Sales Development Representative Intern
Lean is hiring an SDR Intern to join the sales team in Riyadh. You will run outbound prospecting and lead generation across KSA, qualifying inbound and outbound leads, booking discovery meetings, and briefing the sales team on context. This is a front-line commercial role within the regions leading financial infrastructure company.
You will develop working knowledge of Lean's client base and product use cases by running real conversations with real prospects across fintech, lending, insurance, and enterprise. You will learn how B2B fintech sales work by doing it.
About Lean
Lean is building the fintech infrastructure platform that catalyzes the next generation of payments and fintech solutions in the region. Our solutions range from open banking and open finance connectivity, account-to-account payments, credit decisioning capabilities, and cross-border stablecoin-powered payments. Our products have garnered the trust of leading companies and enabled them to deliver powerful experiences when connected with a user’s bank account, allowing users to perform prudent financial planning, get better rates on loans, transfer money to friends, and more, without compromising on privacy or security.
Backed by top-tier global investors, including General Catalyst, Sequoia, and Shorooq, and having recently raised $67.5M in Series B funding, we’re building the rails for Open Finance in MENA. We’re trusted by 250+ clients across the UAE and Saudi Arabia, including the likes of Binance, Etisalat Group, Careem, and many more, making it the region’s most valuable Open Banking platform.
We are building modern infrastructure and rails for MENA, processing billions of dollars in transactions and enabling seamless, secure, and compliant financial connectivity.
What you'll do
Research target companies and identify the right decision-makers to contact
Run outbound outreach across email, LinkedIn, and phone
Qualify inbound and outbound leads based on fit and buying intent
Book discovery meetings for the sales team and brief them on the prospect context
Track activity and pipeline in the CRM accurately and without prompting
Build familiarity with Lean's open banking and payments products so your conversations are credible
What we're looking for
A keen networker who loves building relationships, and who feels comfortable speaking with senior stakeholders
Based in Riyadh or able to work from there
Fluent in Arabic and English
Some prior experience dealing with people in a professional context, customer-facing, sales, or similar
Comfortable picking up the phone or sending a cold message without overthinking it
Organised enough to manage your own tracking without being chased
Genuinely curious about fintech or financial infrastructure
NB. While we think the above experience could be important, we’re keen to hear from people that believe they have valuable experience to bring to the role. If you identify with the team and mission, but not all of our requirements, then please still apply!!
Why Join us?
We’re building the financial infrastructure for MENA. Not as a slogan, as a fact.
Since 2019, we’ve become the first regulated Open Banking and Open Finance company operating across the UAE and Saudi Arabia. We’ve processed billions of dollars. We connect millions of accounts. We enable companies like Binance, Careem, and Etisalat to build products that were previously impossible in this region.
Our recent $67.5M Series B from General Catalyst and Sequoia isn’t just validation: it’s fuel. We’re expanding into new markets, launching new products, and setting the pace for what financial innovation looks like in MENA.
We solve hard problems. We move fast. We hold ourselves to a high standard. And we’re looking for people who’ve done this before to help us do it right.
If you’re motivated by building something that lasts, not just something that scales, Lean is where you need to be.
Not only do we offer competitive salaries, private healthcare, and flexible office hours, but we also insist that every member of the team hold a meaningful equity stake in the business to ensure long-term alignment. We'd love you to join us for this journey!
Lean is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
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