Vice President, Business Development

Apex Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - GBP 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Vice President of Business Development to support revenue growth through targeted origination and relationship development. The successful candidate will build relationships with clients, progress sales opportunities, and support senior deal leads. Ideal candidates have early to mid-stage sales experience in the financial sector and strong communication skills. This full-time position is based in Greater London and offers opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

• Early to mid-stage sales experience in financial services.
• Comfortable managing multiple workstreams.
• Motivated to progress into a senior sales role.

Responsibilities

• Identify and qualify new business opportunities.
• Build relationships with emerging and mid-market clients.
• Progress opportunities through defined sales stages.
• Prepare pitch materials, proposals, and internal approvals.
• Coordinate with product, operations, and onboarding teams.

Skills

Sales experience in financial services

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

Detail-oriented

Commercially curious

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

You can find out more about this in ourVice President, Business Development page is loaded## Vice President, Business Developmentlocations: Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR-0020182The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.For our business, for clients, and for you**Role Purpose**You support revenue growth through targeted origination, relationship development, and deal support. You act as a core execution layer within the sales organisation, progressing opportunities and supporting senior deal leads.**Key Responsibilities****Origination & Coverage*** Identify and qualify new business opportunities* Build relationships with emerging and mid-market clients* Support outreach, meetings, and follow-ups**Pipeline & Deal Support*** Progress opportunities through defined sales stages* Prepare pitch materials, proposals, and internal approvals* Maintain Salesforce accuracy and reporting discipline**Market & Campaign Support*** Support sales campaigns and targeted initiatives* Work closely with Sales Development on lead qualification* Track competitor activity and market trends**Internal Collaboration*** Coordinate with product, operations, and onboarding teams* Support senior sales colleagues on active deals* Contribute to account planning and pipeline reviews**Success Measures*** Qualified pipeline generated* Contribution to closed revenue* Salesforce hygiene and reporting quality* Responsiveness and execution quality* Feedback from senior sales leaders**Experience & Profile*** Early to mid-stage sales experience in financial services* Strong communication and organisational skills* Commercially curious and detail-oriented* Comfortable managing multiple workstreams* Motivated to progress into a senior sales roleDisclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.**About Apex Group**We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. We’re a people-powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies.