Founding Sales Development Representative - UK & EMEA
Build the UK and EMEA sales funnel through outbound prospecting, lead engagement, and meeting generation for the Head of Sales. The role offers intensive sales training and a rapid path to Account Executive, with prior sales experience helpful but not required.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own the top of the sales funnel by prospecting, researching, and engaging new leads daily.
- Book qualified meetings for the Head of Sales through cold calling, email, and LinkedIn outreach.
- Reactivate cold leads and build pipeline from scratch.
- Travel to industry conferences to engage prospects and book demos.
- Follow up with inbound and conference leads by phone and email.
- Become an expert on the product, customers, and effective sales practices.
Training and Career Development
- Enroll in Rilla Sales Academy, covering:
- Cold calling, prospecting, multi-threading, and finding active leads.
- Opening sequences, discovery questions, active listening, and mirroring.
- Demo storytelling, closing sequences, objection handling, and next steps.
- Progress to an Account Executive role when the Head of Sales’ calendar is full; high performers may be promoted within weeks 7–10.
Requirements
- Demonstrated customer focus and commitment to solving client problems.
- Strong learning orientation and openness to continuous development.
- Team-oriented approach with a willingness to give and receive feedback.
- Comfort with failure, experimentation, and unconventional approaches.
- Ability to maintain extreme focus and prioritize effectively.
- Existing right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship and work authorization are not provided.
Nice-to-Haves
- Top-percentile achievement in academics, competitions, club leadership, or another demanding area.
- Previous sales experience, including door-to-door sales, summer jobs, side hustles, or other selling experience.
- Former or current elite-level athletic experience.
- Fluency or business proficiency in European languages.
Compensation and Benefits
- OTE: £90,000–£150,000, including base salary and commission.
- Daily meal stipend six days per week.
- Private medical and dental insurance.
- Pension scheme.
- Enhanced parental leave.
- Fertility benefits.
- Wellness and gym benefits.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Unlimited holiday.
- £750 annual learning and development stipend.
- Tech equipment.
Skills
Cold Calling, Email Outreach, LinkedIn, Prospecting, Lead Qualification, Pipeline Management, Salesforce
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