Description
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 an 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 and getting to know their business before offering the opportunity to apply for additional funding. You will also be reengaging with customers who previously made an application for more funding but chose not to proceed.
Key Responsibilities
* Contacting existing customers and offering them the opportunity to apply for more funding.
* Contacting customers who previously had an application for funding and chose not to proceed at the time.
* Contacting existing customers who historically had funding with YouLend, but have not renewed and currently have no balance left to pay.
* Working with a variety of enterprise technology platforms and YouLend proprietary solutions to process applications.
* Placing at least 100 phone calls per day and spending 2-3 hours on the phone with established contacts in our network.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
* Target-oriented: A strong desire to work in sales and achieve targets.
* Motivation: Experience working towards KPIs and engage with multiple business owners daily.
* Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Networking Skills: Ability to leverage existing networks and build new relationships with merchants.
* Adaptability: Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and processes.
* Technical Proficiency: Comfortable working with various enterprise technology platforms and proprietary solutions.
Desirable skills
* Experience in Sales: Previous experience in a Sales role, particularly in the FinTech industry.
* Customer focussed: Ensuring business owners have all the necessary information to submit their applications.
Salary: £29,000 + performance bonus
Job Benefits
Why join YouLend?
* Award-Winning Workplace: YouLend has been recognised as one of the “Best Places to Work in 2024 and 2025” by the Sunday Times for being a supportive, diverse, and rewarding workplace.
* Award-Winning Fintech: YouLend has been recognised as a “Top 250 Fintech Worldwide” company by CNBC.
It’s just getting fun
* We have developed powerful solutions, won some significant partnerships, and are growing at a rapid pace.
* The global opportunity is still massive, and YouLend is a raw organisation where we are only just getting started.
Lots of upsides:
* High-growth (>100% growth during 2022 and 2023), so clear outlook to compensation (bonus or share option appreciation) and career growth (through growth with business).
* Well-capitalised with supportive private equity backing. Part of Banking Circle Group with a fully licensed Luxembourg bank, which can provide a balance sheet and support European expansion in otherwise complex regulated markets.
Motivating work environment:
* A high-quality team that pushes each other to succeed through direct feedback and aligned incentives.
* Strong and transparent team culture, we have each other’s backs.
* Independent work environment where results matter.
* Data-driven culture and emphasis on speed (anti-red tape).
We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
* Private Medical insurance via Vitality and Dental Insurance with BUPA
* EAP with Health Assured
* Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
* Modern and sophisticated office space in Central London
* Free Gym in office building in Holborn
* Subsidised Lunch via Feedr
* Deliveroo Allowance if working late in office
* Monthly in office Masseuse
* Team and Company Socials
* Football Power League / Paddle and Yoga Club
YouLend is a rapidly growing FinTech that is the preferred embedded financing platform for many of the world’s leading e-commerce platforms, tech companies, and Payment Service Providers. Our software platform enables our partners to extend their value proposition by offering flexible financing products in their own branding, to their merchant base, without capital at risk. We are owned by the leading Private Equity company, EQT, and have grown +100% yearon-year since 2020. We are headquartered in London, UK, but are also present in several European countries as well as the United States where we service our partners, including eBay, Amazon, Just Eat, Shopify, and Stripe