Business Development Manager
TLDR
Manage high-volume outbound interactions, qualify prospective customers, build lead pipelines, and connect prospects with sales teams.
- Work from our London office, as this is an on-site role.
- Manage a large volume of daily outbound interactions with prospective Freshworks customers via phone, email and other media channels. The goal is to raise interest level, qualify, educate and connect them with our sales teams in order to deliver regional revenue targets as an individual contributor.
- Develop and manage your lead pipeline by assessing, prioritizing and moving a large number of prospective clients simultaneously.
- Define and execute on plans and meet and exceed your role-based goals.
- Engage with senior managers on our marketing, sales and operations teams to design and execute campaigns.
- Help to continuously improve our internal and external processes.
- Use resources effectively, including marketing, pre-sales and sales executives to meet your objectives.
- Become an advocate for our brand and an expert in customer service and CRM.
- Provide regular reporting of pipeline status and conduct forecasting exercises.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree desirable.
- Ideally, first experience in sales or business development, preferably in a similar role, or equivalent practical experience in other high-velocity sales environments. Cloud software sales experience is a plus.
- Experience with the UK market.
- Fast learner, driven to action, passionate about sales, customer service, and CRM tools.
- Enthusiastic about helping and serving clients, a high level of goal and customer orientation, and self-motivation, charming with a friendly persistence, excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong team player, and collaborator.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, globally dispersed work environment.
- Fluency in English.
These are some benefits you can expect from us in return:
Company-funded Life & Long-Term Disability insurance
Pension scheme
Private Medical Insurance + Health Cash Plan
Learning & Reading budget of up to £1,000 per year
Fitness budget of up to £30 per month
Cycle to work Scheme
Company-funded daily lunch when in the office
Company-funded Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for both you and your family
25 days annual Paid-Time-Off (PTO)
Discounted Tax Support Services
Please note that for this specific role, Freshworks is unable to provide visa sponsorship. All candidates must possess the valid right to work in the UK at the time of application and be able to provide evidence of this right prior to commencement of employment.
At Freshworks, we have fostered an environment that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion, welcoming colleagues of all backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, religions, and ethnicities. We are committed to providing equal opportunity and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer environment that boosts the goals of our employees, communities, and business. Fresh vision. Real impact. Come build it with us.
At Freshworks, we have fostered an environment that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion, welcoming colleagues of all backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, religions, and ethnicities. We are committed to providing equal opportunity and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer environment that boosts the goals of our employees, communities, and business. Fresh vision. Real impact. Come build it with us.
Benefits
Free Meals & Snacks
Company-funded daily lunch when in the office
Health Insurance
Company-funded Life & Long-Term Disability insurance
Home Office Stipend
Cycle to work Scheme
Learning Budget
Learning & Reading budget of up to £1,000 per year
Tax support services
Discounted Tax Support Services
Paid Time Off
25 days annual Paid-Time-Off (PTO)
Wellness Stipend
Fitness budget of up to £30 per month
Freshworks builds uncomplicated service software designed to enhance customer and employee experiences. Catering to a wide range of organizations, our powerful yet user-friendly solutions leverage a people-first approach to AI, streamlining operations and improving productivity for businesses of all sizes.
- Founded
- Founded 2010
- Employees
- 500+ employees
- Industry
- computer software
- Funding stage
- Public
- Stock ticker
- Publicly traded (FRSH)
- Total raised
- $480M raised