Business Development Representative

Teya is hiring a Business Development Representative to sell face to face to local businesses in Surrey. This is a field-based role for someone early in their sales career, or someone who wants to start one. You do not need a sales track record — Teya says it invests in structured onboarding and hands-on coaching.

Teya builds a financial platform for local businesses across Europe: cafés, restaurants, salons, shops and entrepreneurs. The company says it was founded on the belief that these businesses deserve better than clunky tools and poor support.

What you will do

• Identify and engage prospective customers in your territory through outreach, networking, referrals and face-to-face meetings
• Meet business owners to understand their needs, challenges and goals, and recommend Teya products and solutions
• Learn and apply Teya's value-led sales methodology to win new business and hit performance targets
• Build long-term customer relationships that support market penetration, growth and retention
• Develop product knowledge through Teya's structured training programme
• Share insights from the field to help improve products and customer experience
• Represent Teya in your territory

What they are looking for

• A competitive mindset and a genuine desire to win
• Strong work ethic and high activity orientation
• Coachability — you take feedback, apply it and improve quickly
• Curiosity and learning agility
• Ambition and resilience; you treat setbacks as information, not defeat
• Emotional intelligence and the ability to read a room or a customer
• Self-direction and a proactive mindset
• Confidence engaging new people and building rapport quickly
• Effective time management and organisational skills
• A collaborative, team-oriented approach
• Willingness to learn and keep developing
• Fluency in English
• A full UK driving licence

Location

This is a fully field-based sales role. You must be located in Surrey.

Pay and benefits

• Competitive basic salary plus commission, with typical on-target earnings of £50,000 in your first year
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Physical and mental health support through GymPass, one-to-one therapy sessions, meditation sessions, and digital fitness and nutrition apps
• Extended and improved maternity and paternity leave choices
• Private medical and life insurance
• Pension scheme

About Teya

Teya says it moves fast, cares about quality and stays close to the detail. It aims to pair strong performance with genuine hospitality. The company describes itself as an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those without a traditional sales or commercial track record. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, Teya asks you to let them know.