Business Development Executive

Job description / Role

Charterhouse is working with one of the fastest growing Financial Services firms based in Dubai who are looking to hire a Business Development Executive to join their team.

As the Business Development Executive, the main responsibilities will be reaching out to new potential clients via proactive telephone conversations, clearly articulating product sets to prospective clients to generate interest, updating and keeping track of business development pipelines through CRM whilst maintaining up to date knowledge of global events and FD industry. This role will require predominantly bringing on new business through cold calling whilst maintaining current relationships with existing clients.

To be considered for this role, the successful candidate should have at least 1 year experience of outbound telephone conversations. They must be a confident individual and enjoy speaking on the phone to clients to be successful in this role. The ideal candidate will be motivated to succeed with a result driven attitude, have a basic understanding of investment related products and an eager to learn mindset who thrives within a fast-paced environment.

The candidate must have previous BD/ sales experience within a financial services firm and be Western Educated alongside with being well presented and professional.

About the Company

The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.