Business Development Representative

SchooLinks • Full-time • Hybrid in Austin, Texas, United States • $45,000 - $70,000 / year • 3w ago

Fast Facts

SchooLinks is seeking a Business Development Representative to drive lead generation and sales activities, offering a clear path for career advancement in the growing SaaS sector focused on college and career readiness.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include generating new business opportunities, managing accounts, supporting marketing efforts, achieving sales metrics, and building client relationships.

Skills: Candidates must possess excellent communication skills, a go-getter attitude, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, competitive environment.

Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include a strong work ethic, passion for software sales, and intellectual curiosity.

Location: Austin, Texas, United States

Compensation: $45000 - $70000 / Annually

SchooLinks is one of the fastest growing Saas companies in Texas, and the number one college and career readiness platform changing the way school districts unleash their students’ potential. This role will work closely with our BDR Manager, VP of Sales, and Account Executives on our core prospecting activities. From your first day, you will be trained weekly on core sales skills that help drive impact through lead generation and qualification during and after the entry level role. Successful graduates from our program progress into more advanced sales roles which provide increased earning potential, and our promote-from-within culture propels our most committed and innovative employees into leadership roles within sales and business development. Our team is invested in talent who is committed to growing, learning, and performing in this role and beyond. Our ideal candidate for this role is someone who has grit and a great work ethic, is passionate, and full of intellectual curiosity.

Specifically, these are some examples of your day to day activities:

Be the first contact of SchooLinks through cold calls and emails
Generate new business opportunities to fuel company's growth
Manage your accounts, own your territory, and help maintain data integrity in Salesforce.com
Support marketing efforts by assisting in demand generation campaigns
Achieve, or exceed, weekly and monthly metrics including sales activities, meetings set, qualified leads, and new contacts prospected
Identify client needs and suggest appropriate products/services
Build long-term trusting relationships with clients
Proactively seek new business opportunities in the market
Set up meetings or calls between (prospective) clients and Account Executives
Report (weekly/monthly/quarterly) sales results
Stay up-to-date with new products/services and new pricing/payment plans
Have a desire to launch a career in the world of software sales
Enjoy working in a collaboratively competitive and fun environment. Achieve your goals while also making others around you better too!
Be comfortable in a fast-paced, high energy, ever changing environment
Possess a go-getter attitude! You strive to turn any “No!” you get into a “Yes!
Excellent communication skills
100% health care coverage for Employee
401K with company matching
Dental & Vision
Parental Leave
Subsidized gym membership
Remote work stipend
Annual team offsite

A reasonable base salary for this position is $45,000 with on track earnings of $70,000 USD. This compensation range is specific to the United States and it incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; specific geographic location; internal equity; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.

SchooLinks is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.