Business Development Representative

Square; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Square is hiring a motivated Business Development Representative to identify prospective Square sellers across Australia and promote the value of Square for growth. You will be the first contact for many merchants, qualify opportunities, and collaborate with the Australian Sales team to schedule intro meetings for our Account Executives.

You will work across Melbourne or Sydney, with options to work from home or in the office, and you will become an expert in Square’s product ecosystem while

Qualifications

• Desire to grow a career in sales.
• Passion for technology and Square ecosystem.
• Experience in qualifying/prospecting roles.
• Ability to conduct outbound multi-channel outreach.
• Curiosity, perseverance and strong decision-making.
• Ability to perform in a fast-changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Stay current on the Square product ecosystem to help SMB Australian merchants grow.
• Inspire merchants using storytelling and case studies about how Square benefits their business.
• Research and prospect large value merchants across Australia and handle objections.
• Qualify leads and schedule meetings between merchants and our Account Executive team.
• Represent Square in the local Victorian market and national Australia.
• Keep up-to-date with business, industry and product trends.
• Maintain accurate sales data using Salesforce.

Skills

Sales mindset

Outbound outreach

Multi-channel outreach

Adaptability

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

The Role

Square is looking for a motivated Business Development professional to join our Australian Sales organisation, reporting to the Business Development Manager. As a Business Development Representative, you will identify prospective Square sellers and promote the value of Square in helping them grow their business. You will work with the Australian Sales team to find new large value merchants fitting the Square ecosystem, and with global Square team-mates on wider projects. Often the first line of contact with prospective Australian Square merchants, you will understand and empathise with their diverse needs and focus on how Square could best support them. You will become an expert in the Square product ecosystem, and will document and track qualified opportunities to pass onto our Account Executive team. You will use multi-channel outreach (social media, outreach emails, phone calls) to large value merchants in Australia each day, applying a data-driven approach to outbound sales. This role can be based in Melbourne or Sydney with options to work from home or in the office.

You Will

• Maintain current knowledge of the global Square product ecosystem and how this may help SMB Australian merchants to further grow their businesses
• Create a great first impression for prospective Square merchants by using storytelling, case studies and other materials to inspire them about how Square could benefit their businesses
• Research and prospect large value merchants across Australia that may be a good fit for Square, and understand how to handle objections you may encounter
• Use multi-channel outreach methods (social media, outreach emails, phone calls) to qualify leads and schedule meetings between merchants and members of our Account Executive team
• Represent Square and our product ecosystem in the local Victorian, and national Australian markets
• Keep up-to-date with the latest business, industry and product trends
• Partner with the Australian Account Executive team to gain exposure to the sales cycle and further develop your sales experience, and learn and maintain current understanding of Australian and global Square sales processes
• Attain (and ideally exceed) your business development goals
• Maintain accurate sales data and documentation by using tools including Salesforce

You Have

• A desire to further develop your career in sales
• A passion for technology and the industry Square operates in
• Experience in a qualifying prospecting role with the ability to conduct outbound multi-channel outreach
• Passion, curiosity, hunger, and perseverance
• Critical thinking and strong decision-making abilities
• The ability to perform in a fast-changing environment

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