About the Business
LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Business Services vertical, we offer a multitude of solutions focused on helping businesses of all sizes drive higher revenue growth, maximize operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. Our solutions help our customers solve difficult problems in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Identity Authentication & Verification, Fraud and Credit Risk mitigation and Customer Data Management. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at the link below, risk.lexisnexis.com
About our Team
Are you looking to join an industry-leading sales organisation? Our sales team is dedicated to partnering with organisations to address and solve complex risk problems. At LexisNexis Risk Solutions, we pride ourselves in providing solutions that directly impact our customers' ability to mitigate and manage risk.
About the Role
The Business Development Executive will acquire new customers as we continue to grow rapidly grow an international business. You'll be responsible for prospecting and growing revenue within a defined geographic market. The role will require close collaboration with the regional sales team to maximise revenue opportunities. Some travel may be required to support customers and attend industry events.
Responsibilities
- Prospecting and selling of solutions to new customers
- Following up on regional leads, outbound calling and social selling using LinkedIn and other applications.
- Conducting appropriate consultative selling processes including product demonstrations, presentations and tender responses
- Learning the value proposition and use cases for the assigned portfolio and territory
- Owning contract negotiation, preparation and closing of sale.
- Keeping up to date with market and developments, such as major regulatory changes and new product offerings
- Preparing and maintaining an effective sales territory plan
- Keeping an accurate record of all client activity, pipeline and forecasts within Salesforce CRM
Requirements
- Be able to effectively communicate and build relationships with clients.
- Be results-driven with a dedicated work ethic.
- Be able to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks
- Be proficient in using technology, including CRM software, ideally SalesForce, and Microsoft Office
- Have a proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets
- Ability to work in an team environment and receive inputs from aligned regional sales team
- Experience of a proven sales methodology
Learn more about the LexisNexis Risk team and how we work here
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Skills Required
- Effective communication and relationship-building with clients
- Results-driven with a dedicated work ethic
- Time management and ability to prioritize tasks
- Proficient in CRM software (ideally Salesforce) and Microsoft Office
- Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets
- Ability to work in a team environment and accept input from regional sales
- Experience with a proven sales methodology
RELX Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about RELX and has not been reviewed or approved by RELX.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through a 401(k) plan with matching contributions, alongside other financial protections such as life and disability coverage. Tuition reimbursement and share purchase access further broaden the financial value of the package beyond base salary.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave and time off breadth appears strong, with generous vacation allowances, mental health days, and options like sabbaticals and tiered PTO by tenure. Parental and caregiving leaves are described in detail, reinforcing time-away benefits as a standout component of the overall package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits are supported by offerings such as mental health support (e.g., app access), EAP resources, gym-related perks, and wellness incentives. Flexible working hours and related work-life supports add to the perceived day-to-day value of benefits.
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What We Do
RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics for professional and business customers across industries. We help scientists make new discoveries, doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients and lawyers win cases. We prevent online fraud and money laundering, and help insurance companies evaluate and predict risk. Our events enable customers to learn about markets, source products and complete transactions. In short, we enable our customers to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive. We do this by leveraging a deep understanding of our customers to create innovative solutions which combine content and data with analytics and technology in global platforms. RELX serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs approximately 30,000 people of whom almost half are in North America. We operate in four major market segments: Scientific, Technical & Medical; Risk & Business Analytics; Legal; and Exhibitions.
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