Spanish speaking Business Development Executive

FRENCH SELECTION (FS)

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Spanish speaking Business Development Executive – Carbon & Environmental Markets

Location: London

Hybrid work: Full-time office-based during probation, then 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home

Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum plus commission

Ref: 725RX

To apply using our preferred format, please visit the French Selection website, go to the vacancies page and search job reference: 725RX.

The company

A specialist environmental markets advisory and carbon risk management firm, helping organisations manage carbon pricing, emissions trading, renewable energy and sustainability requirements across international markets.

Main duties

The role will focus on developing new business across environmental and carbon markets, commodities and renewable energy, while building and maintaining strong client relationships, particularly within Spanish-speaking markets.

The role

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across environmental and carbon markets, with a focus on Spanish-speaking clients and markets.
• Prospect potential clients through outbound sales, networking, referrals and industry events.
• Build and manage a personal sales pipeline from initial contact through to close.
• Develop relationships with businesses affected by EU ETS, UK ETS, carbon pricing, carbon offsetting and renewable energy.
• Conduct consultative sales conversations with senior stakeholders across sustainability, finance, energy, procurement and trading.
• Present environmental markets and advisory solutions clearly to prospective clients in both Spanish and English.
• Manage and develop long-term client relationships, providing support to Spanish-speaking customers and prospects.
• Work closely with trading, advisory and operations teams to develop tailored client solutions.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and sales pipeline information.
• Attend relevant industry events to generate leads and strengthen market presence.

The candidate

• Experience in environmental markets, carbon markets, commodities, energy trading, FX or a closely related financial or energy markets environment is essential.
• Fluent Spanish and business-level English are essential. The ability to communicate confidently with Spanish-speaking clients and stakeholders is key.
• Experience in EU ETS, UK ETS, carbon trading, Voluntary Carbon Markets, carbon pricing or renewable energy is highly desirable.
• Previous B2B sales, business development, trading, brokerage or client relationship experience, with a strong focus on new business.
• Proven ability to build a pipeline, develop prospects and convert opportunities into clients.
• Strong commercial awareness and confidence discussing technically complex products.
• Genuine interest in carbon markets, environmental commodities and the energy transition.
• Confident communicator with strong relationship-building and negotiation skills.
• Proactive, organised and target-driven.
• Additional European languages, particularly French, German, Portuguese, Italian or Greek, would be advantageous but are not essential.

The salary

Up to £60,000 basic salary per annum, depending on experience, plus commission and a competitive benefits package, including private health insurance.

French Selection is a leading UK-based consultancy specialising in the recruitment of bilingual and multilingual professionals for international businesses across a wide range of industries and services. We recruit for German-, French-, Italian- and Spanish-speaking positions, as well as roles requiring Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian languages, Mandarin, Japanese and Arabic