Sales Development Representative

YouLend; London; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a leading fintech company, where you will engage with a diverse range of customers and help them secure funding. As a Sales Development Representative, you will leverage your communication and networking skills to build relationships and drive sales. This role is perfect for self-motivated individuals eager to grow their careers in a supportive and award-winning workplace. Join a forward-thinking firm recognized for its innovative solutions and commitment to diversity, and be part of a team that values your contributions while providing a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Stock Options

Private Medical Insurance

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave

Free Gym in Office

Subsidised Lunch

Deliveroo Allowance

Monthly In Office Masseuse

Team and Company Socials

Football Power League / Squash Club

Qualifications

• Strong desire to work in sales and achieve targets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Contact existing customers to offer funding opportunities.
• Place at least 100 phone calls per day to established contacts.

Skills

Sales Orientation

Communication Skills

Networking Skills

Adaptability

Technical Proficiency

Tools

Enterprise Technology Platforms

YouLend Proprietary Solutions

Job description

About Us

YouLend is the preferred global embedded financing platform for many of the world’s leading e-commerce sites, tech companies and payment services providers such as Amazon, eBay, Shopify, Mollie, Dojo, Paysafe, Just Eat Takeaway and Takepayments. Our software platform and APIs enable our partners to offer flexible financing products, in their desired branding, to their merchant base. With YouLend's AI-driven credit risk assessment solutions, more merchants and SMEs than ever can receive fast, flexible and affordable funding. We operate in 9+ geographies across the UK, EU and the US.

We believe that the future of financial services will be delivered by customer-oriented tech companies that embed financing in their customer journeys, and we are building the solutions that will power that future.

The Role

To meet the growing demand for our technology and services, we are now seeking a Sales Development Representative to join our sales department. Being one of the fastest growing Fintech businesses globally we are looking for exceptionally talented and self-motivated person who has a desire to build a career within the Company.

This is an exciting role where you will speak to a range of different customers about their current agreement, or last application at YouLend. Your main task will be building rapport with them, getting to know their business, before offering the opportunity to apply for more funding. You will also be reengaging with customers that previously made an application for more funding, but chose not to proceed.

Responsibilities

1. Contacting existing customers and offering them the opportunity to apply for more funding.
2. Contacting customers that previously had an application for funding and chose not to proceed at the time.
3. Contacting existing customers who historically had funding with YouLend, but have not renewed and currently have no balance left to pay.
4. Working with a variety of enterprise technology platforms and YouLend proprietary solutions to process applications.
5. Placing at least 100 phone calls per day and spending 2-3 hours on the phone with established contacts in our network.

Essential Criteria

1. Target-oriented: A strong desire to work in sales and achieve targets.
2. Motivation: Experience working towards KPIs and engage with multiple business owners daily.
3. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
4. Networking Skills: Ability to leverage existing networks and build new relationships with merchants.
5. Adaptability: Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and processes.
6. Technical Proficiency: Comfortable working with various enterprise technology platforms and proprietary solutions.

Desirable Criteria

1. Experience in Sales: Previous experience in a sales role, particularly in the fintech industry.
2. Customer Service Orientation: Ensuring business owners have all the necessary information to submit their applications.

Why join YouLend?

1. Award-Winning Workplace: YouLend has been recognised as one of the “Best Places to Work 2024” by the Sunday Times for being a supportive, diverse, and rewarding workplace.
2. Award-Winning Fintech: YouLend has been recognised as a “Top 250 Fintech Worldwide” company by CNBC.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

1. Stock Options
2. Private Medical insurance via Vitality
3. EAP with Health Assured
4. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
5. Modern and sophisticated office space in Central London
6. Free Gym in office building in Holborn
7. Subsidised Lunch via Feedr
8. Deliveroo Allowance if working late in office
9. Monthly in office Masseuse
10. Team and Company Socials
11. Football Power League / Squash Club

At YouLend, we champion diversity and embrace equal opportunity employment practices. Our hiring, transfer, and promotion decisions are exclusively based on qualifications, merit, and business requirements, free from any discrimination based on race, gender, age, disability, religion, nationality, or any other protected basis under applicable law.

Salary: £29,000 + up to £7k annual bonus

Start Date: 17th February 2025