Equity Consultant - UK
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Description
Role: Equity Consultant - UK
Team: Scale
Location: Remote/Hybrid working (UK-based).
We are currently a remote-first organisation, but hybrid working may be an option in the future.
Salary: up to £50k per annum, depending on experience, plus equity, 30% OTE potential and benefits
Hours: Full-Time 37.5 hours per week
Please note
All communication regarding your application should go through the official application channels or our company careers page. Contacting Vestd employees via email, personal social media, or other informal routes is not appropriate. We also have a zero-tolerance approach to any form of harassment or abuse directed at our team. Candidates who do not respect these boundaries may be disqualified from the recruitment process and, in serious cases, barred from applying in future.
About Vestd
Vestd is a leading sharetech platform for equity management - shares schemes, fund raising, company secretarial and much more.
Our regulated platform makes light work of all of the most popular and tax-efficient share scheme types, empowering businesses to attract and retain their talent. Our powerful software also helps investors, and founders seeking investment.
Vestd was founded by Ifty Nasir, who lives and breathes our mission. Vestd’s big moonshot aim is to see on
Team: Scale
Location: Remote/Hybrid working (UK-based).
We are currently a remote-first organisation, but hybrid working may be an option in the future.
Salary: up to £50k per annum, depending on experience, plus equity, 30% OTE potential and benefits
Hours: Full-Time 37.5 hours per week
Please note
All communication regarding your application should go through the official application channels or our company careers page. Contacting Vestd employees via email, personal social media, or other informal routes is not appropriate. We also have a zero-tolerance approach to any form of harassment or abuse directed at our team. Candidates who do not respect these boundaries may be disqualified from the recruitment process and, in serious cases, barred from applying in future.
About Vestd
Vestd is a leading sharetech platform for equity management - shares schemes, fund raising, company secretarial and much more.
Our regulated platform makes light work of all of the most popular and tax-efficient share scheme types, empowering businesses to attract and retain their talent. Our powerful software also helps investors, and founders seeking investment.
Vestd was founded by Ifty Nasir, who lives and breathes our mission. Vestd’s big moonshot aim is to see on
e billion people worldwide invested in the companies they work hard to grow by 2030. We are all about inclusion and fairness for our customers and our team.
Vestd is also a B Corp-certified company, which means we’re committed to balancing profit with purpose. We care about our people, our customers, and the wider world – and we hold ourselves to the highest social and environmental standards.
If you’d like to learn more about Vestd, check out this short video from our founder, Ifty.
Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) at Vestd
At Vestd, we prioritise equality, diversity, and inclusion, so we write about it here rather than at the end of the job advertisement. We’re committed to building a respectful, inclusive, and diverse team. Trust is one of our core values; with that comes a commitment to fairness and transparency. We want to be open about our EDI efforts.
Research shows that while men are likely to apply when they meet 60% of a job’s requirements, women and individuals from underrepresented groups often apply only when they meet every criterion.
We understand the value of transferable skills and the unique perspectives that diversity brings. That’s why we encourage applications from candidates with unique strengths and experiences.
If you need any adjustments or support with your application, please let us know in your application or throughout the process.
Requirements
Vestd is also a B Corp-certified company, which means we’re committed to balancing profit with purpose. We care about our people, our customers, and the wider world – and we hold ourselves to the highest social and environmental standards.
If you’d like to learn more about Vestd, check out this short video from our founder, Ifty.
Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) at Vestd
At Vestd, we prioritise equality, diversity, and inclusion, so we write about it here rather than at the end of the job advertisement. We’re committed to building a respectful, inclusive, and diverse team. Trust is one of our core values; with that comes a commitment to fairness and transparency. We want to be open about our EDI efforts.
Research shows that while men are likely to apply when they meet 60% of a job’s requirements, women and individuals from underrepresented groups often apply only when they meet every criterion.
We understand the value of transferable skills and the unique perspectives that diversity brings. That’s why we encourage applications from candidates with unique strengths and experiences.
If you need any adjustments or support with your application, please let us know in your application or throughout the process.
Requirements
The role
As Vestd continues to expand its presence in the share scheme market, we are growing our team of equity consultants. With ambitious plans for the next stage of our journey, we are looking for commercially astute consultants who are motivated by building long-term relationships and identifying opportunities that create sustainable growth.
This role is suited to someone who enjoys developing their own pipeline, building trusted networks and engaging directly with ambitious, scaling businesses. Alongside the strength of our brand and marketing engine, you will play a central role in generating and progressing opportunities through proactive outreach, referrals, partnerships and events.
You will confidently deliver a personable and consultative sales approach to every prospective customer. By developing a deep understanding of share schemes and equity management, you will translate complex subject matter into clear, practical guidance that positions Vestd as a trusted partner for growing companies.
While the primary focus of the role is new business generation, you will also value continuity in relationships, remaining engaged with customers post-sale where appropriate to ensure a smooth transition and identify future growth throughout the lifetime of the customer.
With a strong motivation to secure new business and create meaningful commercial impact, you will contribute to the achievement of new business revenue objectives as part of a collaborative, high-performing team.
The Primary Responsibilities Of This Role
As Vestd continues to expand its presence in the share scheme market, we are growing our team of equity consultants. With ambitious plans for the next stage of our journey, we are looking for commercially astute consultants who are motivated by building long-term relationships and identifying opportunities that create sustainable growth.
This role is suited to someone who enjoys developing their own pipeline, building trusted networks and engaging directly with ambitious, scaling businesses. Alongside the strength of our brand and marketing engine, you will play a central role in generating and progressing opportunities through proactive outreach, referrals, partnerships and events.
You will confidently deliver a personable and consultative sales approach to every prospective customer. By developing a deep understanding of share schemes and equity management, you will translate complex subject matter into clear, practical guidance that positions Vestd as a trusted partner for growing companies.
While the primary focus of the role is new business generation, you will also value continuity in relationships, remaining engaged with customers post-sale where appropriate to ensure a smooth transition and identify future growth throughout the lifetime of the customer.
With a strong motivation to secure new business and create meaningful commercial impact, you will contribute to the achievement of new business revenue objectives as part of a collaborative, high-performing team.
The Primary Responsibilities Of This Role
- Delivering a consultative and insight-led sales approach when engaging prospective customers, developing a detailed understanding of their growth plans, equity strategy and commercial priorities.
- Proactively generating and nurturing your own pipeline through outbound activity, networking, referrals, partnerships and events, alongside converting inbound demand.
- Present digital product demonstrations, showcasing the Vestd platform and our unique value proposition can support the customers business growth.
- Managing your pipeline effectively, maintaining accurate forecasting and progressing opportunities with commercial discipline.
- Working closely with Marketing to convert inbound demand and to collaborate on outbound initiatives.
- Using your influence and engagement skills to actively seek new and exciting business opportunities with high growth companies.
- Working across teams at Vestd, particularly with Marketing, the Partner Manager and Customer Success to create a collaborative process which is tailored to customer needs.
- Creative and curious in your approach to developing an understanding of the prospects you work with and their unique equity processes.
These are the skills and qualifications we consider essential for this role:
- A strong track record in business development or consultative B2B sales, ideally with responsibility for generating your own pipeline.
- Commercially motivated, with the confidence to identify, develop and successfully convert opportunities.
- Managing opportunities through the full sales cycle, including stakeholder alignment, commercial discussions and negotiation.
- Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with C-level decision makers (typically CEOs, COOs and CFOs) within high-growth businesses.
- Ability to understand and empathise with customers and prospects
- Excellent communication skills, including active listening and the ability to explain complex solutions clearly and engagingly across written, verbal and presentation formats.
These Will Help You Stand Out From The Pack:
- B2B SaaS experience
- Experience using Hubspot
- Startup/scaleup experience
- Knowledge of shares and share schemes
- Entrepreneurial experience
- Experience working in a remote-first team
What makes Vestd folk collaborative, adaptable, and eager to grow?
- Thrives in a startup environment, ready to tackle diverse challenges with enthusiasm
- Adaptable - open to taking on responsibilities beyond the defined role as needed
- Passionate about contributing to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Benefits
What you can expect
Our culture is our backbone (BreatheHR named us one of the ‘Top 3 Companies in the UK for Company Culture’), and we take team happiness seriously.
Vestd strives to be as principled as possible. We’re all about Goal 8 of the United Nations ‘Sustainable Development Goals. This goal is about ‘Decent work and economic growth,’ and we consider it both with our external activities and internal workings.
We’ll do everything we can to help you grow in your role. In return, you’ll want to learn all about our industry and do all you can to help us continue leading it.
Vestd is remote-first, so in return for your commitment, diligence, and productivity, you’ll have a lot of autonomy during your working day. Some roles demand office hours (to fit our customers’ schedules), but we are committed to offering flexibility where possible.
Happy employees make for happy customers, as demonstrated in our five-star reviews. Vestd’s excellence has also been recognised by The Europas, The Fintech Awards London, The Hustle Awards, TechRound, and BusinessCloud’s Fintech50. See more about our awards here.
This could be the perfect opportunity if you’re an autonomous, self-driven individual passionate about contributing to a meaningful mission and value being part of a supportive, close-knit team.
Why work at Vestd?
Vestd Is a Great Place To Work. Don’t Just Take Our Word For It - Take a Look At The Award-winning Suite Of Benefits That You Can Look Forward To As One Of Our Folk:
- This job remote-first, although attendance is required twice yearly at our in-person get-togethers
- At Vestd we provide our folk with the hardware and software required to support them in their role. As a remote-first business, we expect anyone applying for a job to have a suitable, quiet working space. You must have an appropriate desk/table and chair, with a reliable internet connection.
Our application process
We are accepting rolling applications for this role with no fixed end date - if you are interested in joining the Vestd folk, please apply when you can. We will respond to every applicant, but we may only screen some candidates depending on the number of applications received.
Our recruitment pipeline has a few stages, giving you plenty of opportunities to learn about Vestd as we take the time to find someone who is the best fit for the role. We aim to complete the selection process as efficiently as possible, and we are committed to making our candidate experience as inclusive as we can, so please get in touch with us if you require any information or support during the application process or need to ask for any adjustments.
A Typical Selection Process Might Be:
We are accepting rolling applications for this role with no fixed end date - if you are interested in joining the Vestd folk, please apply when you can. We will respond to every applicant, but we may only screen some candidates depending on the number of applications received.
Our recruitment pipeline has a few stages, giving you plenty of opportunities to learn about Vestd as we take the time to find someone who is the best fit for the role. We aim to complete the selection process as efficiently as possible, and we are committed to making our candidate experience as inclusive as we can, so please get in touch with us if you require any information or support during the application process or need to ask for any adjustments.
A Typical Selection Process Might Be:
- Apply online
- 20-minute screening call
- 45-minute interview with the hiring manager and team member
- Task-based assignment
- 45-minute team cultural interview
- 30-minute interview with the CEO
We are excited to receive your application.
When a role is filled, we will let all the applicants know to let them know.
This job is based within the UK. You must be primarily UK-based and eligible to work in the country.
When a role is filled, we will let all the applicants know to let them know.
This job is based within the UK. You must be primarily UK-based and eligible to work in the country.