Since launching in 1989, CMC Markets has become one of the world's leading online CFD and financial spread betting providers, with nearly 70 million trades executed annually across Europe, Asia Pacific and North America.
C MC Markets' success is founded on its ability to deliver a wide range of trading products to customers, from single equities to indices, currencies and commodities.
Role and Responsibilities
The role of an Account Executive is to provide a continuous daily mix of exceptional relationship management, business development as well as provide execution services and risk management to a self-directed portfolio of clients.
Business Development
Develop and initiate a self-directed business strategy to grow retail and institutional trading volumes in any relevant CMC offices.
* Leverage your current contacts to immediately generate revenue for CMC by promoting our CFD / Spread Bet offering.
* Follow up on all prospective leads, explaining USPs in order to optimise CMC's position in the marketplace.
* Develop, build and maintain strong relationships with your existing clients.
* Drive the growth of your own client book thru a leading edge proposition.
* Proactively enhancing business through client referrals, networking, and industry contacts.
Account Management
Provide pro-active end to end, high quality relationship management to your client book.
* Assist team members in analysing and understanding CMC Markets' USPs and those of our competitors in order to optimise the Company's position in the marketplace.
* Identifying and realising opportunities to educate clients on our products and range of services.
* Applying individual insight to proactively identify ways to improve our service proposition to your clients.
Product Management
Be the product and platform expert for both internal and external stakeholders, with the ability to competently demonstrate and educate clients in its use.
Media
Ad-hoc media commentary may be required, both written and verbal.
* Provide written commentary, as a selling point for the service.
* Provide insightful, directed and knowledgeable market commentary for PR purposes.
Compliance
Understand and adhere to local and global compliance guidelines and relevant regulations for the jurisdiction of operation.
Maintain personal / professional development to meet the changing demands of the role, including all relevant regulatory and legislative training.
Key Skills and Experience
Have already built great contacts within the CFD / FX sector.
* Be able to demonstrate a keen interest and understanding of the financial markets and industry.
* High degree of self-motivation and ambition.
* Proactive, positive and flexible approach to teamwork.
* Strong ability to sell.
* Hard working individual with a real passion for talking to people about derivatives trading and other margin trading products.
* Knowledge and awareness about our competitors within the CFD sector.
* Commercial awareness to identify good leads and business opportunities for partnerships.
* Have strong experience in financial sales, with experience of dealing with companies within the CFD sector.