Full-Time

Business Development Representative

Updated on 12/17/2024

Salesforce

Salesforce

10,001+ employees

Cloud-based Customer Relationship Management solutions

Consulting
Enterprise Software

Compensation Overview

$54k - $72.3kAnnually

+ Incentive Compensation + Equity

Entry, Junior

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

McLean, VA, USA + 2 more

More locations: New York, NY, USA | Atlanta, GA, USA

Salary range provided for New York-based roles.

Category
Business Development
Business & Strategy
Required Skills
Sales
Cold Calling
Requirements
  • 1-2 years experience in business development, sales or related field experience
  • Ability to work in a fast paced environment. You think out-of-the-box and wow people with your interesting angles and quality work
  • Experience researching, account planning, prospecting, and cold calling into a large list of accounts that are a hybrid of net-new and existing install
  • Proven track record of achieving sales metrics and consistent achievement of year-over-year quota attainment
Responsibilities
  • Generate new business pipeline primarily through prospecting outbound opportunities
  • Manage inbound leads that are driven by outbound effort
  • Nurture early-stage opportunities
  • Gain interest through outbound cold calling across a set of existing Salesforce customers and breaking into net new logos in assigned territory
  • Partner with core seller to identify and source net new pipeline and assist by researching lines of business and personas
  • Align with internal account team
  • Identify key decision makers within new accounts

Salesforce offers cloud-based software solutions that focus on Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Its main product, Customer 360, provides tools for businesses to manage customer interactions across various functions like marketing, sales, and service. The company operates on a subscription model, allowing clients to access its services without the need for expensive installations, and it stands out by offering customizable solutions tailored to different industries. Salesforce aims to help businesses enhance customer satisfaction and drive growth through effective relationship management.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$62.7M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

1999

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

4%

1 year growth

31%

2 year growth

1%
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