Business Development Representative

Posted 21 Days Ago
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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Hybrid
Junior
Information Technology • Analytics
The Role
Conduct approximately 100 daily outbound calls to assigned accounts, identify business pain points, and book qualified meetings with directors, vice presidents, and C-suite prospects for account executives. The role requires cold-calling persistence, learning paid search and ChatGPT Ads quickly, responding effectively to unscripted conversations, applying coaching, meeting monthly targets, and progressing toward an account executive position.
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Our Mission

Join us in shaping the future of paid search intelligence.

Adthena is an award-winning search intelligence platform powered by patented AI technology and a team of dedicated experts. We help brands, marketers, and agencies dominate their competitive landscapes with unparalleled insights into the paid search market. Our Whole Market View, Smart Monitor, and Local View solutions give clients the clarity to optimize spend, increase ROI, and stay ahead of the competition.

Trusted by global brands like Citibank, L’Oréal, and Volvo, and backed by Updata Partners, we’ve been redefining search intelligence since 2012.

In 2025, Adthena continued its winning streak, earning 8 major search industry awards. Highlights include Best AI Search Software Solution at the US Search Awards, Best Search Software Tool at the European Search Awards, and Best Software Innovation at the Global Search Awards.

Ready to make an impact in an industry-leading company? Let’s do it together.

Reporting to: James Bardwell, Sales Director

Location: London (Hybrid 2 days/week)

Interviews: 3 Stages

Start Date: ASAP

More info: See FAQ below, our candidate hub, or reach out to [email protected]

The Role

  • This is a phone job. 100 dials a day into your assigned accounts.

  • AI writes the emails and builds the account research; you have the conversations.

  • Book qualified meetings with Directors, VPs and the C-suite for our AEs.

  • Hit your monthly meeting target, then earn your way to AE.

What We Look For

Intelligence
  • You think on your feet when a call goes off-script

  • You tell a real pain point from a polite brush-off

  • You learn fast. Paid search and ChatGPT Ads in your first month

Character
  • 100 dials a day doesn't scare you

  • Rejection doesn't stick

  • You want to be an AE, and you'll earn it

Coachability
  • You want your calls listened to and picked apart

  • You try a new talk track the same day you hear it

  • You take feedback without defending

Experience:
  • 3–18 months in sales, ideally B2B SaaS or tech

  • Most of your outbound so far has been on the phone, not email sequences

  • A record of booking meetings from cold calls, not just making dials

Here’s what we offer
  • Strong Culture: Our quarterly surveys show a 93% average approval rating for company culture, with an overall eNPS of 27.

  • Award-Winning Product: US 2025 Search Awards for Best AI Search Software Innovation

  • Stock Options: Our employees do incredible work, so as we grow, everyone shares the rewards.

  • Trust-Based Vacation: Take as much time off as you need, when you need it.

  • Remote-First: 52% of Adthenian’s work fully remote, with others choosing Hybrid Work at our 3 Geohubs (London, Austin, Sydney).

  • Flexible Work: Work how and where you do your best, with full autonomy over your day.

  • Career Growth: Bespoke training and career development via "Sherpa plans” to guide your growth.

  • Monthly Hackdays & Training Days

  • Family Care Package: Up to 6 months fully paid maternity leave, and 2 months paternity leave.

  • Home Office Stipend: $200 for your ideal remote setup.

  • Swag Welcome Gift: $70 credit to grab some merch.

  • Birthday Day Off: Celebrate your special day.

  • Regular Socials: Summer & Christmas parties, annual and quarterly offsites, monthly meet-ups. See here for more info.

  • Volunteer Days: Make a difference with paid volunteer time each quarter. See here for more info.

Our Core Values

All Adthenians are expected to align closely with our ‘Core Values’.

What it means...

  • Get Shit Done: We're big on taking action, owning our challenges, and finding solutions.

  • Freedom with Responsibility: We take charge of results to recognition. We know that our hustle not only moves the needle for the company but also sets us up for personal success.

  • Deliver Remarkable Quality: We care about exceeding expectations in the work we do and aim to always do our best work as individuals and as a team.

  • Smart & Always Improving: We strive daily to expand our knowledge and become better at what we do.

 
Meet your teammates

You’ll work closely with:
Josh Pickering
VP of Sales

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-pickering/

James Bardwell
Sales Director

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesbardwell96/

Skills Required

  • 3–18 months of sales experience, ideally in B2B SaaS or technology
  • Outbound sales experience primarily conducted by phone rather than email sequences
  • Demonstrated record of booking meetings from cold calls
  • Ability to make approximately 100 outbound calls per day
  • Ability to learn paid search and ChatGPT Ads quickly
  • Coachability and willingness to receive call feedback

Adthena Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Adthena and has not been reviewed or approved by Adthena.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests uncapped, trust-based annual leave and a dedicated birthday day off, with flexibility to work remotely and from any location for a limited period each year. These policies indicate a strong emphasis on work-life balance.
  • Parental & Family Support — Information highlights a family care package with up to six months fully paid maternity leave and two months paternity leave. These provisions signal robust support for new parents.
  • Healthcare Strength — Company materials indicate private medical coverage (fully covered in the UK and subsidized in the US) and 24/7 mental-health support via an Employee Assistance Program. This points to a solid baseline of health and wellbeing benefits.

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The Company
HQ: London
136 Employees
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

For brands, marketers, and agencies who want to dominate their competitive landscapes, Adthena is a search intelligence platform that provides competitive analysis, strategic insights, and a team of experts. Powerful stuff. And you can’t get it anywhere else.

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