry
• Ability to carry a plan sale over the entire sales cycle from prospecting to conversion
• Demonstrated success in achieving sales goals (Rep of the year, Quota club, etc.)
• Strong attention to detail and a passion for creating a top-notch selling environment and process.
• A hunter with a proven track record of forecasting, and executing new sales through a repeatable and scalable sales process and pipeline.
• Self-starter who can operate well in a collaborative team environment.
• Good knowledge of Salesforce, comfort level with other Sales technology
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must.
• Proven ability to prioritize multiple projects and tasks, adapt to changing needs, and tackle new challenges daily!

The Extras:

• Startup and/or financial services experience
• Understanding of the defined contribution space a plus!

Location and Compensation

This role will be based in our New York City HQ, and will be part of Vestwell's hybrid in-office operation.

The expected base salary range for this position is $60K - $65K, plus a variable OTE & uncapped commission. This position is eligible to participate in the Company Bonus Pool and is eligible to receive new hire equity in the Company. Please note that salary bands are based on NY and other similar metro areas and may differ based on where the role is ultimately hired.

Benefits

We’re an innovative, high-growth company, with lots of exciting milestones ahead. We value health and wellness at Vestwell and in addition to a dedicated Employee Wellbeing Committee, we offer competitive health coverage and generous vacation offering. We have adopted a hybrid office policy, but all employees are welcome at our bright, comfortable office with many workspace options in our Midtown Manhattan office, so everyone has a setting that is the most productive for them. Oh, and naturally we have a great 401(k) plan!

Process

It starts the same for every candidate: getting to know the team members through 1-2 conversations about Vestwell, your experience, and your interests. Next steps can vary by role, but the usual next steps are a skill or experience screen (e.g. a coding interview for an Engineer, a portfolio review for a Designer, deeper experience call for other roles) which leads to a virtual or in-person interview panel after that if the screens go well. Before making an offer, our interview process concludes with a references check stage for your recruiter to meet with a current or former supervisor. We prioritize transparency and lack of surprise throughout the process.

Vestwell is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.