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Business Development Representative - Midlands

Teya - Stoke-on-Trent, England, 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 simplifying financial services for cafés, restaurants, salons, shops, and entrepreneurs through intuitive tools, thoughtful design, and human-centered support. This is a field-based sales role in Teya's rapidly growing sales organization, based in the Midlands region. You will be responsible for identifying and engaging prospective customers within your defined territory through outreach, networking, referrals, and face-to-face meetings. Your core responsibilities include meeting with business owners to understand their needs and challenges, recommending relevant Teya products and solutions, and developing long-term customer relationships that support market penetration and retention. You will learn and apply Teya's value-led sales methodology to win new business and achieve performance targets. The role includes developing strong product knowledge through structured training, sharing field insights to improve products and customer experience, and representing Teya as a credible, professional ambassador within your territory. Teya emphasizes that this role is a launchpad for building genuine commercial confidence and developing transferable sales skills. The company invests heavily in structured onboarding and hands-on coaching, and explicitly states they are hiring for potential and mindset rather than requiring prior sales experience. Compensation includes competitive base salary plus commission, with typical first-year on-target earnings of £60,000–£80,000 depending on skills and experience. Additional benefits include 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, physical and mental health support (GymPass partnership, 1-on-1 therapy, meditation, digital fitness/nutrition apps), extended maternity and paternity leave, private medical and life insurance, and pension scheme. REQUIREMENTS: - 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 and building relationships quickly - Effective time management and organizational skills - Collaborative, team-oriented approach - Strong willingness to learn and continuously develop - Fluency in English - Full UK driving licence - Must be located in the Midlands (fully field-based role)

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