Sales Development Representative - HR Technology
Company: Remote Recruitment
Role summary
Sales Development Representative - HR Technology is a full-time role at Remote Recruitment in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (remote). Posted 2026-08-23. Experience level: 2-5.
- Job title
- Sales Development Representative - HR Technology
- Company
- Remote Recruitment
- Location
- Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Work arrangement
- remote
- Employment type
- full-time
- Category
- Sales
- Experience level
- 2-5
- Date posted
- 2026-08-23
If you have a knack for building relationships and want to break into the growing HR tech industry, this fully remote sales role is a fantastic opportunity to sharpen your communication skills. You’ll be managing the front end of the sales cycle while enjoying the freedom of working from anywhere, making it a great fit for someone looking for a high-impact career move.
Job description
Applaud HR is an award-winning UK HR technology platform helping global enterprises transform employee experience through AI. They are at the forefront of agentic AI in HR, won the HR Tech Award in 2025, and are growing their sales function to match.
You will work directly with Applaud's sales team, based remotely from South Africa, generating and qualifying pipeline for the UK and European markets. You are the first impression for enterprise prospects and the engine that keeps the sales team moving.
This is a full-time, fully remote role. Working hours are UK time, 09:00 to 17:30 GMT.
What you will be doing
• Run high-volume outbound prospecting by email, phone and LinkedIn to enterprise HR buyers
• Qualify inbound and outbound leads and hand them off to Account Executives
• Research target accounts and personalise outreach at scale
• Book discovery calls and demos for the sales team
• Maintain accurate CRM records and activity tracking
• Work closely with sales and marketing to sharpen the messaging
Essential
• Two or more years in a B2B SDR or outbound sales role, ideally in SaaS or technology
• Confident communicator with excellent written and spoken English
• Experience using CRM tools such as HubSpot or Salesforce
• Self-starter who can work independently across UK time zones
• Comfortable with high outreach volumes and with rejection
• Reliable fibre or LTE internet, a working laptop and a quiet, dedicated workspace
Desirable
• Experience using AI tools for sales outreach or personalisation
• Experience selling into HR or people leadership buyers
• Experience selling into UK or European enterprise markets
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