Business Development Executive

Job Title: Business Development Executive – Financial Services

Location: Watford, Hertfordshire

Salary: £26,500 starting salary (£27,500 after probation) + Performance Incentives, OTE £35,000–£38,000

Job Type: Permanent, Full time, Office Based

Start date: Training starts Monday 19 October 2026

Build your career in business development and financial services

Confident communicator? Commercially minded? Ready for your next career move?

If you've worked in sales, business development, account management, recruitment, customer service, retail or hospitality, you may already have the skills we're looking for.

At Fortrade, you'll join as a Business Development Executive, working with clients who have already registered and shown an interest in our services.

You'll build professional relationships, understand client needs, introduce clients to our platform and products, and identify opportunities to develop those relationships.

This is not cold calling - You will be speaking with people who have already registered and shown an interest in our services.

Key responsibilities:

A few of the main day-to-day responsibilities:

· Speaking with clients who have already registered and shown an interest in Fortrade

· Building and developing professional client relationships

· Understanding client needs and communicating our platform and services clearly

· Supporting clients through the account-opening process

· Working towards individual and team performance targets

· Receiving ongoing coaching and developing communication and product knowledge

What we're looking for

You don't need a finance degree or previous financial markets experience.

We're looking for people who are:

· Confident and professional communicators

· Commercially aware and motivated by results

· Ambitious and keen to progress

· Resilient and comfortable working towards targets

· Coachable and willing to learn

· Good at building professional relationships

· Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

Experience in sales, business development, recruitment, account management, customer service, retail, hospitality or financial services is welcome.

Build your career with Fortrade

This role gives you the opportunity to develop your skills within financial services and progress as your experience and performance grow.

There are opportunities to develop towards Senior Account Manager or Team Leader positions based on performance, development and business requirements.

We've seen people progress to Senior Account Manager in as little as four months.

What you'll get:

· £26,500 starting salary

· £27,500 after probation

· Performance incentives

· Earning potential of £35,000–£38,000 including base salary and performance incentives

· Fully paid training

· Ongoing coaching and development

· Annual salary increases

· Pension

· Free on-site parking

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Internal career progression opportunities

Training starts Monday 19 October 2026

Successful candidates from the initial interview stage will be invited to our one-week fully paid training programme.

You'll learn about the platform, products, communication and compliance while demonstrating your suitability for the role.

Training is part of the selection process, followed by a Final Interview.

Successful candidates will then join the team.

About Fortrade

Fortrade is a global CFD and Forex trading provider authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), FRN 609970.

The role operates in an execution-only environment and does not involve providing personal financial advice or making trading decisions for clients.

Ready for your next move?

If you're confident, ambitious and enjoy building relationships and working towards results, we'd like to hear from you.

Build your skills. Develop your career. Progress with Fortrade.

Apply now for the Business Development Executive position in Watford.

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with experience of: Account Manager, Business Development Manager, Client Account Manager, Customer Service Executive, Sales Account Manager, Sales Executive, Sales Consultant, Business Development Representative, Business Development Consultant, Account Executive, Client Relationship Executive, Recruitment Consultant, Recruitment Resourcer, Customer Success Executive may also be considered for this role.