Business Development Representative

Salesforce; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is looking for a motivated Business Development Representative in Bengaluru to generate new business pipelines through outbound prospecting and thorough account research, helping break into net-new logos and grow Salesforce’s footprint.

You will train in Salesforce’s selling framework, bring 3–6 years of BD or sales experience, be fluent in English, and collaborate across teams in a fast-paced environment to hit ambitious quotas.

Qualifications

• Fluency in English language.
• 3-6 years of Experience in business development, sales or related field experience.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and across many different parts of the organisation to get things done.
• Experience researching, account planning, prospecting, and cold calling into a large list of new and existing accounts.
• Proven track record of achieving sales metrics and consistent achievement of year-over-year quota attainment.
• Degree or equivalent relevant experience required.

Responsibilities

• Generate new business pipeline primarily through prospecting outbound opportunities
• 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

Skills

English fluency

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.

Job Category

Sales

Job Details

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we’re looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce’s core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

Our Business Development Representative (BDR) team is part of our wider Sales Business, focusing on generating new business and whitespace pipeline through prospecting outbound opportunities with the ultimate goal of closed won business. You will have the opportunity to work in a fast paced team with varied future customers and personalized training and career opportunities.

Why Join Salesforce as a Business Development Representative?

Sales Development is the foundation of our sales organization where new business opportunities come to life. Within the Business Development Representative (BDR) role, we support outbound sales teams by assisting them through strategic prospecting efforts and extensive account research. BDRs consistently make a tangible impact in the Sales Development Organization by generating millions of dollars of new business pipeline each year.

Additionally, BDRs are enrolled in an intensive sales training program with the purpose of providing new professionals with the fundamental skills necessary to achieve a successful sales career at Salesforce.

Day To Day Responsibilities

• Generate new business pipeline primarily through prospecting outbound opportunities
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in English language
• 3-6 years of Experience in business development, sales or related field experience
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and across many different parts of the organisation to get things done
• Experience researching, account planning, prospecting, and cold calling into a large list of new and existing accounts
• Proven track record of achieving sales metrics and consistent achievement of year-over-year quota attainment
• Degree or equivalent relevant experience required. Experience will be evaluated based on the core competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)

Accommodations

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