Company: Acorn Recruitment
Location: London
Job Description:
Overview
In this role you will drive outbound conversations with founders, CEOs and finance leaders in a high-growth specialist consultancy. You will turn conversations into qualified meetings, learn a niche area of business finance, and work closely with a high-performance commercial team. The position offers clear progression into Business Development and strong earning potential through commission and bonuses. If you thrive on phone-based selling and competing in a collaborative sales culture, this is a meaningful next step.
Pay / Benefits
- Private medical
- Income protection
- Life cover
- Flexible benefits
- Paid volunteering days
Responsibilities
- Execute B2B outbound outreach to target decision-makers
- Engage founders and senior leaders to qualify opportunities
- Handle objections and navigate gatekeepers to progress conversations
- Convert conversations into qualified meetings and pipeline
- Collaborate with the Business Development team and learn from experienced salespeople
- Develop niche expertise in business finance and funding
- Meet daily activity targets (e.g., calling) and maintain resilience
- Gain exposure to high-performance sales environment and coaching
Key requirements
- 2+ years’ experience in B2B outbound sales, telesales, or lead generation
- Confidence speaking to founders, directors and senior decision-makers
- Genuine appetite for phone-based selling
- Experience handling objections and getting past gatekeepers
- Target-driven mindset and strong resilience
- Ability to consistently make 70+ calls per day
- resilience
- clear communication
- ambition and competitiveness
- collaboration and teamwork
- adaptability to fast-paced environment
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Posted: October 5th, 2026