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About this role
Bainbridge- Financial Services
Account Executive- Private Equity and M&A
The Opportunity
Bainbridge is seeking an accomplished Account Executive to join our growing M&A sales team.
This position offers the opportunity to move beyond traditional B2B sales and engage directly with business owners, CEOs, and senior executives on potential acquisitions, investments, and strategic business opportunities.
Our executives play a key role in identifying and developing relationships that can lead to significant transactions across a diverse range of industries and businesses.
We welcome ambitious sales professionals who bring strong commercial instincts, confidence in executive-level conversations, and a proven ability to develop new business.
Key Responsibilities
Identify and cultivate potential acquisition and investment opportunities. Engage business owners and senior executives in substantive business conversations. Develop relationships and advance opportunities through the business development process. Apply consultative selling skills to understand business objectives and recognize potential opportunities.
Engage business owners in discussions regarding financial performance, including revenue and EBITDA, growth objectives, and strategic opportunities. Conduct initial business assessments, gather relevant data, and present potential opportunities to prospective clients. Manage prospecting activities, client communications, and opportunity progression through salesforce CRM.
Maintain an active pipeline through consistent follow-up, relationship development, and effective time management. Collaborate with leadership and colleagues across teams.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, marketing, or related field. Proven experience in B2B sales, business development, account management, or related client- facing role. Demonstrated success in consultative selling, outbound prospecting, and developing new business opportun
Tools & Tech Stack
Selling Motion
Prospecting
Outbound-Heavy
Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Account Executive
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
Role Signals
Green Flags
Ownership stake offered
Financial Services — Interview Intel
Typical Sales Cycle
3–6 months (Retail) · 6–18 months (Institutional)
Common Buyer Objections
- "Regulatory concerns — need compliance approval"
- "We already have a vendor for this"
- "Need to see 3-year track record"
- "Committee-based decision — multiple approvers"
Key Industry Metrics
Hot Topics to Reference
- • AI in fraud detection and compliance
- • Open banking APIs
- • ESG investing mandate shifts
- • Embedded finance partnerships
Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.
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Walk me through your discovery process.
Template questionHow do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?
Template questionTell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.
Template questionHow do you build business cases for stakeholders?
Template questionDescribe a deal you lost and what you learned.
Template questionThis Account Executive position at Bainbridge involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.
Financial services sales requires strong compliance awareness and regulatory knowledge.
Remote positions in sales offer flexibility but require strong self-discipline and proactive communication with distributed teams.
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