--- title: 'Sales Development Representative, Placement Student at Box' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/sales-development-representative-placement-student-box-london-6bb0senyxw48' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-17' --- # Sales Development Representative, Placement Student at Box - **Company:** Box - **Location:** London, United Kingdom - **Posted:** 2026-10-05 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/boxinc/jobs/8226111 ## Job description WHAT IS BOX? Box (NYSE:BOX) is the leader in Intelligent Content Management. Our platform enables organizations to fuel collaboration, manage the entire content lifecycle, secure critical content, and transform business workflows with enterprise AI. We help companies thrive in the new AI-first era of business. Founded in 2005, Box simplifies work for leading global organizations, including JLL, Morgan Stanley, and Nationwide. Box is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, with offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia. By joining Box, you will have the unique opportunity to continue driving our platform forward. Content powers how we work. It’s the billions of files and information flowing across teams, departments, and key business processes every single day: contracts, invoices, employee records, financials, product specs, marketing assets, and more. Our mission is to bring intelligence to the world of content management and empower our customers to completely transform workflows across their organizations. With the combination of AI and enterprise content, the opportunity has never been greater to transform how the world works together and at Box you will be on the front lines of this massive shift. ## WHY BOX NEEDS YOU As a Sales Development Representative (SDR) Placement Student, you are on the frontline of Box's growth engine across EMEA. The SDR role is the launchpad for a career in technology sales and commercial strategy, serving as the very first touchpoint between Box and prospective enterprise clients—ranging from major global financial institutions and public sector organizations to fast-growing AI startups. Working as an integral part of our collaborative London team, you will bridge the gap between Marketing and Sales by identifying high-value business opportunities, researching key accounts, and partnering closely with senior Account Executives. Throughout your 12-month placement, you won't just observe; you will actively build relationships with executive decision-makers, lead strategic outreach campaigns, and directly impact our revenue pipeline while gaining hands-on insight into how a high-growth cloud SaaS enterprise operates. ## WHAT YOU'LL DO - Generate & Qualify Pipeline: Research, contact, and qualify potential enterprise accounts from inbound marketing leads, event attendees, digital campaigns, and outbound prospecting. - Partner with Sales Leaders: Collaborate directly with Account Executives to strategize territory plans, map target accounts, and schedule discovery meetings with senior B2B decision-makers. - Lead Strategic Outreach Campaigns: Partner with the EMEA Marketing team to execute multi-channel campaigns around key product launches, AI solutions, and market awareness initiatives. - Articulate Business Value: Engage in consultative business conversations via phone, email, zoom call, and social channels to understand client pain points and showcase how Box transforms content management. - Manage Commercial Data: Maintain accurate CRM records, track prospect interactions, and manage lead pipelines using Salesforce.com. - Drive Cross-Functional Projects: Participate in impactful team initiatives across the wider Go-To-Market and Early Career communities, contributing to process improvements and knowledge sharing. ## WHO YOU ARE We are an AI-first company. This means you approach your work with a growth mindset and find ways to leverage AI to help make faster, smarter decisions that will 10X your impact at Box. - Education & Placement Requirement: Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree requiring a recognized 12-month industrial sandwich placement year before your final year of study (open to all academic disciplines; Business, Management, or Marketing is a plus, but not required). - Growth Mindset & Curiosity: Demonstrates resilience, high energy, a proactive "can-do" attitude, and an eager appetite to learn about enterprise SaaS, cloud software, and AI technologies. - Strong Communication & Interpersonal Presence: Articulate verbal and written communication skills with the confidence to build professional relationships with senior stakeholders across multiple channels. - Commercial Acumen & Problem Solving: Analytical mindset with the ability to identify business trends, creatively uncover growth opportunities, and connect customer challenges to digital solutions. - Organization & Detail Orientation: Strong time management skills, comfort prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced environment, and the ability to maintain high data quality and accuracy. - Languages: Fluent German or French is an advantage but not required Box lives its values, with community and in-person collaboration being a core part of our culture. Boxers are expected to work from their assigned office a minimum of 3 days per week. Your Recruiter will share more about how we work and company culture during the hiring process. At Box, we believe unique and diverse experiences benefit our culture, our products, our customers, our company, and our world. We aim to recruit a passionate, high-performing workforce that reflects the world we live in. If you are head-over-heels about this role but unsure if you meet all the requirements, we encourage you to apply! ## BENEFIT UK: - - Competitive salary of £29,500 per annum - Comprehensive pension, private medical, and dental coverage - Robust wellness program with 25 days of paid vacation + your birthday off! - Subsidized gym membership - Free daily lunch ordering program, plus a fully stocked kitchen with snacks and drinks - Modern EMEA HQ office located at the White Collar Factory on Old Street, London - Placement community network and mentorship throughout your placement year ## RECRUITMENT PROCESS - CV Submission & Review - Initial Video Call with our Early Career Talent Acquisition team - Hiring Manager Interview with the SDR Team Manager - Final Team & Specialist Interview with a senior team member / Account Executive ## EQUAL OPPORTUNITY We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, and any other protected ground of discrimination under applicable human rights legislation. For details on how we protect your information when you apply, please see our [Personnel Privacy Notice.](https://cloud.app.box.com/s/dalfrm4h1m5wkjiq6171hbko9uwroulg) ## About Box ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Box provides an Intelligent Content Management platform that enables enterprises to manage, collaborate on, and secure content, with deep AI integration to unlock insights and automate workflows. - **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: BOX) - **Headquarters**: Redwood City, California, USA - **Founded**: 2005 - **Founders**: Aaron Levie, Dylan Smith, Sam Ghods, Jeff Queisser ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Cloud Content Management, Enterprise Software, AI-powered Productivity, Data Governance & Security - **Target customers**: B2B – enterprises of all sizes, including 97,000 companies and 68% of the Fortune 500 (as stated on Box’s about page) - **Mission statement**: “Power how the world works together” ## Products & Services - **Box Content Cloud**: The core cloud-based platform for storing, sharing, collaborating on, and managing content with built-in security and compliance controls. - **Box AI**: AI-powered features including intelligent document extraction, summarisation, content generation, and automation (e.g., Box AI for Agent Orchestration, Search Relevance, and Core Agents). - **Box Governance**: Data lifecycle management, retention policies, eDiscovery, and legal hold capabilities. - **Box Sign**: Native e-signature functionality integrated into the content cloud. - **Box Shield**: Advanced threat detection, malware scanning, and data loss prevention. - **Box Relay**: Workflow automation and business process orchestration. - **Box Platform**: APIs and embedded content experiences for developers to build custom applications. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not provided in search results – refer to latest SEC filings (10-K/10-Q) for current figure. - **Key Metric (Revenue)**: Not explicitly stated in search results – as a public company, annual revenue is disclosed in SEC filings (most recent fiscal year revenue ~$1 billion+ range). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not listed in search results – typical major partners include Google Cloud, Microsoft, Salesforce, and many systems integrators. - **Growth Signals**: - Serving 97,000 companies and 68% of the Fortune 500. - Active hiring across AI, engineering, product, and customer success. - Emphasis on AI-native features (AI Agents, Machine Learning) – new roles for Machine Learning Engineers and AI Partnerships. ## Competitive Advantages - **Enterprise trust & compliance**: SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, and deep integrations with major enterprise ecosystems (Microsoft, Google, Salesforce) make it a secure choice for regulated industries. - **Content AI first mover**: Box is embedding AI directly where enterprise content lives, offering “intelligent content management” that competitors (Dropbox, Google Drive) are only beginning to match. - **Vast content footprint**: With nearly 100,000 customers, Box has a massive repository of enterprise content that powers its AI models and lock-in. - **Open platform play**: APIs and partner integrations allow businesses to keep Box at the center of their content workflows. ## Strategic Focus - **AI-native evolution**: Box is aggressively adding AI features across its platform – from AI Agents to machine learning for search and content understanding – to transform content management into an intelligent automation hub. - **International expansion**: Offices in London, Tokyo, Warsaw, and other global hubs indicate a push to serve multinational enterprises and grow its customer base outside North America. - **Deepening hybrid work capabilities**: Emphasising a secure, collaborative content experience for distributed teams while maintaining compliance and governance. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & values**: Box promotes a candid, growth-mindset culture with values like “Be an owner. It’s your company,” “Blow our customers’ minds,” and “Take risks. Fail fast. GSD.” Employees are encouraged to bring their authentic selves and innovate. - **Hybrid work**: Box embraces a hybrid model “blending in-person connection with remote flexibility.” Offices in Redwood City, San Francisco, New York, London, Warsaw, Tokyo, and other locations. - **Benefits** (from careers page): - Equity grants for all new hires. - Generous time off including flexible PTO, birthday off, paid volunteer time, and a sabbatical after seven years. - Monthly wellness subsidy. - Inclusive family support (parental leave, fertility benefits). - Global mental health and wellbeing resources. - **Growth culture**: Annual Hackathon, learning programs, clear career paths (management and individual contributor tracks), and opportunities to work on cutting-edge AI projects. - **Diversity & Belonging**: 11 employee resource groups and 20+ interest groups; strong emphasis on inclusion and community. ## Sources 1. [Box About Page](https://www.box.com/en-gb/about-us) 2. [Box Careers – Life at Box](https://careers.box.com/en/life-at-box/) 3. [Box Careers – Our Teams](https://careers.box.com/en/our-teams/) 4. 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