Account Executive

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About the Role

What’s in it for you?

As an Account Executive you’ll become a product and technical expert with a real understanding of our role as an investment manager, and the role of our customers, Financial Advisers. You’ll form part of a strategic team, working closely with the Business Development Managers to run your region successfully.

For this role you don’t need to have financial services experience, we will provide you with the training, development and skills you need not only to move into the sector, but set you up for a successful career.

The team:

The Sales & Customer team are integral to the success of Octopus Investments. It’s their job to provide an industry leading experience to our customers and generate capital that allows Octopus to be active in various other markets.

Team work is the name of the game, and the Sales & Customer team is a collegiate, sociable environment with real progression opportunities.#

What will you be doing?

• Provide an industry leading customer experience to our customers
• Work strategically with BDM’s in your region, contributing to the success of your region
• Become a product expert and use those skills to think commercially for the benefit of our customers and your region

Qualifications

Ideally, you’ll have:

✔️ Experience working in a sales, account executive, customer success or similar style role

✔️ A consultative, customer focused approach to your work

✔️ A team player, who is able to think strategically

✔️You’re a strong communicator, you’re able to make the complex sound straightforward

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. What’s the worst that can happen?

This role will evolve as we grow and develop. So, if you are looking for a challenge in a fast paced and dynamic business, we can deliver on that.

What we offer

💰 A competitive salary, bonus, pension and share incentive plan
✈️ Untracked holiday
🏡 Hybrid working – three days in the office, two days from home
⚓ Anchor (our wellness hub) which includes Headspace, one to one coaching through Wellness Cloud, Digital GP, employee assistance program & more
👪 Up to 6 months paid parental leave regardless of gender
❤️ Life insurance, critical illness cover and income protection
🏥 Private medical insurance for you and your family
🚗 Electric vehicle leasing
🌍 The option to work overseas up to a month per year

Our Values 
At our core, we believe that how a company behaves is just as important as what it does. That’s why we chose to become an accredited B Corp (the equivalent of a Fairtrade coffee stamp but for companies) and to change our Articles of Association so that the interests all our stakeholders – employees, customers, communities, environment and shareholders – are considered in every decision we make.   

We are committed to building a workplace where diversity is valued, and inclusion is a priority. By providing equal opportunities for growth and development, we embrace and celebrate all races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, ages, disabilities, and socio-economic backgrounds. We believe teams achieve their best when every member feels safe, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves.

We're proud to be disability confident and are committed to supporting candidates with a disability, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, throughout the recruitment process. Applicants are welcome to opt-in to the disability confident scheme as part of our application process. If you require any adjustments to the interview process, we’ll be happy to accommodate where possible.