Sales Development Representative

About us GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100,000 businesses , from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real-time payments and open banking. GoCardless processes US$130bn+ of payments annually, across 30+ countries ; helping customers collect and send both recurring and one-off payments , without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud. And, with open banking connectivity to over 2,500 banks , we help our customers make faster, more informed decisions. We are headquartered in the UK with offices in London and Leeds , and additional locations in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal and the United States. At GoCardless, we're all about supporting you ! We’re committed to making our hiring process inclusive and accessible . If you need extra support or adjustments, reach out to your Talent Partner — we’re here to help! And remember: we don’t expect you to meet every single requirement. If you’re excited by this role, we encourage you to apply! The Role As an SDR, your main goal will be to prospect and qualify new business opportunities with senior decision-makers across the UK&I. You will work highly collaboratively with experienced Sales Account Executives to win new business. You will be responsible for introducing GoCardless to new customers, identifying their pains, uncovering opportunities, and growing the pipeline through email outreach, LinkedIn messaging, video and phone calls. This will entail researching and identifying relevant stakeholders in the sales decision-making process. The Training You don't necessarily need prior experience although having some sales, customer facing experience in any setting (recruitment, property sales, B2B, B2C) would be a plus. GoCardless will train you to become an expert on the value proposition and the market. The Growth Tech/SaaS sales is a career with a clear growth path. GoCardless provides you with an opportunity to progress into a closing Account Executive role over time. The Team This role will be part of an established, high performing and collaborative SDR team that consistently overachieves against their targets. What excites you Introducing how GoCardless can make a real difference to new customers Passionately articulating GoCardless’ value proposition in new sectors Nurturing prospects through to a qualified opportunity Thinking creatively about how best to engage new customers Maintaining and tracking your activity on Salesforce.com Developing the skills necessary for promotion to a closing or senior position What excites us Experience in an outbound B2B sales role is always beneficial Experience in customer-facing roles and competitive target oriented environment is beneficial Highly motivated to maximise activity and to overachieve targets Entrepreneurial mind-set with a hunger to succeed Experience using Salesforce, working in a start-up or FinTech company are all beneficial You can talk passionately about what GoCardless does You are good at finding ways to motivate yourself and teammates. We pride ourselves on positivity and camaraderie You embody the core values of GoCardless Base salary range: £27,976 - £40,800 + OTE (100% of base) Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data. Please note that whilst we strive to offer competitive compensation, our approach is to pay between the minimum and the mid-point (£27,976 - £34,000) of the pay range until performance can be assessed in role. Offers will take into account level of experience, interview assessment, budgets and parity between you and fellow employees at GoCardless doing similar work. (some of) The good stuff Wellbeing - stay healthy with dedicated support and medical cover Work away scheme - gives you the option to work away from your country of residence for up to 90 days in any 12 month period Adaptive Working - allows you to