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Sales Development Representative

Granola · Old Street, UK

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
£40K–£50K
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
2mo ago

Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.

Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”

Still open · checked 2h agoon Granola's careers page

What Granola sells

AI notepad for busy meeting days

People in back-to-back meetings often can't write down everything that gets said. Granola is an AI notepad that helps them keep track during those meetings, and it can grow into a shared workspace for the whole team. With Granola, a team keeps its meeting notes and ideas in one place.

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The Braun Read

Worth a look

Solid on the basics. Use the first call to fill in the gaps.

Pay
OTE is listed. Ask what the base is.
Transparency
Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
Pipeline
A mix of self-sourced pipeline and inbound or SDR help.
Time on market
Open 85 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
Company hiring
6 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.

Red flags

None spotted.

Green flags

  • Publishes OTE. It tells you the on-target earnings up front. Most postings don't.
  • SDR or inbound support. You won't be building all of your own pipeline from zero.

Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  2. 2.

    What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  3. 3.

    Has the comp plan changed in the last 12 to 18 months? What changed?

    A plan that changes every year means the goalposts keep moving.

  4. 4.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment number.

  5. 5.

    What's the base, and how is the rest paid out?

    OTE without a base doesn't tell you what you can count on.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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The role

Qualify inbound product-qualified users and run outbound to priority accounts for Granola's AI meeting notes and team workspace, then hand qualified opportunities to AEs.

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Who you're selling to

Buyer:
Not stated in the posting.Ask: “Who's the economic buyer, and who else is in the deal?”
Industry:
Technology companiesIn their words: “as well as leading technology companies like Salesforce and Doordash”

Pipeline expectations

A mix of self-sourced pipeline and inbound / SDR support.

Compensation

£40K–£50K OTE

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • Base salary
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Territory
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
ABOUT US Hey! We're team Granola 👋 If you haven't already, you should check out what we're building https://www.granola.ai/, and why you should work here https://www.granola.ai/jobs. What began as an AI notepad for back-to-back meetings has become a shared team workspace and second brain. Granola spreads organically inside companies, often starting with a senior leader and quickly cascading across teams. Today, Granola is used at many of the world’s top and fastest-growing companies like Vercel, Cursor, Lovable, Decagon as well as leading technology companies like Salesforce and Doordash. Designed and built in London, Granola now serves a predominantly US customer base, and we're fuelling that growth by expanding our GTM teams in both London and San Francisco. ABOUT THE ROLE As a SDR at Granola, you’ll be on the front line of our go-to-market motion. You’ll engage highly engaged users, generate and qualify new opportunities, and help convert early love for the product into meaningful revenue conversations. This is a high-impact role with real ownership: you’ll work across inbound and outbound motions, partner closely with AEs and product, and help shape how we scale our sales engine. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Engage with high-intent inbound leads and product-qualified users, qualifying interest and converting engagement into sales opportunities. - Run targeted outbound outreach to priority accounts and personas, using a thoughtful, value-led approach. - Qualify prospects through discovery calls to understand needs, use cases, and buying readiness. - Close high velocity accounts and schedule and hand off high-quality opportunities to Account Executives, setting them up for successful closes. - Collaborate closely with AEs, product, and growth to share insights from the field and improve conversion. - Help build and refine our outbound messaging, qualification criteria, and SDR playbooks based on what works. - Play a hands-on role in shaping the SF office culture and the foundations of the sales team. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR Background & Experience - 1–3+ years of experience as an SDR (or similar revenue-facing role), in B2B SaaS. - Experience handling both inbound and outbound motions. - Strong qualification skills and comfort running discovery conversations. - Familiarity with high-velocity sales environments and modern sales tooling. - Exposure to structured sales training or methodologies is a plus. Skills & Traits - Curious, coachable, and comfortable learning fast in an early-stage environment. - Clear, confident communicator who can engage senior stakeholders. - Highly organised and able to manage multiple conversations in parallel. - Motivated by impact and excited to help build, not just execute, the sales motion. Personal Characteristics - A builder who gets energised building something from the ground up. - Excited to work in-person in our London office. - Creative, initiative-driven, curious about customer behaviour, and eager to own challenges without perfect information. - Values working with people who are kind, ambitious, and pragmatic. COMPENSATION We are living in the most exciting time for tool builders since Engelbart's demo in 1968 and we want to assemble the best crew to build this future together. Our compensation philosophy is to hire the best people in the market and pay them accordingly with salary, variable, and equity. Lastly, we think amazing talent comes from all kinds of life journeys and experiences. If what is written above speaks to you, whether you look like a fit on paper or not, please reach out.
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