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Business Development Manager

Flagstone

Flagstone

Sales & Business Development
London, UK
Posted on Friday, June 23, 2023
Who are we? We are an award-winning, fast-growing fintech, and one of Europe's leading cash deposit marketplaces. We aim to transform the way people save and grow their money through innovation and technology.Our online, user-friendly platform gives our clients access to hundreds of savings accounts, including market-leading and exclusive interest rates from 50+ of the UK's banks and building societies. We also partner with many leading wealth management companies – putting our clients in control and protecting the art of their possible. Our cultureFlagstone is a company with big ambitions. Our headcount has doubled year on year, and to date, we have raised over £30m in funding to expand our business and support the needs of a growing customer base and team.Our whole ethos revolves around three core values that underpin the principles and standards that drive our behaviour and our brand and demonstrate our culture to the outside world.
  • Forge a new way
  • Surpass expectations
  • Community counts
In short, we're proactive and confident, aspirational yet authentic, and empathetic – with a commitment to our customers and our colleagues.While we have high expectations and our people work hard, we also know that there's more to life than work. In a fast-moving, dynamic, hard-working environment like ours, it's just as important to know when to stop. That's why we work together to ensure we look after ourselves and take care of each other.Our open and inclusive culture has mental health, wellbeing, and a dedication to continuous development at the forefront, so we can be the best we can be.There's still a lot to do, so join us on our journey, be part of something fresh and exciting – and protect the art of your possible. What You'll DoThe Sales team has a wide range of responsibilities to support the business by managing relationships with our partners, driving new business opportunities, and providing support to advisors and clients that are interested in the Flagstone platform. The Business Development Manager role is responsible for the Sales development of their own pipeline, nurturing relationships and building trusted partnerships with clients and advisors. Your activity will contribute directly to the company's growth so we encourage your thoughts on what we can do better and how we can drive the client experience forward.Your responsibilities will include:
  • Providing a successful first point of contact communication for prospective Flagstone customers and advisor enquiries which drives lead generation
  • Delivering effective inbound and outbound operations, cross-selling and up-selling campaigns to enhance revenues
  • Creating and delivering compelling client demonstrations (including presentations, sales pitches, webinars, and proposals) and completing key follow up activity
  • Working closely with our Marketing, CRM, Client Services, Banks, and Product teams
  • Developing and maintaining excellent customer and stakeholder relationships
What You'll Need
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Resilient and can work in a fast-paced and agile environment, to time constraints and with multiple priorities
  • Obsessed with customer experience
  • Excellent organisational and multi-tasking abilities
  • Results focused and tenacious in pursuing targets
  • Proactive and responsive – moving quickly to take advantage of opportunities
  • Great attention to detail
  • Positive mindset, solution oriented with a 'can-do' attitude
What You'll Get
  • Remote working kit
  • Around the World in 90 days (remote working)
  • Employee share scheme
  • £1,000 annual learning bursary
  • 25 days holiday
  • Additional 3 days community and charity leave each year.
  • Fertility, early pregnancy, and menopause support
  • Quarterly half days for Wellness leave
  • Flexible bank holidays
  • Income protection
  • Life insurance (4x annual salary)
  • Matched pension contribution
  • Private healthcare
  • Gym discount
  • Dental/Optical care
  • Season ticket loan
We're keen to meet people from all backgrounds, it is our diversity that allows us to work smarter, be more innovative and make better decisions, together. We build teams that represent a variety of voices, experiences, and skills, and we hire those who will help us drive results and achieve our goals.We'd be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes but if you're excited about joining us and think you have some of what we're looking for, even if you're not 100% sure, we'd still love to hear from you.