Senior Business Development Representative - SaaS

Location United Kingdom
Discipline: SaaS, Sales
Job functions Sales
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £40,000–£45,000 base salary depending on experience
Job ref: 297602

Remote | ​A fast-growing B2B SaaS scale-up is hiring an experienced Business Development Representative to build high-quality pipeline and develop be involved in closing. 

About the company:
  • A growing software business helping businesses manage complex projects, budgets, resources, risks and reporting in one place

  • Working with enterprise customers across sectors including financial services, insurance, retail, manufacturing and energy

  • Consistent year-on-year growth, with a strong product, established customer base and clear market opportunity

  • A collaborative environment where employees contribute ideas and progress quickly 

About the role:
  • Generate new business opportunities through targeted outbound prospecting, LinkedIn, email, calls, events and other channels

  • Qualify and nurture inbound and early-stage leads, focusing on quality rather than simply booking high volumes of meetings

  • Research target accounts and identify senior decision-makers across project management, transformation, operations and technology

  • Work directly with the Head of Business Development throughout the sales cycle

  • Join discovery calls, support follow-up activity and gradually take greater ownership of prospect conversations

  • Prepare meeting briefs, tailored outreach, pitch materials, business cases and proposal support

  • Maintain accurate CRM records and ensure every opportunity is followed up professionally

  • Contribute ideas around messaging, target markets, campaigns and the wider business development strategy

  • Support a varied pipeline of opportunities, from smaller software deployments to complex enterprise deals

  • Progress towards leading discovery calls and managing selected opportunities independently

  • Develop into a full closing sales role within approximately 12 months, depending on performance

  • Work remotely while maintaining regular overlap with colleagues and prospects in North American time zones

Your previous experience:
  • At least one years' experience in a B2B sales, SDR, BDR or lead-generation role

  • A proven record of generating qualified opportunities through outbound activity

  • Comfortable using cold email, LinkedIn and telephone outreach to engage prospective customers

  • Experience selling software, technology or another complex B2B solution would be highly advantageous

  • Confident communicating with senior and executive-level stakeholders

  • Able to research accounts properly and create thoughtful, relevant outreach rather than relying on generic volume

  • Strong written communication, organisation and attention to detail

  • Commercially ambitious and motivated by progression into a closing role

  • Comfortable continuing to prospect while developing broader sales-cycle experience

  • Self-motivated and able to perform effectively in a fully remote environment

  • Professional, personable and consultative, with the ability to build genuine relationships

  • Proactive and reliable, with strong follow-up and CRM discipline

Package:
  • £40,000–£45,000 base salary DOE

  • Commission on qualified and closed opportunities sourced 

  • Fully remote 

  • Clear progression towards an Account Executive or closing sales position (20% closing initially) 

  • Direct coaching and exposure to the full enterprise sales cycle

  • Professional development budget for training, courses and certifications

  • Employer pension contributions

  • Generous holiday allowance plus UK bank holidays

  • Private healthcare benefit

  • Employee assistance and wellbeing support

  • Potential opportunity to earn equity after demonstrating a meaningful contribution to the business