Business Development Representative

Hybrid in London·Full-time·Added 7 months ago (last checked 3 Oct)

Evident Insights

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Overview

Job details

Full-time
Per the ad.
Hybrid
Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

Be near London for hybrid days
No relocation package mentioned.

Benefits

28 days holiday
Per the ad, which doesn’t say whether bank holidays are on top.

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

At least 6 months of previous experience working in a Business Development or Sales role
Proven knowledge and/or experience in researching and generating quality leads, building outbound campaigns and booking sales meetings
Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Experience working with CRM systems and lead generation tools

Nice to have

Experience working in a start-up environment and/or within the financial services industry
Experience enhancing and optimising workflows
Experience working with HubSpot and Google Sheets

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Share options: we offer all employees share options over a 4 year vesting period
Holidays: 28 days of holiday + public bank holidays
Flexible working: 3-4 days per week in our Central London office, 1-2 days remote
Learning & development budget: £1000/year
Pension
Private health insurance

The role

Evident is an intelligence platform that benchmarks and tracks AI adoption across the financial services sector. Our mission is to accelerate the adoption of AI across the sector by creating the most complete, unbiased and transparent public benchmarks of AI capability.

Since the launch of our flagship product in January 2023, the Evident AI Index has rapidly become the global standard benchmark for AI maturity in banking.

We are seeking an ambitious, goal-driven Business Development Associate to join our fast-growing team at Evident. In this role you will combine research, strategy and ingenuity to generate high quality sales opportunities for our Sales team, playing a key role in driving our commercial growth. Your contributions will directly support the expansion of our products and services within the banking sector and beyond.

The ideal candidate is a proactive self-starter who thrives on autonomy and is eager to use their initiative in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.

What you'll do

Build and maintain positive relationships with new and existing clients
Plan and execute outbound prospecting campaigns
Conduct market research to identify potential clients and growth opportunities
Conduct targeted research to identify decision-makers in prospective client companies
Secure meetings with prospects for our Sales team and Co-Founders - helping them prepare for these meetings and supporting them during and after with notes and follow-ups
Conduct high-level conversations with senior decision makers at prospect companies about Evident's unique value proposition
Manage the inbound process from template creation and maintenance, to management of leads to convert them into sales opportunities

About Evident Insights

Industry: Artificial Intelligence
Website: evidentinsights.com

In their own words

About the company & team

We are index experts. Our Co-Founders Alexandra Mousavizadeh and Annabel Ayles have more than 30 years of experience building complex indices that drive positive change in the world
We are building a cutting edge research team that uses the latest techniques in machine learning to build faster and better data collection and analysis tools
We've been backed by some of the world's leading tech investors, including the backers of Revolut and the tech commentator Scott Galloway
We're working with some of the world's largest banks, helping them shape their AI strategies impacting millions of customers

If you are interested in advancing your career at a fast-growing, innovative and impact-driven company, you can read about Our Values and Our Commitment to Responsible AI. Our commitments to diversity and inclusion are set out at the end of this job description.

Additional information

Evident is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating all forms of discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
During our recruitment process, you will not be discriminated against for any of the following reasons: race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), age, disability, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. If you need us to make certain changes (known as reasonable adjustments) to make sure you are not disadvantaged during the recruitment process, you should contact us as soon as possible.
We strive to create a working environment free of bullying, harassment, victimisation and discrimination, promote dignity and respect for all, and value and recognise individual differences and the contributions of all staff.

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