Job Summary
As a Business Development Representative at MeridianLink, you will fuel our pipeline generation by qualifying pre-pipeline opportunities for the MeridianLink sales team. The BDR is the first point of contact and will be responsible for generating and qualifying leads in both an outbound and inbound function. The ideal candidate has a keen eye for determining new business opportunities, and can rapidly qualify, convert, and assign those opportunities.
This is a great opportunity to gain an education in FinTech and accelerate your sales career!
Responsibilities
- Prospect, educate, qualify, and develop contacts to create sales-ready leads and opportunities
- Research accounts, identify key roles, and generate interest through cold discovery calls and email campaigns
- Create relationships with potential customers to identify their potential needs and qualify their interests and viability
- Present product information to customers once you have identified their needs
- Set up meetings between prospective clients and Account Executives
- Work closely with the sales team to drive continuous improvement in lead quality, conversion rates, and pipeline generation to strategically create opportunities within identified accounts
- Consistently achieve qualified opportunity quotas to ensure territory revenue objectives
- Meet and exceed daily metrics that involve calls, emails, and social interactions
- Use and maintain the tech stack which includes
Salesforce.com, Outreach, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and Zoominfo
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree is preferred but not required
- 1-2 years’ experience as a business development representative, sales account executive, or similar role in software or technology industry
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong phone skills, which includes gaining rapport and overcoming objections
- Ability to thrive in a fast-pace environment
- Organization and time management
- Resilience and determination
- A desire to learn and grow in FinTech
- High workplace efficiency
- Skilled presenter and communicator
- Self-motivated and driven by success, strong work ethic and integrity
MeridianLink has a wonderful culture where people value the work they do and appreciate each other for their contributions. We develop our employees so they can grow professionally by preferring to promote from within. We have an open-door policy with direct access to executives; we want to hear your ideas and what you think. Our company believes that to be productive in the long term, we must have a genuine work-life balance. We understand that employees have families and full lives outside of the office. To that end, we honor their personal commitments.
MeridianLink is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
MeridianLink runs a comprehensive background check, credit check, and drug test as part of our offer process.
Salary range of $50,000 - $55,000 with commission potential. [It is not typical for offers to be made at or near the top of the range.] The actual salary will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.
Meridianlink offers:
- Insurance coverage (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability)
- Flexible paid time off
- Paid holidays
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Remote work
- All compensation and benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying plans or programs, as applicable and as may be amended, terminated, or superseded from time to time.
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