Business Development Representative - Nashville, TN

Motive; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking motivated sales professionals to join their Sales Development Organization. You will be the first point of contact for prospective clients, helping to connect businesses with cutting-edge technology that enhances safety and productivity. This role offers the chance to develop your sales skills in a dynamic environment, where you will engage with a diverse range of industries. Join a rapidly growing team that values hard work, communication, and collaboration, and be part of a mission to transform the physical economy. If you have a passion for sales and a drive to succeed, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental care

Paid time off

401k contribution

Short and long term disability coverage

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Strong communicators with a natural sales instinct.
• Ability to handle rejection and persevere in sales.

Responsibilities

• Contact prospective clients through cold calls and emails.
• Qualify accounts and set up meetings for Account Executives.

Skills

Strong work ethic

Communication skills

Sales experience

Cold calling

Coach-ability

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Who we are:

Motive builds technology to improve the safety, productivity, and profitability of businesses that power the physical economy. Motive combines IoT hardware with AI-powered applications to connect and automate physical operations. Motive is one of the fastest-growing software companies in the world, serving more than 120,000 businesses, across a wide range of industries including trucking and logistics, construction, oil and gas, food and beverage, field service, agriculture, passenger transit, and delivery.

Motive is built on four foundational attributes; Own It, Less but Better, Build Trust, and Unlock Potential. This has taken our company to great heights, including being recognized by Fortune for Best Workplaces, Forbes Best Startup Employers, and Comparably for our Best Global Culture, Sales Team, Leadership Team, Career Growth, and CEO for Diversity. We’re proud to receive an employee net promoter score of 63 (according to Comparably) which places Motive in the top 5% of companies with 4,000 employees or more.

Today, our team is made up of more than 3,000 employees, located across the world, providing support to a wide range of customers. While most of our employees are remote, many have the opportunity to work on-site at any of our 8 global office locations. Visit our careers website to learn more about opportunities at Motive.

About the Role:

How do you build a world class sales organization? By creating a best in class Sales Development Organization. We are actively looking to bring on the best and the brightest professionals to join our SDR team and help us transform one of the most important industries on the planet.

As a "SDR" you’ll be navigating organizations to set qualified meetings for our Account Executives. We need strong communicators, who are quick learners, and have a natural sales instinct to be the first impression on the front lines at Motive. We strive towards providing a best in class sales experience for our prospective customers, and you would be the voice of Motive on how we can help connect the world's trucks, and automate the world's freight.

What You'll Do:

• Contact prospective clients through cold calls and emails
• Qualify accounts/prospects based on set criteria
• Identify prospects needs/challenges and suggest appropriate products/services
• Set up meetings/calls between prospective clients and Account Executives
• Reschedule/follow up with prospects if meetings do not occur

What We're Looking For:

• Strong work ethic and drive
• Ability to handle rejection and persevere
• Strong communication skills
• Salesforce experience is a plus
• Previous cold calling experience is a plus
• Coach-ability and a team focused mindset
• Bachelors Degree Required

Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting https://www.comparably.com/companies/motive/perks-and-benefits

Pay Transparency
Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visitingMotive Perks & Benefits.

The compensation range for this position will depend on where you reside. For this role, the on-target earnings (base pay + commissions) are:

Bay Area, California

$70,000—$70,000 USD

Other Locations in U.S.

$70,000—$70,000 USD

Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.

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The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations. It is Motive's policy to require that employees be authorized to receive access to Motive products and technology.

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