Sales Development Representative – AI

Company: Arius Recruit
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Location: Leeds
Job Description:

About the company

  • High-growth AI technology company already generating revenue with strong commercial traction across major enterprise organisations.
  • Recently secured its latest funding round to accelerate its next phase of growth.
  • Now investing in and building out its commercial team to scale further.
  • Opportunity to join at an exciting inflection point – proven platform, customer traction, funding secured and significant growth ahead.

About the role

  • Create qualified sales opportunities for the Account Executive and founders.
  • Research target companies and identify the most relevant senior decision-makers.
  • Generate new opportunities through cold calling, email, LinkedIn and other outbound channels.
  • Respond quickly and effectively to inbound enquiries.
  • Develop personalised messaging that explains a sophisticated AI proposition clearly.
  • Qualify prospects and understand the business problems they are trying to solve.
  • Work closely with the Account Executive to develop account strategies and build pipeline.
  • Test different messaging, channels and outbound approaches.
  • Contribute ideas as the company develops its sales playbook.
  • Gain exposure to the complete go-to-market process within an early-stage AI company.
  • At least one year of B2B SDR or BDR experience, ideally within SaaS or technology.
  • Experience generating qualified opportunities through outbound prospecting.
  • Confidence making cold calls and engaging senior business stakeholders.
  • Strong written communication and the ability to create compelling outreach.
  • Curious and capable of learning a technically sophisticated proposition.
  • Proactive, resilient and prepared to test new ideas to produce results.
  • Commercially aware, organised and reliable with follow-through.
  • Ambitious to progress into a full-cycle Account Executive position.
  • No AI background or particular educational pedigree is required.

Package

  • Strong commission
  • Leeds-based hybrid role, typically 3-4 days per week in the office.
  • Benefits including private health, income protection, life insurance and pension
  • Clear opportunity to develop towards a closing Account Executive role.
  • Considerably more responsibility and commercial exposure than a typical SDR position within a large sales team.

This is a permanent and full time position.

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Posted: September 24th, 2026