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Job Title: Founding Senior Sales Development Representative – Enterprise Retail
Location: London, Hybrid (Paddington)
Salary: £40-50,000k base, £60-70,000k OTE (On-Target Earnings), 5% commission on deals closed, plus meaningful equity options.
Are you an ambitious SDR with a passion for strategic sales and a hunger for more ownership and autonomy? We’re hiring on behalf of an exciting VC-backed start-up building a cutting-edge business in the conversational commerce space, using AI to enhance customer engagement and loyalty. This is not your typical SDR role. As the Founding Senior SDR, you’ll co-create a repeatable playbook and play a pivotal role in shaping the company’s go-to-market (GTM) strategy. Reporting directly to the CEO, this high-impact position demands strong business acumen, a consultative approach, and a deep understanding of strategic sales processes, ideally with experience selling to enterprise retail customers.
About the Role
As the Founding Senior SDR, your role will involve:
* Strategic Account Targeting: Identifying mid-market and enterprise accounts, researching stakeholders, and building relationships to secure high-value opportunities
* Multi-Channel Outreach: Developing and executing thoughtful, personalised outreach strategies via LinkedIn, email, and cold calls using tools like HubSpot, Instantly, Clay, and Apollo.
* Multi-thread Engagements: Expanding account relationships to include higher-level decision-makers and champions. Key personas include CRM Directors, Marketing Directors, Customer Engagement/Experience Directors, and E-commerce/Omnichannel Directors.
* Driving Deal Momentum: Supporting pipeline progression with tailored messaging and timely touchpoints
* Sales Playbook Creation: Partnering with the CEO to document and refine the sales process to scale with the company’s growth
* Collaborating on Marketing: Ensuring alignment with marketing activities, including sponsorships, ads, and webinars
* Pipeline Development: Building and managing a robust sales pipeline while analysing insights to improve outreach experiments.
What We’re Looking For
They seek a strategic, creative thinker with strong sales expertise and a desire to build from the ground up. The ideal candidate will have:
* Experience: 18–24 months of SDR experience, including time as an SDR Manager, with a proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets
* Sales Expertise: Familiarity with selling SaaS to enterprise clients, preferably retail customers
* Analytical Skills: Ability to design and execute experiments to optimise results
* Consultative Approach: Adept at engaging C-level executives with strong business acumen
* Creative Mindset: Skilled in crafting standout approaches to engage stakeholders
* Drive and Initiative: Eagerness to co-build a scalable sales playbook and a curiosity about AI’s potential in SaaS.
What You’ll Get
* Competitive Compensation: £40-50,000k base salary, £60-70,000k OTE, plus 5% commission on deals closed
* Equity Options: Meaningful equity to share in the company’s success
Why Join?
This is an extraordinary opportunity to join a fast-growing start-up at a pivotal stage. You’ll work closely with a small, high-impact team to shape the future of an exciting and scaling business. The company values creativity, human relationships, and impactful work, offering an unmatched chance to grow with a mission-driven team.
ReCulture endeavour to be outstanding as a diverse and inclusive employer and are fully committed to present the best candidates for the role irrespective of background. We are keen to help our clients develop workforce representation from currently under-represented groups, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities; Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) people and those living with physical, mental and/or sensory disability.