Marketing Account Executive - Tech in London

Board Intelligence is a technology and advisory firm on a mission to make boards more effective, and through them, build better businesses and benefit society. Over twenty years we have established ourselves as the market leader in governance and board effectiveness, trusted by more than 80,000 directors, executives, and governance professionals globally, including across the Fortune 500, FTSE 100, and OMX 30. In 2024, K1 Investment Management, the leading B2B Enterprise SaaS investor, backed us to accelerate that position further. We are now growing fast, with a proven commercial model spanning both mid-market and enterprise, and a product suite that has become a necessary addition in high-stakes board environments.

Our Mission: We unleash the potential of organisations through the science of board effectiveness, building better businesses and benefitting society.

We are looking for an Account Executive to join our expanding sales team and take ownership of the UK mid-market. This is a full sales cycle role where you will be responsible for driving annual recurring revenue through new business acquisition, managing opportunities from first contact through to close, and building long term client relationships. You will take a proactive approach to building and nurturing your pipeline, using creativity and persistence to open new conversations and develop qualified opportunities.

Working closely with senior stakeholders across your accounts, you will act as a trusted partner, understanding their challenges and demonstrating how Board Intelligence can deliver measurable value. This role will suit someone who is self-motivated, commercially minded, and thrives in a high-performance environment. You will have the confidence to engage with senior decision makers, the curiosity to understand their strategic priorities, and the credibility to position our product as a solution that enables better governance, smarter decision making, and stronger business outcomes.

Main Responsibilities:

• Identify, prospect, and qualify new business opportunities within the mid market segment
• Own the full sales cycle from initial outreach through to close, managing multiple deals in parallel
• Build and develop relationships with senior stakeholders and decision makers across target accounts
• Lead structured discovery conversations to uncover client challenges, priorities, and buying drivers
• Deliver tailored product demonstrations and proposals that clearly articulate value and business impact
• Collaborate cross functionally with Marketing, Product, and Customer Success to support deal progression and seamless onboarding
• Maintain accurate pipeline management, forecasting, and activity tracking within CRM systems
• Contribute to continuous improvement of sales processes, messaging, and team performance through insight sharing

What we're looking for:

Required Experience:

• Proven experience in B2B sales, ideally within SaaS or technology
• Confident managing the full sales cycle independently, from prospecting to close
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders
• Self-motivated and driven to exceed targets, with strong organisational skills
• A collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of governance or the boardroom environment is an advantage but not essential
• Gravitas to engage with senior stakeholders

Our Values:

Our values aren't just words on a wall. Remarkable quality & service — We take joy from delighting our clients and pride ourselves on ensuring every interaction is exceptional.

Benefits:

• Pension scheme
• Personal performance bonus
• 26 days holiday each calendar year
• Bupa health & dental cover
• Group life assurance
• EAP
• Cycle to work scheme

Diversity, equity and inclusion: Board Intelligence is committed to building a team that reflects the breadth of experience, background and perspective needed to do this work well. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.