6-12 Month Business Development (Sales) Placement / Internship

ReliaQuest, LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Competitive commission plans

Tuition and certification reimburse

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

In-depth technical training

Wellness benefits

Free lunch on Fridays

Job summary

ReliaQuest, LLC is offering a paid 6–12 month Business Development Representative placement in Canary Wharf, London. You’ll work on the GreyMatter platform, targeting top brands, with uncapped commissions and a placement salary.

Start date is 2027, onsite in London, with structured sales training and a clear path to a graduate role. You will research accounts, generate interest, and build a pipeline from day one.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a UK Bachelor’s degree with placement year.
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM.
• Strong phone prospecting and ability to handle high call volumes.

Responsibilities

• Research accounts and identify key players to generate interest.
• Source new opportunities via inbound/outbound calls and emails.
• Communicate product features clearly and with integrity.
• Enter data into CRM and track opportunities in real time.
• Maintain and expand your book of business with proactive outreach.
• Route qualified opportunities to sales executives for closure.

Skills

Account research

Lead generation

CRM (Salesforce)

Communication skills

Results driven

Education

Currently enrolled in UK Bachelor's degree with placement year

Tools

Salesforce

CRM software

Job description

Business Development Representative – 6-12 Month Placement (UK) Location: Canary Wharf, London | Duration: 6–12 Months, Onsite | Start Date: 2027 | Type: Placement Year

Why it's worth it

Are you a competitive self-starter who's passionate about sales and looking to make the most of your placement year? As a Business Development Representative on placement, you'll get a genuine seat on ReliaQuest's sales floor from day one — connecting our GreyMatter platform to some of the world's most trusted brands and building relationships with thought leaders in one of the fastest-growing industries: cyber security. This isn't a placement of shadowing and coffee runs. You'll carry real targets, get uncapped commission alongside your placement salary, and receive the same sales training our full-time Business Development Representatives get. You'll leave this placement with a live track record of sales achievement, a mentor network inside a high-growth global company, and a clear path back to ReliaQuest as a graduate.

The everyday hustle

Research accounts, identify key players, and generate interest by leveraging your growing knowledge of the cyber security industry and ReliaQuest's platform, GreyMatter.

Source new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up, outbound cold calls, and emails within a given geographic market.

Understand customer needs and requirements and communicate product features and benefits clearly, consistently, and with integrity.

Enter applicable data into our CRM database in a timely manner to actively track, analyze, and report against opportunities.

Establish a ranking for each prospect in our database to represent the value they serve to the organization.

Maintain and expand your book of business through creative outreach strategies.

Route qualified opportunities to the appropriate sales executives with urgency for further development and closure.

Assist with pre-event confirmations and post-event follow-up to keep prospects engaged.

Follow up on Requests for Information (RFI) and educate prospects and partners on our value and their return on investment.

Bring a culture of accountability, adaptability, and helpfulness to better support our customers, partners, and fellow team members.

Do you have what it takes?

Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program in the UK, with a placement year as a required or optional part of your course. Available for a 6–12 month placement, onsite in London, starting 2027. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively. A strong sense of urgency and a competitive edge. You want to be measured on results, not hours.

What makes you uncommon?

Any prior experience with Salesforce.com or a similar CRM. A track record of over-achieving in academic, sporting, or extracurricular targets. Confidence picking up the phone — comfortable making a high volume of calls a day. Proficiency with corporate productivity and web presentation tools. Any face-to-face or customer-facing sales/service experience.

What you'll get

A paid, 6–12 month placement with uncapped commission on top of your base. Structured sales training identical to what our full-time BDR hires receive. Real ownership of a pipeline and targets from week one. Not observation, execution. A mentor and regular check-ins to build your CV, your network, and your next move.

Who We Are

ReliaQuest is one of the largest and fastest-growing AI cybersecurity companies in the world, solving one of the greatest technical challenges of our generation. Our Agentic AI security operations platform, GreyMatter, helps security teams detect, contain, investigate and respond to cyber threats in less than 5 minutes. With industry-leading AI technology and over 80 patents making up the GreyMatter platform, ReliaQuest Makes Security Possible for thousands of the most trusted enterprise brands in the world.

World-Class Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off plan
• Competitive compensation plans
• Tuition and certification reimbursement
• Employer supplemented medical, dental, and vision coverage
• In-depth technical and leadership training to assist with career advancement
• Additional mental and physical wellness benefits
• Free lunch on Fridays!

ReliaQuest is an equal opportunity employer. ReliaQuest is a drug-free workplace.