6-12 Month Business Development (Sales) Placement / Internship

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.