Arius Recruit
Sales Development Representative - Private Equity SaaS
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Sales Development Representative
A profitable, growing data and intelligence business is looking for an ambitious Sales Development Representative to build qualified pipeline across the global private-markets industry, with fast-track progression into an Account Executive role.
About the company
- Specialist data and insights platform focused exclusively on private markets
- Supports leading private equity, infrastructure, private credit, real estate and venture capital firms globally
- Provides peer-group-specific intelligence covering:
- Compensation and bonus benchmarking
- Carried interest and long-term incentive plans
- Hiring activity and senior people movements
- Reward and retention trends
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
- Helps senior leaders make informed decisions around compensation, talent strategy, hiring and employee retention
- Used by stakeholders including Managing Partners, CFOs, COOs, HR Directors, Compensation Leaders and Heads of Talent
- Profitable and growing business investing in the continued development of its commercial team
- Collaborative, entrepreneurial environment offering direct exposure to senior leadership
About the role
- Identify and research prospective clients across the global private-markets industry
- Build targeted prospect lists across private equity, infrastructure, private credit, real estate and venture capital firms
- Engage senior decision-makers through email, LinkedIn, telephone and other outbound channels
- Develop tailored messaging based on each prospect’s investment strategy, geography and organisational priorities
- Generate qualified demonstrations and new-business opportunities for the Account Executive team
- Work closely with Account Executives to ensure meetings meet the agreed qualification criteria
- Maintain accurate records of activity, conversations and opportunities within HubSpot
- Use Apollo and other sales tools to research accounts, identify stakeholders and manage outreach
- Collaborate with leadership and marketing on campaign execution, messaging and market feedback
- Develop a detailed understanding of the company’s datasets, clients and commercial proposition
- Consistently achieve monthly activity, meeting and pipeline-generation targets
- Gain exposure to the full sales process, including demonstrations, proposals, negotiations and closed business
- Progress into an Account Executive position in as little as six months, subject to performance
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Your previous experience
- 1 to 3 years of experience within sales development, business development, recruitment or another client-facing commercial position
- Evidence of working towards measurable targets within a performance-driven environment
- Confident communicating with senior and executive-level stakeholders
- Strong written communication skills, with the ability to create clear and personalised outreach
- Comfortable prospecting through telephone, email and LinkedIn
- Organised and able to manage a high volume of accounts, contacts and follow-up activity
- Proactive approach to researching companies and identifying relevant decision-makers
- Curious, commercially minded and motivated by achieving results
- Comfortable receiving coaching and taking ownership of personal performance
- Ambitious to progress into a full-cycle Account Executive role
- Experience using HubSpot, Apollo or comparable sales engagement tools would be advantageous
- Experience within financial services, private markets, data, intelligence or subscription-based businesses would be beneficial but is not essential
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Package
- £45,000 to £50,000 base salary, depending on experience
- Uncapped commission structure
- £100 commission for each qualified demonstration, with qualification determined by the Sales Executive team
- Commission paid monthly
- Monthly threshold of seven qualified demonstrations
- Fast-track progression into an Account Executive role, potentially within six months based on performance
- Clapham, London office
- Direct access to senior commercial leaders and decision-making
- Exposure to leading private-markets firms across the UK and internationally
- Opportunity to join a profitable, growing company where high performers can have a meaningful impact
Arius Recruit is exclusively hiring for this role. We connect experienced sales professionals with senior commercial opportunities across the UK. We specialise in Sales, Account Management, Customer Success, and Executive-level hiring for high-growth technology sectors, including SaaS, CyberSecurity, AI, DeepTech, FinTech, RegTech, Data & Analytics and Consulting.
Arius Recruit Ltd is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. This is a permanent and full-time position.
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