Spanish Speaking Business Development Executive - Carbon & Environmental Markets

About the role

A specialist environmental markets advisory and carbon risk management firm is hiring a Spanish-speaking Business Development Executive in London (ref 725RX). The role focuses on developing new business across environmental and carbon markets, commodities and renewable energy while building and maintaining strong client relationships. It is full time, with hybrid working: office-based during probation, then three days in the office and two days working from home.

Key responsibilities

• 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 first contact to close.
• Develop relationships with businesses affected by EU ETS, UK ETS, carbon pricing, carbon offsetting and renewable energy.
• Hold consultative sales conversations with senior stakeholders in sustainability, finance, energy, procurement and trading.
• Present environmental markets and advisory solutions clearly to prospective clients.
• Manage long-term client relationships and work with trading, advisory and operations teams on tailored solutions.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and attend industry events to generate leads.

Required profile

• Fluent business English and Spanish are essential.
• Experience in environmental markets, carbon markets, commodities, energy trading, FX or financial trading is desirable; candidates from FX, financial brokerage or financial markets backgrounds are particularly encouraged.
• Experience in EU ETS, UK ETS, carbon trading, voluntary carbon markets, carbon pricing or renewable energy is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to build a pipeline, develop prospects and convert opportunities into clients.
• Strong commercial awareness, confident discussing technically complex products, proactive, organised and target-driven.
• An additional European language such as German, French, Portuguese, Italian or Greek is advantageous but not essential.

Required skills

• B2B sales, business development and client relationship experience focused on new business.
• Confident communicator with strong relationship-building skills.

What we offer

• Salary up to £60,000 per annum depending on experience, plus commission.
• Competitive benefits package including private health insurance.