Account Executive III, RegTech Core

ACA Compliance Group; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading compliance advisory firm is seeking a Sales Account Executive to drive growth in their Regulatory Technology Business Unit. The role involves building sales pipelines and establishing new customer relationships. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of successful sales experience in financial services, a solid understanding of trade surveillance, and the ability to work independently. The firm offers a competitive compensation package, including bonuses and extensive benefits.

Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus

Private medical insurance

Subsidized corporate gym membership

Up to 26 days of annual holiday

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a client-facing sales role.
• Experience in financial services and trade surveillance.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks.

Responsibilities

• Build and close a sales pipeline.
• Actively prospect and generate opportunities.
• Conduct meetings and product demonstrations.

Skills

Financial services knowledge

Sales experience

Client presentation

SaaS knowledge

Professional integrity

Job description

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Date: Oct 13, 2025

Location: London, GB

Company: ACA Group

Hybrid: London

Overview

ACA is seeking an ambitious Sales Account Executive to drive growth of our Regulatory Technology Business Unit. You will be responsible for growing our Regulatory Technology client base across the UK and across clients. The successful candidate will be tasked with selling to new logos as well as selling our cutting-edge regulatory technology platform to existing ACA consulting clients.

The successful candidate will be skilled at building relationships with appropriate contacts within their target account, and positioning ACA as a trusted partner to their organizations. Active prospecting, lead generation are imperative as the candidate looks to qualify opportunities and build and close a robust pipeline of business within the Financial Services vertical as we strive to solve complex and regulatory burdens faced by firms today.

What you’ll do

• Build and close a sales pipeline across both new business and upsell/cross sells
• Actively prospect across their territory and work to drive opportunity generation across their chosen prospects.
• Conduct meetings and product demonstrations with potential customers and activity position ACA’s Regulatory technology products.
• Work closely with the delivery and customer success teams to ensure clients are onboarded seamlessly and position us for future growth within the accounts.
• Support colleagues in the team by contributing insights into product and competitive landscapes as well as customer requirements.

Skills and attributes for success

• Have sound knowledge and experience within financial services and/or trade surveillance, ecommunication archiving/surveillance, or Code of Ethics tools.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with at least 5+ years of proven success in a quota-carrying client-facing sales role.
• Client presentation experience to manage escalations, projects and support cross/upsell would be preferred.
• Prior experience with SaaS (Software as a Service) and enterprise software (desirable).
• Prior experience with professional services (desirable).
• Demonstrated professional integrity.
• Dependable, flexible, and adaptable to new ACA initiatives and changing client needs.
• Ability to exercise discretion and make independent judgments on matters of significance.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced, small-team environment.
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and prioritize effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and clients.

What working at ACA offers

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Our Total Rewards package includes an annual discretionary bonus, pension, private medical insurance, group life insurance, group income protection, subsidized corporate gym membership, season ticket loan, employee assistance programme, and more. Our time off options include up to 26 days of annual holiday allowance and statutory bank holidays, as well as days off for your work anniversary, career development, and volunteering.

About ACA

ACA Group is the leading governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisor in financial services. We empower our clients to reimagine GRC and protect and grow their business. Our innovative approach integrates consulting, managed services, and our ComplianceAlpha® technology platform with the specialized expertise of former regulators and practitioners and our deep understanding of the global regulatory landscape.

What we commit to

ACA is firmly committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, which applies to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotions, training, discipline, terminations, layoffs, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation and all other terms and conditions of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.