Pear Tree.

SDR UK Fintech

Pear Tree.  •  South Africa (Remote)  •  5 days ago
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Job Description

A UK-based Fintech and international payments provider. We help UK exporters and importers manage currency risk, reduce FX costs, and streamline cross-border payments.

We're hiring a Sales Development Representative based in South Africa to drive new business pipeline within the UK market. You'll be the first point of contact for prospective clients — UK businesses involved in importing and exporting — identifying their FX pain points and booking qualified meetings for the sales team.

This is a hunter role. You need to be comfortable with high-volume outbound activity, confident on the phone, and able to hold a commercial conversation about FX with finance directors, CFOs, and treasury managers.

What you'll do:

  • Execute outbound prospecting campaigns via phone, email, and LinkedIn targeting UK importers and exporters
  • Identify and qualify decision-makers (FDs, CFOs, MDs, treasury/finance managers) at UK SMEs and mid-market businesses
  • Articulate the value of corporate FX solutions including spot contracts, forward contracts, market orders, and international payment services
  • Book qualified discovery meetings and product demos for senior sales staff
  • Maintain accurate pipeline data and activity logging in the CRM
  • Research target industries and companies to build high-quality prospect lists
  • Collaborate with the sales team to refine messaging, objection handling, and targeting strategies
  • Meet and exceed weekly/monthly KPIs for calls, emails, meetings booked, and pipeline generated

Requirements

  • 3–4 years minimum experience in an SDR, BDR, or outbound sales role in a UK based Fintech
  • Demonstrable understanding of corporate FX products: spot, forwards, NDFs, options, and international payments
  • Experience selling to UK-based importers, exporters, or businesses with cross-border payment needs
  • Proven track record of meeting or exceeding outbound activity and pipeline targets
  • Confident and professional phone manner with the ability to engage C-suite and senior finance stakeholders
  • Strong written communication skills for email and LinkedIn outreach
  • Familiarity with CRM tools (e.g. Salesforce, HubSpot) and sales engagement platforms
  • Self-motivated, disciplined, and comfortable working remotely in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work UK business hours (GMT/BST)

Nice to have:

  • Experience at a UK FX brokerage, payments company, or fintech
  • Existing knowledge of UK industries with high FX exposure (manufacturing, wholesale, e-commerce, agriculture, logistics)
  • Understanding of FCA-regulated environments and compliance considerations in FX sales

Benefits

Competitive base salary plus performance-based commission

Fully remote role based in South Africa

Opportunity to grow into a senior sales or account management position

Direct access to company leadership and a collaborative, results-driven team

Pear Tree.

About Pear Tree.

🚀 Expand Your Team Without Compromise (www.pear-tree.com)

You want to grow your team with the right people, but you’re hitting challenges like; Increasing hiring costs, A shallow local talent pool, Concerns about consistency and quality.

The dilemma: do you overspend to secure top local talent, or settle for less-than-ideal candidates who hold back your growth?

Why Going It Alone is Tough

- Traditional recruitment is expensive and draws from the same limited pool.

- Freelance platforms can’t guarantee long-term quality or reliability.

- Hiring overseas comes with complex legal and compliance hurdles.

🌎 We Make Global Hiring Simple

Pear Tree takes the complexity out of international recruitment. We match you with skilled, reliable, and cost-effective professionals from the Philippines, India, Nepal, South Africa and Latin America who fit your business perfectly.

- Substantial savings on recruitment and salary costs

- Access to a wide, highly skilled talent market

- A streamlined hiring process that saves you time

- Confidence backed by our 6-month “Perfect Hire” Guarantee

🔑 Our Process

1. Source and rigorously vet candidates on your behalf

2. Arrange and support the interview process

3. Hold your hand through the legal and logistical requirements that come with overseas hiring

4. Provide ongoing support to ensure seamless onboarding and retention

✅ A Smarter Way to Scale

Forget the false choice between paying top dollar locally or settling for poor hires. We give you a better option: affordable, skilled, and dependable international talent.

Join leading entrepreneurs and business owners already benefiting from this approach.

Book a call today and let us help you define your role, write your job description, and secure your next star team member — guaranteed.

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
1-10 employees
Headquarters
Sydney, AU
Year Founded
Unknown
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