Fractional Business Development
Representative

BlazingRed is a board advisory and fractional GTM firm working with founders of AI and technology startups. We help early stage and VC backed companies navigate the transition from founder led selling to scalable, exit ready growth, closing the Complexity Gap between breakthrough innovation and commercial scale.

We work with a small number of high potential startups at any one time, either as GTM Board Advisors or as embedded Fractional CROs. Our clients are ambitious, move fast, and expect commercial momentum.

We are looking for a self employed, part time Fractional Business Development Representative to support outbound activity across our client portfolio. This is a hands on, execution focused role. You will be identifying prospects, building targeted lists, writing and sending outbound sequences, and booking discovery calls on behalf of BlazingRed and its clients.

You will work with modern AI powered sales tools including Lusha, Instantly, Apollo, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude to research prospects, personalise outreach at scale, and improve campaign performance continuously.

• Researching and building targeted prospect lists using Lusha and Apollo, tailored to each client's Ideal Customer Profile.
• Using AI tools including ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude to research prospects, personalise messaging, and draft outbound sequences that sound human rather than templated.
• Building and executing multi-step outbound email campaigns using Instantly, managing sequences, monitoring open and reply rates, and optimising performance.
• Running outbound LinkedIn outreach alongside email campaigns, identifying and connecting with the right decision makers at target accounts.
• Qualifying inbound responses, handling initial objections, and booking discovery calls for the relevant advisor or fractional sales lead.
• Keeping CRM records clean and up to date, and providing weekly activity and pipeline reports that give clear visibility on what is working.
• Contributing to the ongoing refinement of messaging, subject lines, and sequences based on live market feedback.

You do not need prior experience with all of these. We will train the right person. Familiarity with any of them is a bonus.

• Some prior experience in an outbound, sales, or business development role is preferred but not essential. We will train the right person.
• Strong written communication skills. You write clearly, concisely, and in a way that sounds human rather than templated. This is the most important thing.
• Comfortable working independently across up to 16 hours per week and managing your own time against agreed priorities.
• Curious about technology, AI, and startups. You do not need to be technical but you need to be interested.
• Organised, reliable, and proactive. This role requires initiative, not hand holding.
• Comfortable using AI tools as part of your daily workflow. We expect you to use them intelligently, not just mechanically.

This is a ground floor opportunity. BlazingRed is growing and so is our client portfolio. The right person will get exposure to real GTM strategy, real enterprise sales cycles, and real founders building real companies. You will work with senior advisors who have done this across multiple technology waves.

If you are ambitious, curious, and want to learn from people who have genuinely been there, this is a good place to start.

Send a short email to stevekelly@blazingred.co.uk telling us why this role interests you and what outbound or sales experience you have, even if it is limited. Please include links to any of your social media profiles, LinkedIn in particular, but any others too. If you have an online presence that shows how you communicate and present yourself, we want to see it. A CV is welcome but not required at this stage. We are more interested in how you write and how you show up online than how your CV looks.