Business Development Representative
Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the leading digital presence platform for multi-location brands, with thousands of customers worldwide. With one central platform, brands can seamlessly deliver consistent, accurate, and engaging experiences and meaningfully connect with customers anywhere in the digital world. Our AI and machine learning technology powers the knowledge behind every customer engagement, which is only possible through our team of innovators and enthusiastic collaborators. Join us and experience firsthand why we are consistently recognized as a ‘Best Place to Work’ globally by industry leaders such as Built In, Fortune, and Great Place To Work®!
Yext is looking for a dynamic Business Development Representative (BDR) to join our French sales team and play a pivotal role in fuelling our growth — while accelerating your career in the process. In this role, you’ll be responsible for outbound sales activity to discover, nurture, and qualify net new business opportunities.
The ideal candidate is action-oriented, curious, competitive, highly coachable, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
What You’ll Do
- Research & Strategise: Identify high-value accounts and craft compelling, tailored outreach based on real business challenges.
- Team Up with AEs: Partner closely with Sales Account Executives to align on messaging, share feedback, and refine targeting.
- Drive Outbound Outreach: Own your prospecting through cold calls, emails, LinkedIn, and creative campaigns.
- Create Opportunity: Qualify top-tier leads, book meetings, and ensure smooth hand-offs to the sales team.
- Stay Organised: Manage pipeline activity and touchpoints using Salesforce and ClariGroove with diligence and detail.
Why You’ll Love It Here
- Coaching That Matters – From structured onboarding in New York to weekly 1‑on‑1s, sales training, and mentorship from AEs, you’ll have a clear path to success.
- Career Development Focus – We’re serious about helping you build a strong foundation for a future in sales. We invest in your growth through hands-on experience, continuous feedback, and exposure to enterprise sales cycles.
- Tools That Work for You – Leverage best-in-class software like LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Salesforce, ClariGroove, 6sense, ZoomInfo, Lusha, and more.
- A Team That Supports You – Join a collaborative sales culture built on feedback, learning, and shared wins.
- Hybrid Working Model – Enjoy in-office connection balanced with flexibility to work from home.
What You Have
- BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
- 1+ year of experience in a BDR/SDR or early-stage sales role
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in
- Highly organised, detail-oriented, and driven by results
- Hungry to learn, eager to improve, and excited by the idea of building a sales career in SaaS
What Success Looks Like
- You consistently hit or exceed your monthly meeting targets
- You refine your outreach and discovery approach with feedback from mentors
- You hand off high-quality opportunities with clear, actionable context for AEs
- You actively participate in training, coaching, and team initiatives
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Yext is committed to building an inclusive and diverse culture where every person is seen, heard, and valued. We believe in equal employment opportunity and welcome employees and applicants of all races, colors, ethnicities, religions, creeds, national origins, ancestries, genetics, sexes, pregnancy or childbirth, sexual orientations, genders (including gender identity or nonbinary or nonconformity and/or status as a trans individual), ages, physical or mental disabilities, citizenships, marital, parental and/or familial status, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. It is Yext’s policy to provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities as required by law. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or participating in the employee selection process, please complete this form.