Origination Associate – Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Urgent) at Finquest

Finquest is the premier big data and AI company focused on identifying and connecting its clients with relevant M&A and investment opportunities.

Finquest is a fast-growing Fintech company, with headquarters in Luxembourg and additional offices in New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Singapore, Bangalore, and Hong Kong.

Finquest’s mission is to reinvent deal origination by harnessing the power of data, AI, and people. Our team speaks more than 17 languages, and we pride ourselves on a diverse and collaborative office environment across our offices.

Origination Associate

Our Deal Origination team is responsible for contacting and screening companies as potential acquisition targets for our clients, who are Private Equity firms and Corporate M&A teams.

We’re a smart, dedicated, and fun team with huge plans for growth to achieve our vision. We’re looking for outstanding people to help us shape the future of M&A deal origination and we need an incredible individual to lead the team that curates M&A opportunities for our clients.

Must be located in the Dallas area or be willing to relocate.

We are currently in the progress of establishing a second office in the US. We will support setting up a Work-from-home based for the time being.

You will be responsible for

• Talking to targeted company CEOs on the phone to introduce our client and the corresponding M&A opportunity, collect information and connect the company CEOs with our clients.
• Aiding Client Directors (who manage the client relationship and run the overall project) in providing exceptional service to a portfolio of clients of Private Equity and Corporates.
• Developing rapport, communicating, and delivering information credibly to C-suite and high-level executives at contacted companies.
• Enriching Finquest's database with all proprietary information acquired during conversations with investors and acquisition targets.
• Working collaboratively with the Sales Team to enlarge Finquest's network in the region, i.e. providing sales leads coming from the curation process.
• Providing input and ideas for process improvement and contributing to developing enhanced organisational practices

Your background

• Enjoy building rapport on all levels, from small business owners up to time constrained executives and sharing insights to discover more about a company, its key competitive advantage, and relevant information.
• Experience in a sales role or similar environment for 3 years.
• Ability to understand customer requirements and ask pertinent questions.
• Fast thinker, very persistent and results-oriented approach
• Strong written and oral communication skills; including fundamental presentation skills and the demonstrated ability to articulate ideas clearly and appropriately influence others.
• Naturally curious
• Experience of working to and achieving targets
• Self-motivated
• Ability to work and thrive in a multi-tasked, fast paced environment.
• Resilient in overcoming objections and a tenacious and determined attitude when faced with barriers or obstacles.
• Spanish is a strong advantage

We owe our exponential growth to our innovative and collaborative team spirit and talented workforce. Every voice counts as we are always committed to learning from diverse perspectives and backgrounds because our people make the difference at Finquest. Regardless of your age, gender, belief, and background, at FINQUEST everyone is welcome!