Commercial Business Development Representative

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Business Development Representative prospecting and qualifying cybersecurity leads for Chainguard, which delivers hardened open-source software. Scheduling sales meetings, building pipeline, and supporting revenue growth.

Responsibilities:

  • Prospect and identify potential clients in the security sales market using cold calling, emailing, social media outreach, and industry events.
  • Research prospects to identify security needs, pain points, and decision-makers.
  • Generate a consistent pipeline of high-quality leads by meeting or exceeding weekly and monthly targets.
  • Qualify leads by understanding business requirements and matching prospects with security solutions and services.
  • Schedule meetings and product demos for the sales team.
  • Collaborate with the sales team on targeted sales strategies for industries, regions, or clients.
  • Maintain accurate prospect, lead, and customer interaction records in the CRM system.
  • Stay current on industry trends, competitor offerings, and emerging security technologies.
  • Attend sales training and team meetings to improve sales skills and product knowledge.
  • Provide feedback to marketing and product teams to refine messaging and improve offerings.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field.
  • 1-3 years of experience in sales, lead generation, or business development, within the cloud native, cybersecurity or devops industry.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and relationships with prospects and clients.
  • Proficiency in using CRM systems, preferably HubSpot CRM or Salesforce, and other sales enablement tools.
  • Excellent research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and able to work independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to meet or exceed sales targets and KPIs.
  • Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts, products, and services is a strong plus.

Benefits:

  • Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
  • Receive stock options upon hire and promotion.
  • Participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options.
  • 100% covered health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
  • ∞ Flexible Time Off.
  • 18 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout the child's first year.