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The Business Development Representative is responsible for outbound prospecting into target accounts and for inbound lead qualification within an assigned territory. This role requires a motivated self-starter capable of making things happen and getting results.

You will utilize phone, email, and other channels of prospecting to contribute to building a pipeline of qualified opportunities through the creation of leads, pre-qualifying prospects, and initiating prospect meetings.

The Business Development Representative will report to the BDR manager.  This role will require you to be in the office 3 days per week. 

Responsibilities

• Schedule discovery calls leading to qualified opportunities and pipelines for Account Executives.
• Identify decision makers within target accounts to initiate sales process.
• Hunt for new business opportunities through a high volume of outbound activity in a metric driven sales process.
• Attend events in person to assist the account teams promoting Lookout products and services.
• Gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of our value proposition and technology solutions to position to prospects.
• Maintain awareness of market conditions and competitors' products and pricing to keep up to date on knowledge of the industry
• Work closely with Sales Management and sales teams to identify target customer profile lists and execute strategic prospecting plans.
• Collaborate with Territory Account Managers to determine necessary strategic sales approaches.
• Pre-qualify prospects and schedule discovery calls leading to qualified opportunities for Territory Account Managers and Channel Account Managers.
• Contribute to account mapping and territory planning to maintain and expand the company’s database of prospects in Salesforce CRM.
• Emphasize customer value over product features and benefits.
• Overcome objections of prospective customers.
• Execute according to campaign plans developed by Marketing and Sales.  

Qualifications/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree + a minimum of 2 years related experience in B2B sales or business development experience or equivalent.
• Self-starter with sales “hunter” mentality.
• Strong competitive nature and desire to win.
• Highly coachable and interested in developing sales skills through ongoing coaching and training.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Sense of urgency, ability to constantly prioritize, awareness of timelines and deadlines.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Superior relationship building skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft and Google Office Suites, along with Salesforce CRM.
• Fluent in German and English.  Fluency in other local languages a plus.

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