About Smart Working
At Smart Working, we believe your job should not only look right on paper but also feel right every day. This isn’t just another remote opportunity - it’s about finding where you truly belong, no matter where you are. From day one, you’re welcomed into a genuine community that values your growth and well-being.
Our mission is simple: to break down geographic barriers and connect skilled professionals with outstanding global teams and products for full-time, long-term roles. We help you discover meaningful work with teams that invest in your success, where you’re empowered to grow personally and professionally.
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About the Role
As a Business Development Representative, you will be a key part of the sales team, responsible for generating a strong pipeline through focused outbound prospecting. Working closely with UK-based Account Executives, you will research and engage potential customers, qualify opportunities, and ensure promising leads are smoothly passed across for further development.
This is a fast-paced, high-activity role centred around personalised outreach, pipeline creation, and accurate CRM management. You will work alongside the wider sales team to develop account strategies and messaging, test and improve outbound approaches, and contribute to business growth through consistent execution and strong commercial judgement.
- Staffing industry experience is essential, ideally within staff augmentation, tech talent-as-a-service, IT staffing or technology recruitment.
- Proven experience working with UK and/or US clients is essential, with a strong understanding of their buying processes, expectations and commercial environment.
- Strong outbound sales or business development experience, with the ability to build long-term, retained client relationships rather than focus on one-off placements.
- Proven experience prospecting and engaging CTOs, Heads of Engineering and other senior technical decision-makers.
- Experienced in LinkedIn-led outbound prospecting, ideally within technology staffing, recruitment or B2B technology.
- Strong understanding of the staffing/talent market, including common buyer needs, objections and decision-making processes.
- Excellent written English with a natural, personalised approach to outbound communication rather than a high-volume “spray and pray” style.
- Highly organised and able to manage a high volume of prospecting activity while maintaining quality and attention to detail.
- Self-motivated, resilient and target-driven, with the ability to work UK hours and collaborate effectively with a UK-based team.
