Skills

Sales Customer Service Objection Handling Training

Job Specifications

Sales Development Representative (Fast-Track to AE | Up to £70K+ OTE in 12 Months, Uncapped Commission)

Location: [Central London]

Compensation (Year 1 SDR): £24–25K base + £30–40K OTE

Future (Year 2 AE): 35k Base, £62k-£70k+ OTE

Why this role is different:

This is not a traditional SDR role built around cold calling and volume outreach.

You’ll operate much closer to a junior Account Executive, acting as the first point of contact for warm, inbound prospects who have already booked time with us. Your role is to qualify, uncover commercial need, and assess fit before handing high-value opportunities to senior Account Directors to close.

From day one, you’ll be trained on AE-level skills, discovery, objection handling, value positioning, and deal qualification, with a clear and structured pathway into a full closing role within 12 months.

If you’re ambitious, commercially minded, and want to skip the traditional SDR grind, this role is designed to accelerate your sales career quickly.

No cold calling: Every conversation starts with inbound interest.

AE training from day one: qualify, discover, and hand over to closers.

Clear 12-month plan to step into a full Account Executive role with up to £70K+ OTE.

What You’ll Be Doing

Running 15-minute discovery and qualification calls with inbound leads.
Managing a pipeline of 200–300 warm prospects per month.
Passing the highest-value opportunities to Account Directors to close.
Working closely with senior sales leaders and shadowing AE calls to accelerate your learning.

What You’ll Get

Year 1: £24–25K base salary + £30–40K OTE.
Year 2 (AE): Promotion into a closing role with up to £70K+ OTE.
A 12-Month roadmap with milestones designed to get you to AE.
A 6-Month roadmap to Senior SDR with higher commission percentages.
World-class sales training, mentorship, and career support.
Experience in one of Europe’s fastest-growing startups.

Who You Are

A recent graduate or early career professional with serious drive and ambition.
Hungry to learn the sales process and move into a closing role quickly.
Motivated by targets, progression, and earning potential.

(Bonus) Some experience in sales, customer service, or another commercial role.

About the Company

Connectd is a people-first platform connecting startups and scaleups with experienced fractional executives and strategic advisors. Using AI-powered insights and smart matching technology, we help ensure the right experts are placed with the right companies, so both sides can grow with confidence. In a world shaped by transformative technology, we provide a human-centred ecosystem where companies access the guidance they need to scale, and senior leaders find meaningful, flexible work that puts their experience to powerful u... Know more