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Business Development Representative - Midlands

Teya - Leicester, United Kingdom - In-office - posted 2026-10-12

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Salary: GBP 60,000 - 80,000 / annual

Teya is a Series C fintech company building a financial platform for local businesses across Europe. The company focuses on serving cafés, restaurants, salons, shops, and entrepreneurs with simple tools, thoughtful design, and human support. You will join Teya's rapidly growing sales organization as a field-based sales professional covering the Midlands territory. This is a career-building role designed for someone with hunger and coachability rather than prior sales experience. The company invests heavily in structured onboarding and hands-on coaching. Key Responsibilities: - Proactively identify and engage prospective customers within your territory through outreach, networking, referrals, and face-to-face meetings - Meet business owners to understand their needs, challenges, and goals; recommend relevant Teya products and solutions - Learn and apply Teya's value-led sales methodology to win new business and achieve performance targets - Develop positive, long-term customer relationships that support market penetration, growth, and retention - Build strong product knowledge through structured training - Share field insights to improve products and customer experience - Represent Teya as a credible, professional, values-led ambassador within your territory What You Bring: - Competitive mindset and genuine desire to win - Strong work ethic and high activity orientation - Coachability and ability to take feedback and improve quickly - Curiosity and learning agility - Ambition and resilience; ability to treat setbacks as information - Emotional intelligence and ability to read a room and build rapport - Self-direction and proactive, self-driven mindset - Confidence engaging with new people - Effective time management and organizational skills - Collaborative, team-oriented approach - Strong willingness to learn and continuously develop - Fluency in English - Full UK driving licence (required) - Must be located in the Midlands Note: No prior sales or commercial track record required. The company explicitly welcomes candidates without traditional sales backgrounds. Benefits include 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, GymPass partnership, 1-1 therapy sessions, meditation, private medical and life insurance, pension scheme, and extended maternity/paternity leave.

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