Business Development Representative – Data Foundation (San Francisco)

Salesforce, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Business Development Representative (BDR) for the Data Foundation team in San Francisco, CA. You will own outbound pipeline generation aligned to MuleSoft or Informatica, partnering with an Account Executive to drive growth across various account sizes and industries.

You will develop territory strategies, build account maps, and engage multiple stakeholders—from CIOs to Enterprise Architects—while accelerating your path to a Data Foundation Account Executive role

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of professional experience in sales, consulting, customer success, or another client-facing role — or a demonstrated passion for technology and sales
• Exceptional communication skills: clear, concise, and compelling in writing and on the phone
• Natural curiosity about technology and how it works, combined with resilience and a growth mindset
• Strong research and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Execute high-volume, high-quality outbound prospecting across email, phone, LinkedIn, and video — personalized to integration and data management pain points across key verticals including Financial Services, Healthcare and Life Sciences, and Manufacturing
• Partner with your aligned AE to prioritize accounts, develop territory strategies, and build account maps identifying key decision-makers and AI investment signals
• Navigate multi-stakeholder conversations with buyers including Chief Information Officers, Chief Technology Officers, Chief Data Officers, and Enterprise Architects
• Participate in structured sales training and product enablement to build fluency across MuleSoft and Informatica, with an accelerated path to promotion for those who demonstrate pipeline quality and business acumen

Skills

Outbound prospecting

Account mapping

Multi-stakeholder conversations

Sales training

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Salesloft

Outreach

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

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. The Experience Data Foundation is Salesforce's enterprise data and integration business, built on two industry-leading products: MuleSoft, the world's #1 integration platform, and Informatica, the enterprise standard for data management, governance, and Master Data Management (MDM). As a Business Development Representative (BDR) on the Data Foundation team, you will own outbound pipeline generation aligned to either MuleSoft or Informatica, partnering directly with an Account Executive (AE) to drive growth across a range of account sizes and industries. This role is based in San Francisco, California and offers a clear path to becoming a Data Foundation Account Executive carrying quota across both product lines.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Execute high-volume, high-quality outbound prospecting across email, phone, LinkedIn, and video — personalized to integration and data management pain points across key verticals including Financial Services, Healthcare and Life Sciences, and Manufacturing
• Partner with your aligned AE to prioritize accounts, develop territory strategies, and build account maps identifying key decision-makers and AI investment signals
• Navigate multi-stakeholder conversations with buyers including Chief Information Officers, Chief Technology Officers, Chief Data Officers, and Enterprise Architects
• Participate in structured sales training and product enablement to build fluency across MuleSoft and Informatica, with an accelerated path to promotion for those who demonstrate pipeline quality and business acumen

You're Our Person If...

• 1–2 years of professional experience in sales, consulting, customer success, or another client-facing role — or a demonstrated passion for technology and sales
• Exceptional communication skills: clear, concise, and compelling in writing and on the phone
• Natural curiosity about technology and how it works, combined with resilience and a growth mindset
• Strong research and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Even Better If...

• Familiarity with enterprise software concepts such as Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), data integration, Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL), cloud platforms, or software as a service (SaaS)
• Exposure to data management, MDM, or data governance concepts
• Experience with Salesforce CRM, Salesloft, Outreach, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, or similar tools
• Prior experience in a business-to-business (B2B) technology environment

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love.

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The typical base salary range for this position is $50,570 - $67,665 annually

There is a different range applicable to specific work locations. In California and New York, and select cities in the metropolitan areas of Boston, Chicago, Seattle, and Washington DC, the base pay range for this role in those locations is $55,640 - $74,490 per year. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.

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