Junior Sales Executive, ICT Assurance

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  • Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Calgary, AB, Canada
  • Vancouver, BC, Canada
Business:
Business Assurance
Position type:
Full Time
Contract type:
Permanent Employee
Job ID:
7702
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Overview

About us

We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

About Business Assurance

We help companies ensure compliance, build high-performing management systems, and meet competence needs within a wide range of industries. DNV helps companies understand Working with us, you can be involved in technically challenging and innovative projects worldwide demanding a broad variety of expertise. Our strong focus on research and innovation opens an array of opportunities, and allows you to engage in projects which develop next generation solutions. and manage their risk picture through our management system certification and training portfolios. 

About the role

DNV Business Assurance North America is seeking a Junior Sales Executive to develop new business across services including ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 42001, ISO/IEC 22301, ISO/IEC 27701, TISAX, ICT training, and related assurance services.

You will build client relationships, identify opportunities within DNV’s customer base, follow up on sales and marketing leads, and manage opportunities from initial contact through proposal and closing. Working with sales, account management, marketing, and technical specialists, you will connect client needs with appropriate ICT assurance services.

This role offers a developing sales professional the opportunity to build expertise in cybersecurity, information security, AI governance, privacy, business continuity, and digital assurance while contributing to the growth of DNV’s ICT business across North America.

This is a remote position that is based out of one of our DNV offices in Toronto, ON, Calgary, AB or Vancouver, BC with travel up to 10% domestic or international.

Further details regarding role-specific requirements will be shared during the interview process.

What You'll Do

Key Responsibilities Business Development and Market Growth

  • Develop new opportunities through targeted prospecting, outbound campaigns, cross-selling, and follow-up on leads from marketing, webinars, training, events, website inquiries, and referrals.
  • Research target organizations and decision-makers, re-engage selected prospects, and build a qualified pipeline across DNV’s ICT assurance portfolio.
  • Develop knowledge of DNV’s ICT assurance and training services, monitor market developments, and contribute to sales messaging and campaign ideas.

Sales and Client Engagement

  • Qualify client needs, priorities, stakeholders, timing, and commercial potential, and manage opportunities from initial contact through proposal and closing.
  • Build trusted client relationships, explain ICT assurance services in clear business language, and identify cross-sell, training, and account-expansion opportunities.
  • Coordinate proposals, pricing input, internal approvals, client follow-up, and responses to client inquiries and formal requests.
  • Maintain accurate CRM records, clear next steps, and timely pipeline and forecast updates, and coordinate successful handoffs to delivery teams.

Collaboration

  • Work with account managers, industry sales teams, and experienced ICT sales colleagues to develop opportunities, including strategic, integrated, multi-site, or more complex engagements.
  • Partner with marketing, technical specialists, auditors, and delivery teams to confirm client requirements, scope, feasibility, timing, and appropriate support.
  • Participate in pipeline and sales-planning reviews and share relevant client feedback, market insights, and recurring sales barriers with ICT leadership.

Knowledge of every ICT standard is not required at the time of hire. We are looking for someone with the commercial aptitude, curiosity, and discipline to build this knowledge.

Who You Are and How You Will Work

You are commercially motivated, organized, and interested in developing your career in cybersecurity and digital assurance. You are comfortable initiating conversations, asking thoughtful questions, following up consistently, and explaining services in practical business language.

You will collaborate with ICT leadership, sales colleagues, account managers, marketing professionals, technical specialists, auditors, and delivery teams. You take ownership of your work and know when to involve additional commercial or technical expertise.

What we offer

  • Generous paid time off (vacation, sick days, company holidays, personal days)
  • Multiple Medical and Dental benefit plans to choose from, Vision benefits
  • Spending accounts – FSA, Dependent Care, Commuter Benefits, company-seeded HSA
  • Employer-paid, therapist-led, virtual care services through Talkspace
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Company provided life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability benefits
  • Education reimbursement program
  • Flexible work schedule with hybrid opportunities
  • Charitable Matched Giving and Volunteer Rewards through our Impact Program
  • Volunteer time off (VTO) paid by the company
  • Career advancement opportunities

**Benefits vary based on position, tenure, location, and employee election**

DNV provides a reasonable range of compensation for this role. The actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors, including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. The range of starting pay for this role is $85,000 CAD - $100,000 CAD.

12.30.2026

DNV is a proud equal-opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, or business need, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

About you

What is Required

  • Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
  • Two (2) years of experience in B2B sales, business development, inside sales, lead qualification, account development, or another relevant commercial role.
  • Experience developing or qualifying opportunities through outbound prospecting, inbound lead follow-up, referrals, or customer relationships.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong organizational, follow-up, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple leads, client relationships, and opportunities.
  • Confidence initiating client conversations and the ability to work independently while collaborating across sales, marketing, account management, technical, and delivery teams.
  • Interest in cybersecurity, information security, technology, risk, compliance, assurance, certification, or professional services, with the ability to translate technical services into clear business value.
  • Experience using, or the ability to learn, customer relationship management and standard business productivity tools.
  • Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
  • We conduct pre-employment drug and background screening.

What is Preferred

  • Experience selling professional services, certification, assurance, training, cybersecurity, technology, risk, or compliance services.
  • Experience identifying opportunities within an existing customer base and supporting proposals, commercial presentations, requests for information, or formal procurement responses.
  • Familiarity with ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 42001, ISO/IEC 22301, ISO/IEC 27701, TISAX, or other cybersecurity and information security frameworks.

Benefits

Please note that some benefits may vary depending on location, business area, and employment terms. Please confirm with your recruiter.

Profit Share

You’ll be part of our global profit share scheme that means we all share in our success as a business. If we profit, so do you. This will be part of our Total Compensation approach each year and depends on our year-end results.

Insurance

Taking care of you with travel, life, and accident insurance.

Pension Schemes

We care about your long-term financial security and prioritize pension and retirement benefits to reflect our caring values.

Professional Development

We believe in the 70/20/10 learning model, where 70% of your learning comes from performing your everyday tasks and working on different projects, new areas and initiatives to gain new skills. 20% from working with others and mentoring and the rest from formal education.

Hybrid Working

Adapting to the changing world of work around the world.

Purpose-led organization

You become part of a world-leading company where we know and live our purpose; to safeguard life, property, and the environment, with the opportunity to tackle global change through your work.

Supportive and caring culture

We offer opportunities to connect through social and professional networks. Our largest community CONNECT, organizes after-work events and informal meetings throughout the year.

Attractive rewards

We focus on work/life balance and offer employees flexible working hours and workplace, annual vacation allowance, competitive pension, insurance, and a global profit share scheme.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At DNV, our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is not only an ethical choice, but also a business decision.

Diversity, fairness, and a sense of belonging are a source of strength for our people, our business, and our customers, and help us to deliver on our purpose, vision, and values.

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Business Assurance is a unit of DNV where we are working with our customers towards verifying them if they are compliant with some particular rules. We are responsible for scheduling audits. We need to assign the right person with the right competences to conduct such an audit. And we are analysing and improving their processes. But sometimes we need to register some findings like observation, opportunity for improvement, or even non-conformities. I verify our clients' system management by observing them, how they work, how they produce. It's very interesting because we are delivering some additional information for our customers, what they cannot see or discover in their own systems. My work life as an auditor is completely different than employees who are working from the office every day. Because usually I'm travelling to our customers that are located in a different part of our country. Almost every week I work with different people in different companies. So if you like travel, if you are well organized, DNV can be for you.

Working here

Since 1864 we’ve been dedicated to safeguarding life, property and the environment. Today we remain at the forefront of new technologies and techniques to help our customers transform for a more sustainable future.

At DNV you can expect to deliver career and industry defining work. You’ll be given the time to build your network, the resources to support your development, and the freedom to satisfy your curiosity and desire to learn.

Learn more about Working here

Application Process

FAQs

Welcome to our Frequently Asked Questions page. We’ve put together answers to the questions we’re asked most often to help you find the information you need quickly and easily. Whether you're curious about our recruitment process, benefits or career growth and development, you should find the information below.

How can I find job openings that fit my skills and interests?

Explore our official job search page where you can use filters such as job type, location, and department to find roles that best match your qualifications and career aspirations.

What’s your application process like?

You can apply directly through our careers page by submitting your CV and any other documents we require (i.e. university diplomas/transcripts; visas; previous employment reference letters). Make sure your application is fully completed, and you tailor it to the specific job listing. 

Is your recruitment process designed to be inclusive and accessible?

Yes, it is. We're an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates. We’re happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Share the details of what you need within your application.

What types of interviews might I undergo?

Depending on your role, our interview process may include initial phone screenings, video conferences, and in-person interviews, focusing on both your technical abilities and our shared values. You can ask your recruiter specifically about the interview process for your role. 

How long does the hiring process typically take from application to decision?

The timeline can vary but we make every effort to reply to each candidate as soon as possible and keep everyone up-to-date with where they are in the recruitment process.

How do I know if a recruitment contact is legitimately from your company?

Official communication will come from our verified company email addresses. Carefully check any suspicious looking emails and if you have any doubts, don’t engage.

Are there any fees involved in your recruitment process?

No, we do not charge any fees at any stage of our recruitment process. All applications and interviews are free of charge, we will never ask you to pay any fees or make any payments – please be wary of any requests for payment as these are likely scams.

What should I do if I suspect a job scam?

If you encounter suspicious job postings or recruitment practices, do not provide personal information and contact your recruiter as soon as possible. We take these matters seriously. We will never ask you to pay any fees or make any payments part of our recruitment process.

Does DNV complete background checks?

Security and compliance with statutory requirements in the countries in which we operate is essential for DNV. Background checks will be conducted on all final candidates as part of the offer process, in accordance with applicable country-specific laws and practices.

Please ask your recruiter for further details. 

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Please beware of recruitment scams that pretend to be from DNV or its employees. We will never ask you to pay any fees or make any payments as part of our recruitment process.