Account Executive - Private Equity

Account Executive - Private Equity

Apply promptly! A high volume of applicants is expected for the role as detailed below, do not wait to send your CV.

This is an opportunity to join a profitable, growing data and insights business serving private markets. The role supports increasing demand for a specialist platform used by senior decision makers across investment and HR functions, and sits within a small, high-quality commercial team.

About the company

• Specialist data and insights platform focused on private markets

• Provides peer group insight into pay, carried interest, long term incentives and hiring

• Used by senior leaders to inform reward, retention and talent decisions

• Profitable business with clear growth plans and continued investment in sales

About the role

• Suited to a high-performing SDR or junior Account Executive stepping into a full AE role

• Outbound focused, generating new opportunities across private markets firms

• Cold calling, email and LinkedIn outreach to senior stakeholders

• Progressing from supporting demos to running your own as confidence grows

• Managing deals from first contact through to close over longer buying cycles

• Building strong product knowledge around compensation and talent topics

• Maintaining accurate pipeline and activity tracking in the CRM

• Working closely with senior sales, product and research teams

Your previous experience

• Experience in outbound B2B sales as an SDR, BDR or junior AE

• Comfortable picking up the phone and engaging senior decision makers

• Track record of booking and supporting meetings or demos

• Confident communicator with founders, partners and C-suite stakeholders

• Exposure to private markets or a closely related financial services environment

• Self-motivated and comfortable shaping a role in a growing sales function

• Looking to build a career with a company that has strong growth plans which this role could be central to achieving.

Nice to have

• Experience selling data, research, market intelligence or SaaS

• Background with financial information platforms or market data providers

Package

• Salary flexible (likely £60,000-£70,000 DOE)

• Excellent commission and clear progression

• Office-based/hybrid role (South West London)

Arius Recruit is exclusively hiring for this role. We connect experienced sales professionals with senior commercial opportunities across the UK. We specialise in Sales, Account Management, Customer Success, and Executive-level hiring for high-growth technology sectors, including SaaS, CyberSecurity, AI, DeepTech, FinTech, RegTech, Data & Analytics and Consulting.

Arius Recruit Ltd is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. xwzovoh This is a permanent and full time position.