Business Development Representative – 6-12 Month Placement (UK)

Location: Canary Wharf, London | Duration: 6–12 Months, Onsite | Start Date: 2027 | Type: Placement Year

Why it's worth it
Are you a competitive self-starter who's passionate about sales and looking to make the most of your placement year? As a Business Development Representative on placement, you'll get a genuine seat on ReliaQuest's sales floor from day one — connecting our GreyMatter platform to some of the world's most trusted brands and building relationships with thought leaders in one of the fastest-growing industries: cyber security.
This isn't a placement of shadowing and coffee runs. You'll carry real targets, get uncapped commission alongside your placement salary, and receive the same sales training our full-time Business Development Representatives get. You'll leave this placement with a live track record of sales achievement, a mentor network inside a high-growth global company, and a clear path back to ReliaQuest as a graduate.

The everyday hustle

• Research accounts, identify key players, and generate interest by leveraging your growing knowledge of the cyber security industry and ReliaQuest's platform, GreyMatter.
• Source new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up, outbound cold calls, and emails within a given geographic market.
• Understand customer needs and requirements and communicate product features and benefits clearly, consistently, and with integrity.
• Enter applicable data into our CRM database in a timely manner to actively track, analyze, and report against opportunities.
• Establish a ranking for each prospect in our database to represent the value they serve to the organization.
• Maintain and expand your book of business through creative outreach strategies.
• Route qualified opportunities to the appropriate sales executives with urgency for further development and closure.
• Assist with pre-event confirmations and post-event follow-up to keep prospects engaged.
• Follow up on Requests for Information (RFI) and educate prospects and partners on our value and their return on investment.
• Bring a culture of accountability, adaptability, and helpfulness to better support our customers, partners, and fellow team members.

Do you have what it takes?

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program in the UK, with a placement year as a required or optional part of your course.
• Available for a 6–12 month placement, onsite in London, starting 2027.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively.
• A strong sense of urgency and a competitive edge. You want to be measured on results, not hours.

What makes you uncommon?

• Any prior experience with Salesforce.com or a similar CRM.
• A track record of over-achieving in academic, sporting, or extracurricular targets.
• Confidence picking up the phone — comfortable making a high volume of calls a day.
• Proficiency with corporate productivity and web presentation tools.
• Any face-to-face or customer-facing sales/service experience.

What you'll get

• A paid, 6–12 month placement with uncapped commission on top of your base.
• Structured sales training identical to what our full-time BDR hires receive.
• Real ownership of a pipeline and targets from week one. Not observation, execution.
• A mentor and regular check-ins to build your CV, your network, and your next move.