Business Development Representative

This role challenges you to

Are you an energetic professional with a commercial mindset and a passion for building new connections? You prefer phone calls over endless emails? In this role as a Business Development Representative, you will be the starting point of our commercial strength. You bring leads to life, recognize opportunities as soon as they arise, and take the first step towards long-term client relationships. You combine decisiveness with curiosity and work closely with sales and marketing to build a solid pipeline. Your enthusiasm and initiative set the pace of our commercial growth and form the foundation for successful sales trajectories at Finext.

What will you do?

• Proactively approach new potential clients through different channels.
• Create leads and nurture them over the long term until they are “warm enough.” You schedule meetings with prospects, keep leads engaged, and hand them over effectively to the sales team.
• Collaborate with relationship managers, solution sales, and marketers to ensure the right follow-up.
• Maintain contact with leads who are not yet ready for the next step in the sales process.
• Provide relevant content or follow-up to stay top-of-mind.
• Keep the CRM system up to date with all interactions and insights
• Contribute to optimizing our lead nurturing approach and campaigns.
• Think along about new ways to improve both the quality and quantity of leads.

Why Business Development Representative at Finext?

At Finext, we believe in craftsmanship, freedom, and connection. As a network organization, we give you the space to truly make an impact. You will become part of a close-knit team and collaborate with consultants, marketers, and sales professionals. In your role as a Business Development Representative, you are given a lot of responsibility and trust: you determine to a large extent how our commercial funnel is fueled. You will work with tools such as Microsoft Dynamics and Sales Navigator and get to know the world of Digital Finance Consultancy from the inside out. Whether you aspire to a career in sales or want to further develop your communication talent – this role is the perfect starting point within Finext.

We digitize and integrate work processes so that we can respond to opportunities immediately. We use advanced technology to provide crystal-clear management information. For us, this is the most natural thing in the world.

Finext consists of more than 100 passionate professionals, but our doors are always open for new talent. Because the demand for our expertise is growing every day.

This is what you got

• Completed a degree in commercial studies, with a strong affinity for IT.
• 0 to 2 years of experience in a commercial or lead generation role.
• Proven skills in communication, customer focus, and planning.
• Ability to connect quickly – by phone, LinkedIn, or email.
• Experience with CRM tools such as Dynamics or comparable systems.
• You work independently but actively seek collaboration.
• You speak both English and Dutch.
• You are energetic, curious, and enjoy taking initiative.
• Affinity with finance, consultancy, or tech is a plus – not a requirement.

We offer

• A fixed salary between €40.000 and €50.000 per year, depending on your experience. This includes the base salary and 8% holiday pay.
• Hybrid working: at Finext or from home, arranged in consultation with your team.
• Proper working equipment such as a laptop and phone.
• We also think of your future by contributing 8% to your pension, on both the fixed and variable parts.
• A workplace built on trust and principles rather than rules. Hybrid working and flexible hours are good examples of this.
• A dynamic and informal environment where entrepreneurship is valued.
• Collaboration with experienced professionals and plenty of room for your ideas.
• Unlimited training and development opportunities to keep growing.
• The possibility to participate in Finext after one year of employment, becoming a co-owner and sharing in dividends.