FX Sales Executive in London

London Stock Exchange Group

Capital Markets

Junior New business Sales executive

Location: London, UK

The Capital Markets business unit of the London Stock Exchange Group seeks young, highly motivated professionals with financial markets background for our New Business Sales Team.

The position is located in London, UK.

The candidate must possess solid Financial Markets experience (educational and ideally practical), have knowledge of the Foreign Exchange trading ecosystem, possess sales development skills, pipeline build/pipeline management experience and be able to operate in a high energy and dynamic environment.

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English are essential; Other language skills are a strong plus.

The candidate will be working closely with our FX Sales Managers, Account Managers, Technology teams and should ideally have experience in selling established software and/or information services within the Foreign Exchange financial community.

She/he will be a self-starter, provide a high level of sales and customer service and will possess technical affinity.

Responsibilities:

• Actively prospect new business sales candidates.
• Responsible for building/maintaining a new business sales pipeline to include Asset Managers, Corporates, Banks and Hedge Funds.
• Responsible for actively supporting our FX Relationship Managers (Account Managers) and the Regional FX Management in all relevant sales issues.
• Delivering regular product and workflow demonstrations to new leads and prospects.
• Provide accurate and detailed new business call reports in Salesforce, others.
• Work closely with Relationship Managers (Account Managers) for new build product activity, assisting the onboarding process of new clients.
• Support in driving business growth and ensuring customer satisfaction for new clients onboarded/live.

Required Skills:

• University degree in Business Administration, Economics or Computer Science.
• 1-3 years professional sales experience, preferably in the financial industry. Recently graduating candidates with solid financial markets background will be considered as well.
• The candidate must possess solid Financial Markets experience - educational and ideally practical. Foreign Exchange knowledge is a strong plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English are essential; Other language skills are a strong plus.
• Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint) combined with high IT-affinity and ideally experience with financial markets software products.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment and a strong team player.
• The candidate must be a highly professional, self-motivated and organized individual with high sales and client service orientation.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, as well as analytical and problem-solving capabilities are essential.

Education:

• Bachelor's (BA/BS or University) degree or equivalent

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider.

Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built.

Our values of Integrity, Partnership , Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day.

They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries.

However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business.

You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth.

Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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