Business Development and Sales Consultant
Verve – Darlington, England, United Kingdom
About The Role
We’re looking for a seasoned business development professional with a proven track record in B2B sales within financial services to join our team and lead the growth of the business.
This role involves generating revenue through winning new business, closing deals, and strengthening relationships with new and existing clients. You’ll proactively identify and nurture prospects that align with Verve’s vision and support sales targets.
This is a high-impact, results‑oriented position that demands a sharp focus on securing and retaining key business as we pursue an exciting growth opportunity. As a fast‑scaling business, the ideal candidate will be nimble and comfortable with change.
You would report directly to the Chief Commercial Officer and day‑to‑day, you would typically:
* Drive and close opportunities: Own the full sales cycle of financial planning firms, securing new business across our core growth areas: membership, compliance, paraplanning, technical and proposition.
* Shape new initiatives: Use your deep market insight to influence and shape go‑to‑market plans for new propositions and service offerings.
* Collaborate across teams: Work closely with marketing, service, onboarding and product to ensure a cohesive, aligned approach.
* Act as a trusted adviser: Provide market insights and a consultative approach that positions Verve as a long‑term partner.
About You
You may bring experience from tech‑enabled services or regulated solutions in financial services. You’ll have worked directly with financial planning firms or within their supply chain, giving you insight into the sector and challenges advisers face. You will have a growth mindset and a genuine passion for the future of financial planning.
* 2+ years in B2B sales or business development, ideally within financial services.
* Proven track record of consistently exceeding sales targets.
* Direct experience with financial advice firms and/or wealth managers.
* Proven ability to conduct needs analysis, manage complex stakeholder dynamics, and position strategic partnerships rather than transactional product sales.
What will make you stand out
* Existing relationships or networks within the financial planning community.
* Experience in a high‑growth or scaling business.
* Understanding of FCA regulations and how they impact advice firms.
Above all, we love someone with a positive attitude who likes a challenge and isn’t afraid to roll their sleeves up and get stuck in.
About Us
Verve offers a range of services to financial planners to support good quality financial advice firms to grow and develop, and to attract new people into financial services and help train them up for the future of the profession. Across all departments we approach financial services with an innovative and positive outlook, relentlessly improving and never settling for the status quo.
Benefits
Standard Benefits
* 21 days basic holiday allowance (increasing 1 day per year for each year’s service, up to 26 days); plus bank holidays; plus Christmas close‑down and your birthday off if it falls on a weekday.
* Personal development budget (for exams, training, anything to help you excel)
* Death in service cover
* Health and wellbeing programme and initiatives, including access to our own in‑office gym, desk massages, team hikes and yoga / fitness sessions.
* Access to lifestyle benefits such as meditation app, high street discount and rewards app.
* Hybrid or fully remote options available, depending on role and experience.
The Cherry On Top Benefits
* We’re not a fan of a dress code – we trust you to dress appropriately. Client facing? Smart casual is fine. Head‑down/admin days? Something casual.
* A lively and positive office environment – expect rocking playlists, drinks fridges, snacks, social space, ping‑pong table.
* Two official annual company parties, plus ad‑hoc team nights out and monthly enrichment sessions.
* Friendly office dogs are always welcome!
Competitive salary reflective of experience.
This is a hybrid position (based in Darlington) for local applicants or fully remote for the right candidate.
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Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Sales and Business Development
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