Business Development Executive – Carbon & Environmental Markets in London

FRENCH SELECTION (FS)

Business Development Executive – Carbon & Environmental Markets
Location: London
Hybrid work: Full-time office-based during probation, then 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home
Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum plus commission
Ref: 725RX

To apply using our preferred format, please visit the French Selection website, go to the vacancies page and search job reference: 725RX.

The company
A specialist environmental markets advisory and carbon risk management firm, helping organisations manage carbon pricing, emissions trading, renewable energy and sustainability requirements across international markets.

Main duties
The role will focus on developing new business across environmental and carbon markets, commodities and renewable energy, while building and maintaining strong client relationships.

The role
-Identify and develop new business opportunities across environmental and carbon markets.
-Prospect potential clients through outbound sales, networking, referrals and industry events.
-Build and manage a personal sales pipeline from initial contact through to close.
-Develop relationships with businesses affected by EU ETS, UK ETS, carbon pricing, carbon offsetting and renewable energy.
-Conduct consultative sales conversations with senior stakeholders across sustainability, finance, energy, procurement and trading.
-Present environmental markets and advisory solutions clearly to prospective clients.
-Manage and develop long-term client relationships.
-Work closely with trading, advisory and operations teams to develop tailored client solutions.
-Maintain accurate CRM records and sales pipeline information.
-Attend relevant industry events to generate leads and strengthen market presence.

The candidate
-Experience in environmental markets, carbon markets, commodities, energy trading, FX (foreign exchange), financial trading or a closely related financial or energy markets environment is desirable.
-Candidates from FX, currency trading, financial brokerage or wider financial markets backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply, especially those with transferable B2B sales, business development or client relationship experience.
-Experience in EU ETS, UK ETS, carbon trading, Voluntary Carbon Markets, carbon pricing or renewable energy is highly desirable.
-Previous B2B sales, business development, trading, brokerage or client relationship experience, with a strong focus on new business.
-Proven ability to build a pipeline, develop prospects and convert opportunities into clients.
-Strong commercial awareness and confidence discussing technically complex products.
-Genuine interest in carbon markets, environmental commodities and the energy transition.
-Confident communicator with strong relationship-building skills.
-Proactive, organised and target-driven.
-Fluent business English is essential.
-Additional European language, particularly German, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian or Greek, is advantageous but not essential.

The salary
Up to £60,000 basic salary per annum, depending on experience, plus commission and a competitive benefits package including private health insurance.

French Selection is a leading UK-based consultancy specialising in the recruitment of bilingual and multilingual professionals for international businesses across a wide range of industries and services. We recruit for German-, French-, Italian- and Spanish-speaking positions, as well as roles requiring Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian languages, Mandarin, Japanese and Arabic.