Junior Business Development Representative (Remote)

Learnlight; United States; Remote; USD 31,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

Learnlight, a Madrid-based EdTech company, seeks a Junior Business Development Representative to support our commercial expansion in the local market. You will drive lead generation, outreach, and discovery calls to book qualified meetings for the Sales team.

Reporting to the Head of Business Development (Spain), this remote role offers growth toward a full-cycle BD position within a collaborative, multilingual environment focused on language, cultural intelligence, and interpersonal fluency.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience in a similar role involving sales outreach; EdTech experience is a strong plus.
• Advanced proficiency in English and Spanish with excellent communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with confidence using CRM tools and MS Office 365 to manage outreach and track progress.

Responsibilities

• Generate and qualify leads through proactive outreach (calls, emails, LinkedIn) and follow-up on inbound and marketing-generated inquiries to support a strong sales pipeline
• Conduct discovery calls with prospects to identify needs, align solutions, and book qualified meetings for the Sales team, ensuring proper handoff and documentation
• Engage and nurture prospects with relevant, tailored messaging and content to build trust and long-term relationships
• Collaborate with Sales leadership to define target accounts, ideal customer profiles, and prospecting strategies within prioritized industries
• Maintain accurate records of lead activity and opportunity status in CRM (Microsoft Dynamics) to support reporting and pipeline visibility
• Develop commercial skills and gradually take ownership of a small pipeline, progressing toward a full-cycle Business Development role based on performance

Skills

Lead generation

Discovery calls

CRM

English

Spanish

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Join Our Mission

Learnlight is an EdTech company that believes in putting people first. We take every opportunity to do that with enthusiasm, initiative, and commitment. We find joy and deep satisfaction in delighting our clients, empowering our learners, and helping our team to excel in everything they do.

Our mission is to help organizations develop human skills to understand, empathize, and connect effectively with others in the global workplace. We exist to close the gap between strategy and execution by building communication skills that make companies collaborate more effectively: language, cultural intelligence and interpersonal fluency. We do this through a combination of best-in-class trainers and a leading, AI-powered platform. Combined with a long-term, sustainable approach, we aim to safeguard our people, the communities we serve, and our planet.

Your Career Opportunity

In this exciting new career opportunity, you’ll be reporting to the Head of Business Development, Spain on full-time hours and working from home remotely.

As a Junior Business Development Representative, you’ll have a direct impact on supporting our commercial expansion in the local market. Positioned at the early stage of the sales funnel, this role focuses primarily on lead generation and outreach, laying the groundwork for client engagement and supporting the broader Sales and BDR teams. You will:

• Generate and qualify leads through proactive outreach (calls, emails, LinkedIn) and follow-up on inbound and marketing-generated inquiries to support a strong sales pipeline

• Conduct discovery calls with prospects to identify needs, align solutions, and book qualified meetings for the Sales team, ensuring proper handoff and documentation

• Engage and nurture prospects with relevant, tailored messaging and content to build trust and long-term relationships

• Collaborate with Sales leadership to define target accounts, ideal customer profiles, and prospecting strategies within prioritized industries

• Maintain accurate records of lead activity and opportunity status in CRM (Microsoft Dynamics) to support reporting and pipeline visibility

• Develop commercial skills and gradually take ownership of a small pipeline, progressing toward a full-cycle Business Development role based on performance

What You’ll Offer

• At least 1 year of experience in a similar role involving sales outreach; EdTech experience is a strong plus.

• Advanced proficiency in English and Spanish with excellent communication skills

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with confidence using CRM tools and MS Office 365 to manage outreach and track progress

• A collaborative spirit, comfortable working closely with Sales and Account Management teams to drive success together

• Genuine enthusiasm for EdTech or corporate training, along with a desire to grow within a consultative sales career

What We Offer

• Work-Life Balance: Benefit from our remote work from home culture, with options to collaborate with colleagues in regional offices (if applicable). Enjoy generous paid time off including public and personal holidays and two company-wide days off per year to recharge.

• Learning & Development: Access to language learning, masterclasses and professional development opportunities with a culture of coaching and constructive feedback.

• Community Events: Make new friends and connect with colleagues at virtual wellbeing sessions, team-building activities and informal social clubs.

• Cultural Collaboration: Our Intercultural Assessment provides valuable insights to help you build collaboration across diverse cultures.

• Recommend a Friend: Earn a bonus by referring talented professionals to join Learnlight through our referral program (conditions apply).

• Regardless of gender, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation,age or disability, we are proud to welcome, and support, new talent from all communities. Click to learn more about our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Workplace Certification and commitments.

Ready to Join Us?

Our colleagues – also known as Learnlighters - live by our values of enthusiasm, initiative and commitment. We review applications regularly and interviews are being scheduled now. Learnlight is a global company and we look for English communication skills for effective collaboration - please apply with your résumé in English.

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