At a Glance
- Tasks: Support new client acquisition and drive revenue through research and lead generation.
- Company: Third Bridge, a global research firm with a collaborative and innovative culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous commission, 25 days vacation, and personal development allowance.
- Other info: Flexible work options, social events, and commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Kickstart your sales career and make an impact in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Strong communication skills and a passion for sales; experience with Salesforce is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Third Bridge is a leading global research firm established in 2007, with a team of over 1,500 employees worldwide dedicated to fueling decisions with expert insights .
We accelerate and enhance decision‑making for investors and business leaders by unearthing unique expert insights across multiple sectors, geographies, and topics.
For nearly 20 years, we’ve helped clients access knowledge on demand from experts, in‑person and through our Library covering over 65,000 companies.
What will you do?
The Sales Associate is a great opportunity to build a foundation in sales, develop business acumen, deepen the understanding of the sales process, and develop lead generation skills within a Sales organization.
You will be responsible for supporting the new client acquisition process for Third Bridge and partner with the Sales Representatives to create and drive revenue.
Responsibilities
- Research and gather information on targeted companies or each qualified lead, identifying appropriate contacts (name, phone, email) and potential hooks for sales opportunities to drive the sales process forward.
- Prospect and schedule appointments by cold call, email or utilizing Linked In, Bloomberg and other channels to secure appointments for introductory presentations.
- Prepare content and assist on client presentations and portal demos to prospective clients.
- Onboard clients who agree to trial subscriptions and manage the usage and relationship of these clients.
- Coordinate appointments by preparing and distributing materials and managing logistics of client meetings.
- Provide general sales support by updating Salesforce, logging all contact information and communications within Salesforce, and providing any general sales rep support or data entry.
What you bring
- Proven experience communicating effectively and building relationships quickly over the phone and face‑to‑face.
- Excellent research and investigative abilities using the Internet and traditional media.
- Ability to drive urgency in the sales cycle and achieve measurable goals.
- Experience with Salesforce or other cloud‑based sales tools.
- Highly self‑motivated, results‑driven, and able to work independently.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Strong interest in building a career within a sales organization or at least 1 year in a sales or sales support role (level determined based on relevant experience).
- Experience prospecting is a plus.
- How you will be rewarded
- Competitive base salary and a generous commission structure rewarding your successes (paid quarterly).
- Vacation: 25 days (increases to 28 days after 2 years of service) plus UK bank holidays.
- Learning: personal development allowance of £750 per year.
- Health and wellbeing: private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan, events focused on mental health, ride‑to‑work scheme.
- Future and family: pension contributions of 4 % (increases with tenure) and life insurance of 4 × your base salary.
- Flexibility: work from anywhere for one month per year, 2 annual volunteer days, 2 personal days when life throws you a curveball and summer Fridays.
- Rewards: points through colleague‑to‑colleague recognition programme to spend on hotels, gift cards, donations to charity and more.
- Social: optional social gatherings, daily breakfast and snacks, social events.
- ESG: CSR, environment and diversity & inclusion initiatives (Women at Third Bridge, Pride and Blkbridge).
- Frontline innovation: chance to share ideas for improvement through hackathons and other events.
By the start of employment you must have permission to work in the country where you are applying.
Third Bridge is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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