Business Development Representative

Acquia; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Business Development Representative to engage with prospects and educate them on solutions. Candidates should have superb communication skills, a bachelor's degree, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. This role is critical for generating new revenue opportunities through calls and emails. The company offers a dynamic workplace contributing to innovation and the use of AI tools.

Qualifications

• 0-3 years of related experience.
• Proven record of high achievement in sales.

Responsibilities

• Create new revenue opportunities by educating leads.
• Conduct high volume prospecting (50-60 calls per day).
• Qualify prospects' needs and map to Acquia's offerings.

Skills

Superb communication skills

Intellectual agility

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Acquia empowers the world’s most ambitious brands to create digital customer experiences that matter. With open source Drupal at its core, the Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) enables marketers, developers, and IT operations teams at thousands of global organizations to rapidly compose and deploy digital products and services that engage customers, enhance conversions, and help businesses stand out.

Headquartered in the U.S., Acquia is a Great Place to Work-CertifiedTM company in the U.K., is listed as one of the world’s top software companies by The Software Report, and is positioned as a market leader by the analyst community.. We are Acquia. We are building for the future and we want you to be a part of it!

Acquia is looking for a Business Development Representative (BDR) to begin a career with our amazingly successful sales team.

Our BDRs are the first point of contact for all new prospects to discuss Acquia's products and services. This role is critical to the business as the team's goal is to have engaging conversations with our clients to discover their challenges, their requirements, and help them determine the most appropriate Acquia solution for their needs.

In this role, you will:

• Create new revenue opportunities by educating our inbound leads and prospects about open source, digital transformation and Acquia
• Conduct high volume prospecting (50-60 calls, emails or Tweets per day) to qualify leads and prospects
• Qualify prospects' needs and effectively map them to Acquia's offerings
• Work closely with account executives and marketing to implement strategy and process
• Become an industry expert and develop product mastery
• Consistently achieve (and exceed!) quarterly quotas and goals
• Conduct yourself professionally and cast Acquia in a positive light

You must have:

• A proven record of high achievement
• Intellectual agility and natural curiosity
• Superb communication skills: written and verbal
• Be passionate in something! Doesn't have to be in open source technology.
• The ability to work in a fast paced, challenging (FUN) technology environment
• Ability to learn and absorb material quickly
• “One speed energy" self motivated with a constant sense of urgency
• Attention to the details; organized and metric-driven
• Professional acumen
• 0-3 years of related experience, bachelors degree required

Not a must, but a plus

• Prior sales experience with a demonstrated ability to exceed quota
• Prior experience in a rapidly growing technology company
• Experience using Salesforce, and other sales productivity tools

We are an organization that embraces innovation and the potential of AI to enhance our processes and improve our work. We are always looking for individuals who are open to learning new technologies and collaborating with AI tools to achieve our goals.

Acquia is an equal opportunity (EEO) employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veterans status or any other protected status or characteristic under federal, state or local law unrelated to the ability to perform the job.