Summary
Cloudflare helps build a better Internet by protecting and accelerating Internet applications through its global network. The Business Development Representative will generate qualified sales pipeline, develop customer relationships, learn Cloudflare’s products, and manage sales activities while working cross-functionally with sales and marketing teams.
Responsibilities
- Be the first point of contact for customers that need help finding solutions
- Develop your customer centric sales skills to deliver a stellar customer experience
- Learn Cloudflare’s products and services in detail
- Similar to other roles that Cloudflare, this role has a tenure requirement of 18-24 months before you may be eligible to apply for another role within the company
- Create excellent customer experiences
- Learn customer-centric sales skills
- Become an expert in Cloudflare’s product
- Team members have opportunities to move into roles across the organization, especially in mid-market sales, customer success, solutions engineering, and sales operations
- Day in the Life of BDR at Cloudflare
- Own and meet target quota related to number of qualified opportunities, response SLA, value of sales pipeline, and revenue
- Develop new business opportunities from inbound and marketing-generated leads
- Discover pain points and use case, map them to broad set of Cloudflare solutions and qualify for Enterprise sales opportunities
- Work cross-functionally with stakeholders (account executives, marketing, sales operations, fellow BDRs)
- Report, track, and manage sales activities and results using SFDC
- Play an active role in the creation and iteration of team processes
Skills
- Danish, Norwegian or Swedish
- Self-motivated; entrepreneurial spirit
- Ability to work as part of a team or independently
- Analytical, organization and time management skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Customer-oriented mindset with empathy and curiosity
- Aptitude to learn technical concepts/terms
- Ability to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously
- Minimum 1 years of experience in BDR or in a similar capacity in technology industry is preferred, specifically in SaaS will be a plus
- Experience in Outreach and Salesforce is a plus
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Danish, Norwegian or Swedish
- Self-motivated; entrepreneurial spirit
- Ability to work as part of a team or independently
- Analytical, organization and time management skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Customer-oriented mindset with empathy and curiosity
- Aptitude to learn technical concepts/terms
- Ability to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously
Nice to Haves
- Minimum 1 years of experience in BDR or in a similar capacity in technology industry is preferred, specifically in SaaS will be a plus
- Experience in Outreach and Salesforce is a plus
Benefits
- This role is eligible to earn incentive compensation under Cloudflare’s Sales Compensation Plan.
- This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.
- The Business Development organization is anchored in a culture focused on the development & training of its employees, incubating talent across the company, teamwork, and celebrating success.
- Team members have opportunities to move into roles across the organization, especially in mid-market sales, customer success, solutions engineering, and sales operations.