Sales Development Representative (UK Market)

Flutterwave is looking for a Sales Development Representative (SDR) with strong knowledge of the UK market to join its Enterprise Sales team in Lekki, Lagos. As the first line of communication with Flutterwave's UK prospects, you will identify potential customers in the UK, generate new business opportunities, and manage leads through the sales pipeline to set up the sales closers for success

Job Responsibilities

• Generate leads and maintain a pipeline of interested UK-based prospects to create new business opportunities
• Run multi-channel outbound outreach (email, phone and LinkedIn) to UK decision-makers, working UK business hours and observing UK direct-marketing rules
• Build nurturing relationships with prospects to identify their needs and qualify their interest and viability
• Move solid leads through the funnel, connecting them to a salesperson and arranging meetings, emails or calls
• Collaborate with the sales team to develop strategies for reaching sales targets in the UK market
• Follow up with prospects who expressed interest but did not purchase
• Refine the lead-generation playbook with UK-specific outreach best practices
• Stay up to date on UK market trends, competition, regulation and developments in payments, fintech and cross-border payments into Africa
• Partner with internal stakeholders to streamline client onboarding
• Manage a small portfolio of existing UK-based Enterprise clients, supporting administration and FX trading and identifying cross-selling opportunities
• Process and protect personal information in line with data privacy policies and laws, including UK GDPR and PECR

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Sales or a related field
• 5-9 years of experience as a sales development representative, with a track record of exceeding lead targets and sales quota
• Demonstrable knowledge of the UK market, its payments and fintech ecosystem, and how UK merchants and enterprises buy
• Experience prospecting into UK-based businesses; an existing network in UK payments, fintech, e-commerce, travel or Africa-focused corridors is an advantage
• Working awareness of the UK regulatory environment for payments and outbound sales (FCA, UK GDPR, PECR)
• Proficiency in CRM software
• Strong verbal and written communication, negotiation, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team, and to work UK business hours

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