TransUnion

Business Development Executive, Financial Services

TransUnion$131K — $182K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of enterprise sales or account management experience in Canadian Financial Services or data/technology sectors.
  • In-depth knowledge of retail credit or consumer credit reporting industries.
  • University/College degree in business, communications, marketing, or relevant experience.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills; bilingual preferred.
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.

Responsibilities

  • Manage relationships with assigned financial services customers and identify key stakeholders.
  • Increase account penetration by leveraging company solutions across customer's organization.
  • Utilize business intelligence to connect selling and buying organizations for sales generation.
  • Meet or exceed sales targets to drive client revenue growth and profitability.
  • Establish long-term partnerships with customers and navigate challenges effectively.
  • Coordinate sales processes, delegate tasks, and ensure client expectations are met.
  • Research industry changes and educate customers and sales team members.

Benefits

  • Remote work opportunity with occasional in-person events.
  • Company provides accommodation for disabilities as per applicable laws.
  • Support for continuous education and training in the financial services domain.
Full Job Description
Team Overview
We are seeking a Business Development Executive with exceptional sales and customer facing expertise for our Financial Services Sales Team. This is a remote position which may require occasional in-person attendance at work-related events at the discretion of management.This is a remote position which may require occasional in-person attendance at work-related events at the discretion of management.

Role Overview And Core Responsibilities

  • Responsible for managing the overall relationship with assigned customers in the Financial Services vertical, identifying key decision makers, influencers, buyers, and sponsors.


  • Maximize account penetration by increasing depth and breadth of company solutions across customer's organization.


  • Use business intelligence to create connections between and within the selling and buying organizations to generate sales, encourage the exchange of information and provide relevant solutions.


  • Maintain and improve sales to meet and exceed revenue goals to ensure client revenue growth and future profitability.


  • Establish a long-term relationship with customers and develop a partnership strong enough to withstand major obstacles.


  • Coordinates the sales and RFX process by securing internal resources, scheduling team conference calls, delegating assignments, coordinating responses and ensure customer's expectations are met or exceeded.


  • Identify opportunities for product development and creatively build on data to drive product or service enhancements.


  • Lead external planning process with individual clients to guarantee client acknowledgement of key business issues and recommended company solutions and resources to address issues and opportunities.


  • Solve client problems and diffuse escalated matters. Provide documentation of issues and root causes for future issue avoidance.


  • Build and leverage relationships with other corporate departments, including accounting, operations and other sales groups to meet the needs of the customer.


  • Proactively research and remain astute of industry changes; drive education of the customer and other members of sales staff.


  • Complete other related duties as assigned.


Required Knowledge And Experiences

  • In-depth experience of the retail credit or consumer credit reporting industries.


  • A University/College degree is preferred in business, communications, marketing or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.


  • 5 years of enterprise sales or account management experience working in Canadian Financial Services, B2B, data or technology services.


  • Excellent oral and written communication skills (bilingual preferred but not required).


  • A high performer with an engaging, adaptable and goal-oriented personality.


  • Previous exposure to a long and complex sales cycle and the ability to effectively create and execute a sales plan to gain market share and increase market penetration.


  • Skilled at building a strategic pipeline and foreseeing advanced opportunities.


  • An innate relationship builder adept to building sustainable affiliations with customers.


  • A trusted advisor who skillfully earns the respect of colleagues and customers.


  • A skilled presenter who can connect and engage with customers with a high degree of comfort & confidence.


  • Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle concurrent projects.


  • Ability to successfully interact with front-line actuaries and upper management to present solutions and resolve problems.


  • Team oriented with the ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical customers.


  • Aware of the legislative environment in which the customer is operating and has a working knowledge of all compliance related issues and procedures.


  • Proficiency in MS Office Suite, including PowerPoint & Excel.


The expected pay range for this position is $131,000 - $182,000 annually. The pay information provided for this position reflects a reasonable estimate of the range of expected compensation for this job. At TransUnion, actual compensation is based on careful consideration of many factors such as (but not limited to) an individual's education, training, work experience, job related skill set, location, and industry knowledge, as well as the scope and responsibilities of the position and market considerations. In addition, variable compensation is based on applicable company guidance and plan documents as well as performance.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy. The opening is the result of a newly created position.

Accommodation is available, including for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.

TransUnion's Internal Job Title:
MAE II, Account Dev - Direct Sales

About TransUnion

TransUnion is a consumer credit reporting agency. TransUnion collects and aggregates information on over one billion individual consumers in over thirty countries including "200 million files profiling nearly every credit-active consumer in the United States". Its customers include over 65,000 businesses. Based in Chicago, Illinois, TransUnion's 2014 revenue was US$1.3 billion.
Learn more about TransUnion
Size
10,200 employees
Market Cap
$10.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$343.1 million
Founded
1968
5 Year Trend
+11.7%
Revenue
$2.7 billion
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