Business Development Representative, AssessFirst
UK/US
£60k
OTE
£45k
BASE
OTE: £5k from team pipeline targets + £10k personal performance bonus
More information about location
Predictive recruitment software company
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Predictive recruitment software company
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
£60k
OTE
£45k
BASE
OTE: £5k from team pipeline targets + £10k personal performance bonus
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help people and companies understand what makes them unique and inspire them to make full use of their potential.
Role
Who you are
- You thrive on competition: pushing yourself and helping the team improve is part of your DNA
- You’re a powerhouse of energy: your enthusiasm is contagious
- You work smart, not hard: you automate low-value tasks so you can focus on what truly matters
- You’re proactive: you test, adapt, and innovate. You don’t wait for instructions to move forward
- You go above and beyond. You’re not satisfied with hitting targets: you look for ways to raise the bar, improve processes, and create opportunities where others see obstacles
- You bring solutions, not just problems. When something isn’t working, you think critically, suggest alternatives, and take ownership of finding a better way forward
- You know how to upward manage effectively. You communicate with clarity, provide the right level of context, and help your manager and wider team stay focused, informed, and aligned
- You make decisions using logic and reasoning. You’re comfortable explaining your thinking, challenging assumptions, and using data, insight, and common sense to guide your actions
- You want your voice to be heard. We’re a highly agile team where ideas are welcomed regardless of title, and where your feedback can directly influence our strategy, processes, and growth
- You thrive in an environment of change and opportunity. As AssessFirst continues its ambitious international expansion, you’ll play a key role in shaping our success across the UK and US markets
- You take ownership. You don’t just generate meetings - you think like a business builder, contributing to the development of our market presence, community, and long-term growth
- You’ll be happy to travel across the UK and US to attend events
- Fluent English, as our team is international
- 💼 12 months+ experience in a outbound sales or recruiting role
- 💻 Highly comfortable with digital tools, especially AI-powered tools
- A true learner: make mistakes, learn from them, move on
- 🔥 Sharp, engaging, and able to capture attention with your outreach
- 🏆 A true competitive spirit with a strong drive to achieve results
- 🌍 Someone living in the UK
What the job involves
- Identify and qualify as many TA Director/VP of TA prospects as possible by engaging them effectively: asking the right questions, raising awareness of HR challenges, and convincing them that AssessFirst is the solution for unlocking human potential
- Generate leads across the UK and US market through a multi-channel approach: cold calling, email outreach, social selling, inbound marketing, events, and more
- Analyse and understand your prospects’ Talent Development and Recruiting needs to propose tailored solutions
- Schedule qualified meetings for the Account Executives and support opportunities through to closing
- Actively contribute to lead generation through attending TA-focused events (organized independently or with support from the Marketing team)
- Monitor industry trends and experiment with new prospecting methods to continuously improve your performance
- Be happy to adapt your working schedule throughout the week to accommodate speaking with US clients
- Your Objectives:
- Generate a high volume of qualified sales opportunities and exceed your targets
- Maintain rigorous pipeline management through to conversion
- Increase AssessFirst’s visibility and impact within the UK/US TA market
- Help form the AF community in these two regions
- You’ll be part of the UKUS team, made up of 8 people
- You’ll also work closely with the wider AssessFirst global team
Application process
- We usually respond within two weeks
- The role catches your attention
- You complete our assessments after applying (you’ll receive a link by email)
- The Talent team contacts you for an introductory call
- Up to 4 interviews:
- Your future manager (Becca)
- A practical case study (Becca and Dylan, your mentor)
- A discussion with Quentin (CSO) and David (CEO)
- Welcome aboard! You’re now part of the team.
Our take
AssessFirst is well-established HR tech company that's been helping businesses make smarter hiring decisions since 2002. Using behavioural science and predictive analytics, its platform goes beyond resumes to identify candidate with the highest potential to thrive in a specific company and role. Over the years, AsssessFirst has built a rich dataset of more than 5M profiles, and today, it supports around 4,000 companies looking to improve performance, lower recruitment costs, and boost employee retention.
Now a clear leader in predictive recruitment across Europe (with especially strong growth in the UK, Benelux, and Italy) the company is entering an exciting new phase. It recently launched its AI Voice Agent, a conversational tool that evaluates both technical skills language fluency with a level of nuance comparable to a human expert. This innovation is helping companies speed up hiring decisions without sacrificing quality or fairness. With momentum on its side and expansion into the US underway, AssessFirst is continuing to redefine what smarter, science-based recruitment looks like on global scale.
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Company
Company HQ
Sentier, Paris, France
Leadership
David Bernard
(Founder & CEO)Founded AssessFirst just a month after obtaining a Master's Diploma in Quantitative Psychology.
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