Outbound Business Development Associate — Grow New Business Pipeline

WGSN; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with 50

Health Insurance

Dental and Vision

Parental Leave (6 weeks)

Job summary

WGSN is seeking a highly motivated Business Development Associate to join our North America New Business team in New York. This outbound role focuses on opening doors, building relationships, and creating new business opportunities through multi-channel outreach.

You will work with the BDMs, qualify inbound leads, and help grow the new business pipeline while ensuring a world-class experience for prospective clients.

Qualifications

• 1+ years in sales, business development, SDR/BDR, or similar outbound role.
• Passion for outbound sales and generating new business opportunities.
• Confident making cold calls and engaging senior decision-makers.
• Strong written and verbal communication with scalable outreach.

Responsibilities

• Own outbound prospecting across a targeted portfolio of accounts using multi-channel outreach.
• Research prospective companies and stakeholders to tailor outreach campaigns.
• Qualify inbound leads and convert them into sales opportunities.
• Book qualified discovery meetings for the New Business team and meet pipeline targets.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Sales to optimize campaigns and messaging.
• Maintain accurate account and activity data in Salesforce.

Skills

Outbound prospecting

Cold calls

Relationship building

Communication

Target-driven

Tools

Salesforce

Sales Navigator

ZoomInfo

Job description

WGSN is seeking a highly motivated Business Development Associate to join our North America New Business team in New York. This outbound role focuses on opening doors, building relationships, and creating new business opportunities through multi-channel outreach.

You will work with the BDMs, qualify inbound leads, and help grow the new business pipeline while ensuring a world-class experience for prospective clients.