About The Company
Valiant is an Aussie scale up that specialises in helping small businesses secure funding. We bring a simplified touch to finance by making it accessible to Aussie SMEs and streamlining the traditional application process. While it can take months to get approved for business finance through a bank, thanks to our industry leading tech Valiant can reach ‘yes’ in as little as a day.
About The Role
The New Business Advisor role is a fantastic opportunity with outstanding career development prospects where you will get the chance to make a visible impact on a rapidly scaling business. It is the first line of communication with potential clients where the core function of the role is to qualify them through targeted questions about their business and progress them through to one of our available Commercial Brokers.
After a detailed onboarding program you will have a sound knowledge of the 3 core offerings we provide for businesses; Working Capital, Asset and Commercial and Development lending. With this you will be confident when prospecting new Valiant customers who have enquired about our service.
What You'll Do
- Work with the sales team by qualifying warm and cold leads over the phone that come through each day
- Build a strong acumen in outbound prospecting to handle objections and provide solutions for our clients
- Take inbound calls from prospective customers
- Accurate data entry and database updates in our CRM system
- Keep up to date with industry and product knowledge to ensure you are providing customers with accurate and applicable information
The ideal candidate:
- Final year graduate students, new graduates, someone with a background in sales, retail and/or customer service is desirable but not required
- To succeed in this role you will need to have a resilient mindset and strong communication skills
- Previous experience in a sales role is desirable but not required
- Strong rapport building skills
- Keen to earn commissions in a role and interested in sales as the progression opportunities would be into a Commercial Brokering team
Benefits:
- Opportunities to earn commissions on top of your base salary (up to 80k OTE!)
- Performance based WFH flexibility
- Weekly Friday drinks and monthly events
- Great opportunity to progress quickly through the company into a broker position
- Inclusive, passionate, and supportive team. Innovation thrives on diversity and so do we
- Fun, open plan office space located in the heart of Surry Hills, steps away from cafes and restaurants
- Pet-friendly office, bring your furry friend to work!
- Employee Assistance Program - Counselling