Enterprise Business Development Representative

Athlete Origin; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Athlete Origin, on behalf of a world-leading Travel Management Platform, invites elite athletes to join their Enterprise Growth team in Chicago. The role sits in a high-growth, hybrid setup as the company scales rapidly with AI-driven transformation and significant resources behind it.

You will build relationships, qualify and convert opportunities, and contribute to a fast-paced environment with strong earning potential through a base and uncapped commissions.

Qualifications

• Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to network with peers, prospects and customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and persuade in a business environment.
• Experience in a commercial role. Cold-calling / outreach experience ideal. Preferred, not essential.
• High performance sporting background.
• Right to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Consistently achieve revenue targets.
• Prospect new customers via phone, email, LI.
• Convert inbound marketing leads into opportunities.
• Manage sales pipeline including phone, video, and in person interactions.

Job description

Opportunity | Enterprise Business Development Representative | Chicago (hybrid)

Athlete Origin are delighted to be working on behalf of a world leading Travel Management Platform who are seeking to hire multiple Enterprise Growth Associates from elite sporting backgrounds to join their growing team in the US.

Our clients are a a global leader in corporate travel and are entering a brand new era. Backed by leading global investment firms in a $6B deal, their business is going all-in on AI-driven transformation and scaling its Growth team from 18 people to 200 over the next two years. This creates a rare opportunity to join early, build your career in a high-growth environment, and have a clear path to progression as the team scales.

What you’ll do:

• Consistently achieve revenue targets.
• Prospect new customers via phone, email, LI.
• Convert inbound marketing leads into opportunities.
• Manage sales pipeline including phone, video, and in person interactions.

What you’ll need:

• Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to network with peers, prospects and customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and persuade in a business environment.
• Experience in a commercial role. Cold-calling / outreach experience ideal. Preferred, not essential.
• High performance sporting background.
• Right to work in the US.

Why should ex athletes consider this opportunity?

• Prestigious global brand: established business with significant market presence.
• AI transformation: You’ll be part of a major project focused on building the next generation of the business.
• Early-stage growth: Join while the commercial team is still incredibly small.
• Exceptional growth potential: A small Growth team with ambitions to scale into the hundreds in a two year period.
• Accelerated progression: Top performers will have a clear path into leadership as the team scales.
• PE backed: committed capital behind the transformation, giving the project significant resources and ambition.
• Highly competitive: Remuneration & benefits - depending on experience (circa $70-100k base salary plus £40-50k commission uncapped).