Acquisition Research & Deal Flow Specialist
Overview
I am looking for a proactive and resourceful researcher to become part of our acquisition team.
Initially, your role will be to identify UK business owners and build high-quality contact databases for immediate acquisition email campaigns. As the role develops, you will help improve and expand our acquisition process and contribute towards building a proprietary acquisition database.
This is an ongoing opportunity for the right person.
Immediate Priorities (Next 30 Days)
- Build databases of UK Business Owners, Founders, Managing Directors and CEOs.
- Source and verify direct business email addresses.
- Focus initially on businesses located in London.
- Deliver clean, accurate and organised databases ready for email campaigns.
- Recommend the fastest and most effective research methods.
- Help us launch our acquisition email campaigns as quickly as possible.
Medium-Term Responsibilities
- Expand our database across the UK.
- Improve the quality and accuracy of the data.
- Identify additional decision-makers where appropriate.
- Recommend improved research tools, automation and processes.
- Help increase the efficiency and effectiveness of our acquisition activities.
Long-Term Vision
Help us build one of the UK's leading proprietary acquisition databases for privately owned businesses.
As the database grows, assist in identifying businesses that may become acquisition opportunities by continually improving the quality of information collected.
Information to Collect
Where available, provide:
- Company Name
- Business Owner / Founder / Managing Director / CEO
- Job Title
- Verified Business Email Address
- Telephone Number
- LinkedIn Profile
- Company Website
- Companies House Link
- Industry
- Location
Accuracy is considerably more important than volume.
Skills Required
- Business research
- List building
- Email verification
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong written English
- Experience using Apollo, LinkedIn, Companies House or similar research tools
If you have access to premium research tools, please tell us which ones you use.
What We're Looking For
Someone who:
- Is proactive and takes ownership of their work.
- Enjoys solving problems and finding better ways of working.
- Produces accurate, reliable research.
- Can work independently once objectives are clear.
- Communicates well and keeps projects moving forward.
When Applying
Please tell us:
- Your relevant experience.
- Which research tools you use.
- Which email verification tools you recommend.
- Approximately how many verified contacts you can produce each week.
- Examples of similar work.
- Your proposed fee.
Opportunity
This is not simply a list-building project.
We are looking for someone who wants to become part of our acquisition team and help us continually improve how we identify, research and approach business owners.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to take on increasing responsibility as our acquisition activity grows.
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