Finn Thompson

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Account Manager at GoCardless

United Kingdom

Overview

Finn Thompson is an award-winning Account Manager at GoCardless with a strong background in FinTech sales. Educated at the University of Reading and Henley Business School, she has rapidly progressed through sales roles. Colleagues describe her as highly professional, responsive, and supportive.

She successfully transitioned from recruiting elite FinTech sales talent to becoming a top-performing sales professional herself within the industry.

Personality Overview

Confident & Optimistic

Charming & Persuasive

Achievment Oriented

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something.  They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Topics They Care About

FinTech Sales
Her career has spanned both recruiting for and executing high-level FinTech sales roles at Selby Jennings and GoCardless.
Sales Performance
Recognized for high achievement, earning multiple MVP awards and securing 120% target attainment as a Senior SDR at GoCardless.
Crypto & RegTech
Demonstrated expertise by recruiting for a senior sales role in the cryptocurrency regulatory technology (RegTech) space.

Media Appearances

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Work History

8-2025
Account Manager at GoCardless
5-2024 - 8-2025
Senior SDR - UK&I at GoCardless
9-2023 - 5-2024
Sales Development Representative - Enterprise at GoCardless
6-2022 - 10-2022
Principal Consultant - FinTech Sales at Selby Jennings
11-2021 - 5-2022
Senior Consultant - FinTech Sales at Selby Jennings

Education

2017 - 2020
Business Management from Henley Business School
2017 - 2020
Business and Management from University of Reading

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Insights For Selling To Finn

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Look like someone who is on top of their game
  • Clearly address the competitive aspects
  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally

DONT's

  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves
  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Finn is

  • Belief in the value of the product, relationship and a sense of accomplishment matter the most.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Finn

  • They are not shy of saying no if they do not develop trust in your product.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Finn move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Finn take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Finn

Personality Compatibility


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