Business Development Representative, UpSlide
£38.8k
2-3 days a week in office
Microsoft Office automation add-in
Open for applications
Microsoft Office automation add-in
101-200 employees
Open for applications
£38.8k
2-3 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
UpSlide's mission is to help people work better.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum 2:1 or equivalent from a university or business school
- An entrepreneurial and determined spirit while being a goal-driven team player
- An intelligent, analytical, and curious mindset
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Skills in line with our values: Excellence, Trust, and Happiness at work
- Eligibility to work in the UK
Desirable
- You have experience in sales, business development, partnerships, or marketing
- You have familiarity with financial and professional services
- You are familiar with a second language
What the job involves
- You’ll work closely with the Business Development team to seek out new business opportunities and start meaningful conversations with potential clients in the UK and beyond. We leverage smart strategies and channels to deliver high-impact results
- Conduct market research and identify potential clients
- Work closely with the senior business development team to strategize on key accounts
- Develop creative and compelling outbound messaging for our prospects
- Define and implement intelligent outbound campaigns – reaching out to prospects via multiple channels: email, phone, LinkedIn, events, and more
- Identify and target new business opportunities and contacts, securing initial meetings with senior executives
- Lead discovery calls with our prospects to understand their processes, challenges, and priorities
- Cultivate strong relationships with new clients, while maintaining existing client relationships
- Manage multiple projects concurrently and meet deadlines
- Provide support to the sales team on all aspects of the sales process
- Look for opportunities to innovate and optimize our lead generation framework
- Familiarise yourself with UpSlide’s solution and complete a comprehensive onboarding plan
- Take ownership of outbound campaigns (calling, emailing, LinkedIn), showcasing creativity to optimize your efficiency and effectiveness
- Handle client/prospect interactions, leading and contributing to calls and meetings with senior executives
Application process
- Interview with Misbah, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist [30’ phone call]
- At-home work task
- Interview with Ben, your future Manager. This will include a role-play [1 hour video interview]
- In-person interview with the Country Manager, Henry. This will also include a role play
- Final interview with Aurore, our deputy CEO [30’]
- We'll conduct a reference check to learn how to help you thrive!
- ⚡ On average our process lasts 3 weeks
Salary benchmarks
Our take
UpSlide combines three specialist areas of expertise: finance, technology, and design. Their suite of tools dramatically improves the functionality of Office and is used by firms like KPMG, Deloitte, and BNP Paribas. Today, its team is made up of five offices in London, New York, Paris, Berlin, and Singapore.
UpSlide provides services many don't know they need. The company's solutions are an attempt at unifying and increasing the capabilities of the MS Office ecosystem and have come to be loved by its customers. Its MS Office integrations are expanding and now even include functionalities from popular tools such as Power BI.
Despite the slow downturn of business in recent years, the company's revenues have continued growing, as they equipped thousands of professionals with their solution. UpSlide is looking at configuring its future operations with strong commitments towards employees, community, clients, suppliers, and the environment in mind.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
50% female employees
20% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Collaboration with international offices on global opportunities and projects
- Continued professional development, learning, and training
- Flexible schedule between in-office and work-from-home
- Monthly socials (mini golf, comedy club, bowling)
- Weekly office happy hours and team events
- Annual international company seminar (typically at our Paris HQ and a beach destination)
- Wellness package (50€ per month for physical and mental wellness activities)
- Parental leave (Paid parental leave for the birthing/non-birthing parent and help for parents of children under seven)
- WFH budget (€500 for WFH equipment)
Company values
- Excellence: We think that every detail counts, and we attach great importance to the quality of our deliverables
- Trust: We are passionate, committed and free to act with autonomy
- Happiness at work: We enjoy looking on the bright side and we share our enthusiasm with our colleagues and customers
Company HQ
Palais-Royal, Paris, France
Articles
Leadership
Antoine Vettes
(Co-Founder)Partner & co-founder of Financial Modeling company, Finance 3.1. A former Associate at EY and Duff & Phelps.
Philippe Chazalon
(Co-Founder)Co-founder & CEO of Pyramid and Professor of Financial Modeling at HEC Paris. Former CEO of F31.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at UpSlide
Sofia Loaiza (Sustainability Manager)
- UpSlide employees have committed to making a positive impact on the world. We obtained B Corp certification in 2022 with strong commitments toward our employees, community, clients, suppliers, and the environment. UpSlide is now 30% owned by employees. More info here ➡️ upslide.net/en/from-a-to-b-corp-our-mission-for-positive-impact/ As a B Corp-certified company, we have strong commitments toward our employees, community, clients, suppliers, and the environment. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels welcome. This commitment to diversity and inclusion is applied in our recruitment process and your employee experience once you’ve joined UpSlide ✨
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