Enterprise Business Development Representative

About the opportunity

As an Enterprise Business Development Representative joining our sales team youll have a direct impact on the growth of the company by managing our lead pipeline and identifying leads and sales opportunities with an emphasis on driving outbound addition you will refine our sales prospecting techniques and qualify new incoming leads.

What to expect

• You effectively maintain active engagement with new and existing leads through strategic and personalized outreach
• Partner with and help to build the pipelines of Enterprise Account Executives who will assist in developing and sharpening your skills through consistent feedback
• Document map and strategize using various details including use case stakeholders vendor decision process next steps to better understand how to prospect and find new opportunities in new and existing accounts.
• Prioritizing opportunities and applying appropriate internal resources to move accounts through the customer journey.
• Use and keep up-to-date for lead management and sales forecasting as well as engaging with other sales tools such as outreach linkedin zoominfo etc.
• Ensure a timely follow-up with all prospects in a very exciting and fast paced environment
• Achieve monthly and quarterly goals of qualified opportunities and meetings booked for the Account Executives

What you need to be successful

• Previous BDR/SDR experience in a similar or adjacent industry.
• Self-starter doesnt wait for things to happen but pro-actively takes action to move the conversation forward
• Able to join occasional in-person events and be a part of our hybrid in-office work expectations
• Coachable competitive nature with a strong desire to grow your career in sales
• Strong collaboration with teammates and prospective customers
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Seeks to understand the customers needs objectives and challenges
• Active listener and good note-taker
• Ability to proactively qualify customer needs
• Ability to understand the business opportunity and to articulate it to the AE team by understanding the prospects use case and requirements well and how Contentful fits into the customers goals
• Ability to follow the set processes update the relevant systems diligently and make suggestions on improvements where required
• Detail-oriented and data-driven
• Technical understanding and keen interest in technology
• Customer-first mindset where you and the company win by helping our customers to be successful
• College / University Degree educated or equivalent work experience

Whats in it for you

• Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences
• Healthcare packages and time off programs are available through or your contracting agency.
• Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company
• A personal education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career
• Enjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events including workshops guest speakers and fun team activities supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties
• An annual wellbeing stipend to care for your physical financial or emotional health
• A monthly communication phone/internet stipend and phone hardware upgrade reimbursement.
• New hire office equipment stipend for hybrid or distributed employees. Get the gear you need to work at your best.

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Who are we

Contentful is a leading digital experience platform that helps modern businesses meet the growing demand for engaging personalized content at scale. By blending composability with native AI capabilities Contentful enables dynamic personalization automated content delivery and real-time experimentation powering next-generation digital experiences across brands regions and channels for more than 4200 organizations worldwide. More than 700 people from more than 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful working from hubs in Berlin Denver San Francisco London New York and distributed worldwide.

Everyone is welcome here!

Everyone is welcome here is a celebrated component of our culture. At Contentful we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin religion sexual orientation gender gender identity age physical disability or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us!

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