Sales Development Representative / SDR – Tech Sales – London

Vention is hiring a Sales Development Representative to help grow our UK business from our London office.

We work with VC-backed startups, scaleups, unicorns, and enterprise clients to build dedicated software engineering teams and deliver custom software solutions. This is a high-impact outbound sales role where you’ll identify and engage founders, CTOs, engineering leaders, product leaders, and other senior decision-makers across the UK market.

You’ll be responsible for creating new conversations, booking qualified meetings, and building pipeline for our business development team.

Why this role is worth considering

• Clear progression path into Business Development / closing roles
• Work with senior tech and business decision-makers across startups, scaleups, unicorns, and enterprise companies
• Exposure to complex B2B sales, custom software development, dedicated engineering teams, and digital product delivery
• Join a growing UK office where your work directly impacts market expansion
• Strong mentorship, coaching, and clear performance expectations
• Benefits include private health insurance, pension contribution, wellness allowance, annual leave, winter break, and WeWork access

What you’ll do

• Prospect and engage potential clients through cold calling, email, LinkedIn, events, and other outbound channels
• Research target accounts and identify relevant decision-makers, including founders, CTOs, Heads of Engineering, product leaders, and business stakeholders
• Build personalised outbound campaigns based on company growth, hiring needs, technology challenges, and potential demand for software development support
• Qualify leads by understanding their business needs, technical challenges, growth plans, and fit for Vention’s services
• Book qualified meetings and create new opportunities for the business development team
• Attend industry events, tech meetups, and networking opportunities to generate new relationships
• Track all activity, lead information, and next steps accurately in the CRM
• Consistently work towards weekly and monthly KPIs, including outbound activity, meetings booked, qualified opportunities, and pipeline generated

What we’re looking for

• 1+ year of experience in an SDR, BDR, business development, recruitment, staffing, IT services, SaaS, or B2B sales role
• Proven experience with outbound prospecting, including cold calls, email, and LinkedIn outreach
• Confidence engaging senior decision-makers and starting commercial conversations
• Strong written communication skills and ability to personalise outreach
• Interest in technology, software development, digital products, or complex B2B services
• Comfortable working to KPIs and managing your own pipeline of prospects
• Resilient, curious, proactive, and motivated by progression in sales

Nice to have

• Experience in software development services, IT consulting, staffing, recruitment, staff augmentation, or complex SaaS
• Understanding of offshore / nearshore delivery models or dedicated engineering teams
• Experience selling or prospecting into CTOs, founders, engineering leaders, product leaders, or technology teams
• Experience with tools such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Apollo, Salesloft, Outreach, or LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Benefits

• Wellness allowance
• Private health insurance
• Employer pension contribution
• Annual leave + paid winter break
• WeWork membership with global access
• Career coaching, mentorship, and growth path into more senior sales roles

Benefits

• Company events
• Company pension
• Gym membership
• Private medical insurance

Application question(s)

• How many years of experience do you have in an SDR, BDR, outbound sales, business development, recruitment, staffing, IT services, SaaS, or B2B sales role?
• Are you comfortable making cold calls to senior decision-makers as part of your daily role?
• Which buyer personas have you prospected, sold to, or engaged with before?
• Which industries or solutions have you sold or prospected for before?
• What sales KPIs were you responsible for in your most recent SDR / sales role?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London E14 5RE