What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Development Representative position at SchooLinks?
SchooLinks is one of the fastest growing Saas companies in Texas, and the number one college and career readiness platform changing the way school districts unleash their students’ potential. This role will work closely with our BDR Manager, VP of Sales, and Account Executives on our core prospecting activities. From your first day, you will be trained weekly on core sales skills that help drive impact through lead generation and qualification during and after the entry level role. Successful graduates from our program progress into more advanced sales roles which provide increased earning potential, and our promote-from-within culture propels our most committed and innovative employees into leadership roles within sales and business development. Our team is invested in talent who is committed to growing, learning, and performing in this role and beyond. Our ideal candidate for this role is someone who has grit and a great work ethic, is passionate, and full of intellectual curiosity.
Specifically, these are some examples of your day to day activities:
- Be the first contact of SchooLinks through cold calls and emails
- Generate new business opportunities to fuel company's growth
- Manage your accounts, own your territory, and help maintain data integrity in Salesforce.com
- Support marketing efforts by assisting in demand generation campaigns
- Achieve, or exceed, weekly and monthly metrics including sales activities, meetings set, qualified leads, and new contacts prospected
- Identify client needs and suggest appropriate products/services
- Build long-term trusting relationships with clients
- Proactively seek new business opportunities in the market
- Set up meetings or calls between (prospective) clients and Account Executives
- Report (weekly/monthly/quarterly) sales results
- Stay up-to-date with new products/services and new pricing/payment plans
- Have a desire to launch a career in the world of software sales
- Enjoy working in a collaboratively competitive and fun environment. Achieve your goals while also making others around you better too!
- Be comfortable in a fast-paced, high energy, ever changing environment
- Possess a go-getter attitude! You strive to turn any “No!” you get into a “Yes!
- Excellent communication skills
- 100% health care coverage for Employee
- 401K with company matching
- Dental & Vision
- Parental Leave
- Subsidized gym membership
- Remote work stipend
- Annual team offsite
A reasonable base salary for this position is $45,000 with on track earnings of $66,600 USD. This compensation range is specific to the United States and it incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; specific geographic location; internal equity; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.
SchooLinks is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
Salary : $45,000 - $66,600