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Business Development Representative - Outbound Sales

Full TimeMid-levelSales / Business DevelopmentGlobal
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Schedule

PST

Start Date

ASAP

About the Role

As a Business Development Representative (BDR), you'll be on the front lines, identifying, engaging, and making initial connections with e-commerce businesses ready to unlock significant growth through SMS. You'll be a vital ambassador for the brand, product, and company, playing a direct role in continued success.

Your day-to-day will involve building targeted account lists, sparking new opportunities through thoughtful and creative outreach, and ensuring a smooth hand-off to Account Executives once you've qualified the prospect.

Prospecting & Opportunity Generation

  • Identify and qualify e-commerce brands that align with the ideal customer profile and demonstrate a strong potential for growth through SMS marketing.
  • Consistently achieve and exceed your targets for generating qualified new business opportunities.
  • Skillfully utilize a range of tools and technologies to research, identify, and connect with potential customers. You'll be encouraged to think creatively and resourcefully in your outreach efforts.
  • Professionally represent the product, brand, and company in every interaction, clearly and concisely articulating how the solution can help ecommerce businesses thrive.

Pipeline & Relationship Management

  • Maintain exceptional standards for timeliness, responsiveness, and diligent follow-up with prospects.
  • Accurately manage your activities and pipeline within Salesforce CRM, ensuring all sales data is consistently updated.
  • Build foundational relationships with prospective customers, setting the stage for their future success. You'll work closely with Account Executives to collaboratively nurture these early-stage opportunities.
  • Continuously learn about customers' marketing strategies, technology landscape, and broader business objectives.

Collaboration & Process Improvement

  • Collaborate with members of the Go-to-Market (GTM) team to contribute to the refinement of the sales process.
  • AI-Driven Sales Execution
  • AI-Enhanced Personalization
  • Leverage AI tools to analyze prospect data (e.g., LinkedIn activity, earnings reports, or tech stack changes) to craft hyper-personalized outreach at scale, moving beyond generic templates to drive higher response rates.
  • Workflow Automation & Optimization
  • Utilize AI-powered sales tools to automate administrative tasks—such as CRM data entry, meeting summarization, and lead prioritization—freeing up more time for high-value strategic research and live prospect engagement.

Must-Have Skills

  • 1+ year of B2B sales development experience, preferably in a SaaS, marketing technology, or a related domain.
  • Experience with a variety of sales tools such as Salesforce, Outreach, Sales Navigator, or Gong.
  • You possess a natural ability to build rapport and make initial connections with people.
  • You pay close attention to details and approach tasks in an organized and solution-oriented way.
  • You're developing your ability to prioritize tasks and think strategically about engaging with different businesses.
  • You're eager to learn how to create value for customers and understand their business goals.
  • You're motivated to meet and exceed expectations and have a genuine desire to learn and grow in a sales role.
  • An interest in or basic understanding of e-commerce is a plus.

Nice-to-Have

  • Interest in or basic understanding of ecommerce.
  • Experience with AI-powered sales tools for personalization and automation.
  • Familiarity with sales process optimization.

Tools & Tech Stack

  • Salesforce CRM
  • Outreach
  • LinkedIn Sales Navigator
  • Gong or similar sales intelligence and engagement platforms

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