External Business Development Manager, Octopus Investments
Essex
+ Bonus & Share incentive plan
3+ days a week in office (Holborn, London)
Ethical Investments
Be an early applicant
Ethical Investments
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
+ Bonus & Share incentive plan
3+ days a week in office (Holborn, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
Octopus Group is a B Corp whose mission is to invest in the people, ideas and industries that will help change the world.
Role
Who you are
- Octopus is a market leader in tax-efficient investments, and we seek passionate and ambitious individuals who can deliver consistent, high-quality results
- Proven experience delivering high-quality results in a business development role, preferably within the Financial Services sector
- A track record of growth through existing relationships and the ability to attract and cement new business relationships
- Exceptional interpersonal skills that emanate honesty and integrity
- A clear, concise, and articulate communication style, with the ability to be influential
- Drive, ambition, and self-motivation
- 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. If you’re looking for a challenge in a fast-paced and dynamic business, we can deliver on that
What the job involves
- This is your chance to further develop your skills, knowledge, and professional network by managing and embedding yourself in a dynamic region with a mix of established and growth accounts across the County of Essex, Stevenage and Enfield
- Join the highly regarded, high-performance Octopus Investments retail sales team—the driving force behind our success
- As an External Business Development Manager (EBDM), you will educate and sell to a network of Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs), driving sales into our innovative investment products
- We are committed to delivering a brilliant journey for all our customers, and your role will contribute to positive customer outcomes as part of the broader sales and customer team
- Develop and execute a regional sales strategy, including retaining, growing, and nurturing relationships with a network of Financial Advisers and Private Banks to maximize sales opportunities for the Octopus Investments product range through face-to-face meetings, events, and presentations
- Collaborate with Internal Business Development Managers to create and deliver a regional business plan, ensuring strategic directions are met by developing pipeline and closing opportunities
- Understand and effectively communicate a complex suite of solutions to Financial Advisers
- Work seamlessly with Fund Managers and Business Line Managers to ensure products and messaging aligns with customer needs
- Always act with the customer's best interest in mind, demonstrating a customer-obsessed approach
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Octopus is a group of companies investing in innovative ideas from various industries. The Octopus Group incorporates Octopus Energy, Octopus Real Estate, Octopus Investments, Octopus Ventures and Octopus Labs.
Across their financial services business, they care as much about the impact their investments have, as they do about the returns that they generate for their investors.
Since its inception, the company has grown significantly and has more than 3 million domestic customers and now actively operates in 6 countries.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Meet the team
10 people
Jessica Bourdon-Pierre, Portfolio Manager
Insights
Company
Employee endorsements
Flexible working
"Your job and your life can be organised flexibly. I do school runs and finish early to get family time and catch up in evenings on missed time. "
Company benefits
- Critical Illness Cover & Death In Service
- Health Insurance
- Pension Plan
- Performance Bonus
- Share Incentive Plan
- Hybrid Working (3 days in the office, 2 days remote)
- Childcare Vouchers
- Sick pay
- 'Take what you need' Annual leave
- £3000 Bike to Work Scheme
- Employee Discount Portal
- Professional Development & Training
- Monthly 'Drink Up'
- The Greatest Christmas Party Ever
Company values
- Be Helpful: We like people who behave like it’s always day one and who remember that without our customers there is no business.
- Be Straightforward: We like people who have opinions and who express them in a way that’s respectful and easy to understand
- Be Bold: We like people who make decisions quickly and who are OK changing their mind if it turns out there’s a better way of doing things
Company HQ
Holborn, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Simon Rogerson
(CEO)Previously worked at Octopus Investments for 20 years, first as Chief Executive and co-founder for 19 years and then as Executive Chairman for 1 year.
Chris Hulatt
(Co-Founder)Previously Investment Manager at Mercury Asset Management for 2 years and Non Executive Director at ClearlySo for 4 years.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Octopus Investments
Riean Stewart (Portfolio Talent Associate)
- 50/50 gender split across all senior leadership roles (currently 43% female / 57% male)
- 15% of managerial roles and above will be held by people from an ethnic background (Currently 8%)
- We partner with Black Young Professionals network, Investment 2020, Work180, Women in Finance, 10,000 Black Interns and more to promote D&I at Octopus and in the Investments industry
- We host events aimed at women in the financial services industry and how we can attract & support people in this space
- We host internal D&I events on how to support ethnic backgrounds in the workplace, Neurodiversity and more!
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