Bombe is on a mission to help businesses understand exactly what drives their customers, and we’re looking for a Sales Development Representative to get that message in front of the right people. If you love meeting new people, thrive on the chase and don’t take “no” personally, this is your chance to work directly with our CEO and play a central role in the growth of a fast moving AI scale up.
About Bombe
Bombe combines machine learning with proprietary polling data to predict what customers will buy, where, and why, with an accuracy of up to 95%. We connect directly into clients’ sales systems to turn that insight into revenue: spotting underperforming markets, sharpening targeting, and helping brands, venues, non-profits and public sector organisations make smarter, faster decisions.
Co-founded in 2024 by CEO Mike Joslin, who spent his career applying data strategy to major political campaigns before turning his focus to business, Bombe has already been featured in the BBC, Politico and The Guardian. We’re a close knit, ambitious team based at Level39 in One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, and we’re growing fast.
The Role
This is a front line, new business role is currently reporting directly to the CEO, this will move to Sales Director in the future. Your job is to open doors: finding the right organisations, starting conversations and turning them into qualified opportunities. You’ll work side by side with Mike, learning how he sells, sitting in on senior level conversations and helping shape how Bombe goes to market as we scale.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Opening doors with new prospects across brands, venues, non profits and the public sector through calls, emails, LinkedIn and face to face networking
- Generating and qualifying new leads, and turning conversations into booked meetings and demos for the CEO
- Researching target markets and organisations to build a strong, focused pipeline
- Representing Bombe at industry events, networking sessions and meet-ups, and building a network that brings in opportunities
- Following up persistently and professionally, keeping prospects warm until the timing is right
- Keeping the CRM accurate and up to date so we always know where every opportunity stands
- Feeding back what you’re hearing from the market to help sharpen our messaging and offer
- Working closely with the CEO to plan outreach, review what’s working and hit agreed targets
What We’re Looking For
- Self motivated and proactive: you don’t wait to be told, you find the next opportunity yourself
- A natural networker who loves meeting new people and starting conversations
- Tenacious and resilient: hearing “no” doesn’t put you off, it just means “not yet”
- High energy and enthusiasm that comes across on the phone, on screen and in the room
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to speak to senior decision makers
- Organised and target driven, able to manage a busy pipeline without letting anything slip
- Commercial awareness and a genuine curiosity about how businesses grow
Bonus Points If You Have
- Previous experience in sales, business development, lead generation or another target driven role
- Experience using a CRM
- An interest in data, AI, marketing or audience targeting
What You’ll Get
- £30,000 per year basic + uncapped commission
- Direct mentoring from the CEO and a front row seat in a scaling AI business
- 25 days’ annual leave
- Hybrid working, with a minimum of 3 days a week from our Canary Wharf office
- Real scope to progress quickly as the team grows
- A central London base with excellent transport links via the Elizabeth line and Jubilee line
We believe the best teams are built from different experiences, backgrounds and ways of thinking.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with respect, has the opportunity to succeed and feels able to be themselves.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from groups that are underrepresented in our industry.
We recruit based on talent, potential and what you can bring to the team. If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know.
You do not need to tick every box in the job description to apply. If you think you could make a real contribution, we would love to hear from you.
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