Strategic account executive, financial services (UK)
You bring in new business from UK banks, asset managers, insurers, and fintechs. Each deal has to clear security, compliance, and the board.
- London, hybrid
- Full time
- 7 to 10 years, or more
- Financial services
- Pay not listed
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“This is an enterprise seller’s job, selling to UK banks, asset managers, insurers, and fintechs. The posting doesn’t list pay.”
Who it suits
A good fit
- You have 7 to 10 years, or more, carrying a strategic software quota in complex sales.
- You have sold into financial services and know the UK buying rhythm.
- You have created a deal from scratch and beaten a seven-figure quota.
Think twice
- You haven’t sold into a regulated buyer.
- You want inbound only.
- You won’t go further without listed pay. Writer doesn’t publish it.
What you’d do
- Create pipeline in UK financial services, rather than wait for inbound.
- Sell through security, compliance, and board-level approval.
- Connect the product to an outcome a CIO and a CFO both recognize.
What they ask for
- You have 7 to 10 years, or more, of quota-carrying strategic software sales, including Fortune 500 or Global 2000 accounts.
- You know banking, asset management, insurance, or fintech in the UK and Europe. You know how those buyers purchase.
- You have carried a seven-figure quota and beaten it. You have created a deal yourself, rather than only working inbound.
- They prefer a network in UK or European financial services. A consulting background helps too.
How it works
- This is a hybrid role based in the London hub. You report to the regional vice president.
What to know about this job
Open 2 weeks
- Week 2This job has been open this long
- Week 8Half of London AE jobs have closed
In November 2026, Writer had 7 account executive jobs open in 19 locations.
The enterprise seller, the most common kind of AE in London
- 70%The enterprise seller (this job). Runs long deals with large organizations and several decision-makers, often on a list of named accounts.
- 25%The mid-market closer. Closes a high volume of smaller deals with SMB and mid-market buyers on short sales cycles.
Shares of open AE jobs in London.
Most new London account executives weren’t account executives before
- 68% of people who became account executives in London weren’t account executives in their last job.
- 43% of them came from a startup or scale-up.
Writer doesn’t list pay for this job
The London account executive guide shows what account executives in London expect to earn.
What London account executives earnWorth asking the hiring team
- “Is a UK financial-services network required on day one, or only preferred?”
- “Is the first book banking, asset management, insurance, or fintech?”
Jack’s take on Writer
- Signed contracts passed $50M in 2025
- Valuation nearly quadrupled to $1.9B in 2024
- The team grew to about 500 people in 2025
- Key leaders
- A hybrid, high-ownership place to work
- Based in San Francisco, New York and London
- Founded 2020
- 46 open jobs
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Jack & Jill isn’t Writer’s recruiter. We summarized this job from Writer’s public careers page, where you can apply. We check whether it’s still open each time you open this page. The market numbers come from our London account executive guide and the company facts from Writer’s page. We last checked this summary against the posting on November 9, 2026. Jack’s take is Jack & Jill’s own.