Business Development Representative

About Us

Tangent is a SaaS platform designed to improve social mobility by helping talent acquire and grow a professional network. We are growing fast and looking for passionate individuals to join us.

The role

As a Business Development Representative, your mission is to build, lead the new sales pipeline through proactive outreach to prospective clients, effective response to inbound leads, and active prospecting to identify appropriate buyers.

What you'll do

• Build sales pipeline through a mixture of outbound calling and emailing, following up on marketing campaigns, and inbound inquires
• Set up introductory meetings via telephone; coordinate calendars with different time zones, and send out calendar invites
• Accurately determine lead qualifications based upon established criteria
• Maintain an activity volume of Calls & Emails/day with intent to qualify leads and create pipeline growth
• Conduct baseline research within targeted accounts to identify key contacts and critical account information prior to prospecting calls and introductory sales meetings
• Maintain knowledge of market conditions and competitive activities & use these to identify opportunities in the market
• Maintain accurate information about key contacts and sales activities in our Client Relationship Management (CRM)
• Work closely with Sales and Marketing team members to achieve overall sales targets
• Record and document all call and communications in SalesForce.com
• Monitor social networks such as LinkedIn for sales opportunities and leads

About you

The best candidates will exhibit boundless curiosity, structured thinking, relentless drive, effective collaboration, and leadership through influence. They will communicate in a compelling way and find creative and scalable solutions to ambiguous problems.

• A positive, self-starter attitude, desire to learn new skills and desire to exceed expectations at every opportunity
• Attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and an absolute focus on quality of work
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Active listening skills.
• The highest level of integrity & ability to work autonomously
• Low ego, high achievement, strong work ethic
• Team player with ability to work in matrix organization
• Ability to resolve issues quickly
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks
• Demonstrates computer skills with a general understanding of technological sales support techniques or understanding of Client Relationship Management (CRM) systems.

How to apply

Please click the apply link where you'll be asked to sign up and apply for this role on our website.