We’re Acquired

Acquired is a next-generation payments business focused on powering recurring commerce. Our payment infrastructure and solutions unify and optimise customers' payment ecosystems, providing a competitive advantage and helping them achieve their goals in the digital economy.

We combine this capability with exceptional sector expertise and a highly personal, tailored service focused on long-term partnerships with our customers.

We're scaling fast. If you thrive in an environment that's constantly evolving, where purpose-driven culture is seen as an enabler to achieve the extraordinary and where our unique differences are celebrated, we could be the place for you.

Role Overview

We are seeking a driven and proactive Sales Development Representative (SDR) to join our growing team. This role is crucial in expanding Acquired's presence within the subscription, insurance, lending, and debt collection sectors by identifying and engaging new business opportunities. You'll own the top of Acquired's outbound funnel, converting cold outreach into a high-quality pipeline for the commercial team.

Who You'll Be Selling To

You'll be targeting Founders, Heads of Operations, Finance Directors, CFOs and C-suite decision-makers at financial services businesses and subscription-first companies, including lenders, collections firms, insurers and recurring commerce brands. You'll own the top of Acquired's outbound funnel, converting cold outreach into a high-quality pipeline for the commercial team.

 Key Responsibilities

• Book a minimum of 10 qualified discovery meetings per month through outbound calls, email sequences and LinkedIn outreach

• Manage a structured cadence of 30 to 40 personalised touchpoints per day across phone, email and LinkedIn

• Build and enrich targeted prospect lists using Clay, Lemlist and LinkedIn Sales Navigator, keeping HubSpot updated and accurate at all times

• Execute and iterate multi-step outbound sequences in Lemlist, testing messaging, subject lines and CTAs to improve conversion

• Work closely with the GTM Lead to refine ICP targeting, messaging and the pre-sale process

• Help refine core agentic workflows to extract prospect signals and data, to ensure we target the right accounts at the right moment.

• Feed prospect insights back to the commercial team to sharpen positioning and surface new opportunities

What We're Looking For

• Experience: 1+ year of SDR or outbound sales experience (payments, fintech or financial services exposure is a bonus)

• Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex solutions clearly and persuasively.

• High sales activity comfort: you're energised by volume, not drained by it

• Resourceful and self-directed: you set your own pace and hit your numbers without hand-holding

• Networking: Comfortable engaging with professionals at various levels and building rapport quickly.

• Agentic and AI curiosity/experience is a big plus.

• Comfortable with rejection and failure as part of the process, with a bias towards reflection and improvement

• Strong attention to detail, especially in CRM hygiene, sequencing and prospect research

• Industry Interest: A genuine interest in the payments landscape and the specific challenges and opportunities within the insurance, lending, and debt collection industries.

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Culture

Acquired has an “All in” culture and ethos. We are in the results business, and good is not enough; we are looking for people who will embrace this and work relentlessly to help us achieve our mission.

In addition to this, we have a culture of intellectual creativity, problem-solving, strong execution and customer awareness. We are a dedicated, entrepreneurial team looking for spirited leaders who want to make a difference, take ownership and help foster a positive, world-class, technology-driven company. Nothing is perfect, but we look to make constant improvements to ourselves, the lives of others, and our products, solutions, and processes day by day.

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary & OTE: Attractive base salary with a strong, uncapped commission structure.

• Growth Opportunities: Clear career progression path within a rapidly expanding FinTech company.

• Dynamic Culture: Be part of an innovative, supportive, and collaborative team that values individual contribution.

• Learning & Development: Opportunities for continuous professional development and training in payment technology and sales methodologies.

• Hybrid working: 3 days in our London office

• Benefits Package: Equity package, private health insurance, death in service scheme, EV scheme, subsidised food and facilities on site, quarterly team off-sites, company strategic off-sites, and other benefits.