Sales Executive (Outbound)

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Hybrid
Mid level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Sharing Economy • Social Impact • Big Data Analytics
Building the place where small businesses get the funding they need to win.
The Role
Run a full 360 sales cycle targeting UK SMEs: high-volume outbound outreach, consultative selling of loans/cards/credit, manage pipeline to meet monthly targets, close deals, mentor junior colleagues, and use data and approved generative AI tools to improve performance.
Summary Generated by Built In
We’re on a mission to back the UK’s small businesses like no one else 🚀

Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, and we’re here to help them win. We’ve built a platform that uses clever data to get them the funding they need in minutes, not weeks.

At Funding Circle, we have the restless energy of a fintech start-up with the stability of a public company. It’s a unique mix that gives Circlers the autonomy to take ownership and the scale to make an impact that truly counts.

We’re a high-performing team that chooses to lift each other up. We challenge, we champion, and we have each other’s backs - because we know that when we stand together, we move faster and build better.

The impact is real: Last year alone, the businesses on our platform generated £7.2bn for the UK economy 📈 Come and join a mission that matters!

[Read our Impact Report] | [See our Trustpilot]

📍 London (Hybrid) | 🤝 3 days in the office | 💰Competitive Salary

This is an individual contributor position where you'll run the full sales cycle from outreach through to issued financial products (loans, cards and lines of credit). This is a fast-paced, phone-driven role built for high-performers who thrive on volume. You’ll turn outbound conversations into long-term funding partnerships and customers who keep coming back.

  • Engage, nurture, and close a high-volume (c.50 dials per day), high-quality pipeline of SME prospects, utilising data-driven lists provided directly to you

  • Unlock revenue through outbound execution and consultative selling - with no cold business development required!

  • Manage the entire commercial lifecycle end-to-end, independently understanding business goals and identifying financial solutions that set up our borrowers to win

  • Establish instant rapport with your customers via telephone and email to cultivate successful relationships

  • Be responsible for your own monthly target and continuously develop and improve your approach to help you get there

  • Proactively problem-solve, identifying and confidently mitigating risks, issues or control weaknesses that arise in your day-to-day, using a variety of tools, including Generative AI

  • Mentor junior colleagues, contributing to lifting performance across the team and to championing our collaborative sales culture

What we’re looking for 🌱

We value deep expertise, but a growth mindset and good energy are what really make our team click. We’re a group that chooses to lift each other up and think smart every day.

  • Proven success in B2B sales with a track record of hitting and exceeding sales targets

  • Confident running the entire sales cycle independently, with equal capability in both prospecting and closing

  • Highly organised approach to managing a busy, fast-paced pipeline, keeping deals at multiple stages accurate and moving forward

  • Exceptional telephone skills: you build rapport quickly and simplify complex products for non-finance audiences

  • Resilient, coachable, and motivated by earning potential

  • Confident using approved Generative AI tools to enhance your output and find a better way of working

We’re building a place where everyone truly feels they belong. Even if your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you.

Why join us? 💜

We back you to build an incredible career and by joining us, you'll be part of one of The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For 2026! As a flexible-first employer, we use a "best of both" approach. We’ll see you in our London office to collaborate – with barista coffee and subsidised Just Eat lunches on us!

Our Circler Proposition focuses on five areas:

  • Flexibility: We provide a benefit allowance you can tailor to your own life and family.

  • Health: This includes private medical and dental, health assessments, and access to a digital GP.

  • Wealth: We offer life assurance, share schemes, and financial coaching.

  • Development: You get a dedicated annual learning allowance to help you level up.

  • Lifestyle: We have electric car and cycle-to-work schemes, plus season ticket loans.

We also have award-winning parental leave policies. We're here to support you through the big life moments, from fertility treatments to new additions to the family.

Ready to join a mission that matters? We’d love to chat!

Skills Required

  • Proven success in B2B sales within commercial finance or SME lending
  • Proven track record of hitting and exceeding sales targets
  • Ability to run the entire sales cycle independently (prospecting through closing)
  • Experience managing a high-volume, fast-paced outbound pipeline (c.50 dials per day)
  • Exceptional telephone and written communication skills; able to simplify complex products for non-finance audiences
  • Highly organised approach to managing deals at multiple stages
  • Resilient, coachable, and motivated by earning potential
  • Confident using approved Generative AI tools to enhance output
  • Ability and willingness to mentor junior colleagues and contribute to team performance
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The Company
HQ: London
900 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

Over the past ten years, Funding Circle has built a machine learning and technology platform that is changing the way small businesses access the financing they need to grow. Business owners can complete a loan application and receive a decision in a matter of minutes, enabling them to get funding quickly at an affordable rate. When small businesses succeed, they create jobs, support local communities, and drive the economy forward - that’s why we care about helping them win. To us, nothing is more important.

Why Work With Us

The traditional banking system is broken, so we’re building a better one. We’ve never been ones for the status quo. We believe in questioning convention, experimenting, innovating, and finding a better way. We believe in those made to do more, and that includes our employees. We seek and hire the best by providing great benefits, perks, and pay.

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