Business Development Representative (Atlanta)

Algolia, Atlanta

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At Algolia, we are passionate about helping developers & product teams connect their users with what matters most in milliseconds!

We are looking for highly driven individuals with strong technical aptitude and natural sales instincts to join our growing sales organization. As a Business Development Representative (BDR) at Algolia, you will play a critical role prospecting and expanding business opportunities for our Enterprise and Mid Market teams. You will take part in a wide variety of responsibilities that will help foster, qualify, and mature our pipeline with high profile customers. We need someone with a hunter attitude who can take direction as well as have the drive and motivation to work autonomously. We expect a strong go-getter!

Are you a resilient problem solver who isn't afraid to think outside the box and get their hands dirty? We expect you to take ownership and be able to execute against best practices, as much as be creative in the way you reach out to your prospects. We're looking for candidates who raise the level of our teams. You should value and practice transparency, have the humility to accept your weaknesses and continuously strive to improve both personally and professionally. Are you ready for the challenge?

YOUR ROLE WILL CONSIST OF:

Work closely with our Enterprise or Mid Market teams to build global pipeline and strategize on how to approach targeted accounts
Identify, prospect key contacts at target accounts and build the foundations for a strong, long lasting relationship
Execute appropriate strategies by building out right content ie. case studies, screencasts, presentations, demo hacks. This is where we expect you to unleash your creativity!
Be an active part of the team, sharing best practices and participating in the Sales Development organisation's projects
Manage, track and report sales activities and results using SFDC

A typical morning for Tristan looks like : "Every morning, my goal is to reach out to new people to raise their interest for Algolia. First, I would be looking for new companies to target and find the relevant people I want to reach out to. Then I would craft a personalized messaging to help them realize the value they would get from evaluating Algolia. Eventually, I would own the conversation with them and pass them over to a senior Account Executive when they'll be ready to evaluate Algolia."

YOU MIGHT BE A FIT IF YOU HAVE:

Prior experience in lead generation and sales (SaaS experience preferred, but not required)
Highly motivated with a competitive edge
Communication and writing skills are on point
Strong ability to quickly learn and adapt to change
Demonstrated success overachieving (professionally/ personally)
You have a keen interest in the tech industry

WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN LIVE OUR VALUES:

GRIT - Problem-solving and perseverance capability in an ever-changing and growing environment.
TRUST - Willingness to trust our co-workers and to take ownership.
CANDOR - Ability to receive and give constructive feedback.
CARE - Genuine care about other team members, our clients and the decisions we make in the company.
HUMILITY - Aptitude for learning from others, putting ego aside.

BENEFITS:

Health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
Life insurance and disability benefits
Paid parental leave
Relocation support
401(k) plan
Flexible work hours and unlimited time off

PERKS:

Competitive pay and stock options
Charitable contribution matching
Fully stocked kitchens
Catered lunches on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Workout Wednesdays w/ personal trainer
Bi-monthly meditation sessions

About Algolia

Algolia is the single best way to build search into your mobile app or website. An introduction Founded in 2012, Algolia’s mission is to enable every developer & product team to build consumer-grade search. With their hosted search API, developers benefit from the power of a lightning-fast engine with out-of-the-box support for a typo-tolerant, as-you-type search experience. Our mission Algolia strives to create a world-class developer experience & end-user experience. Using their API, Developers upload and sync the data they would like to make searchable. They can then configure relevance, including integrating business metrics like product popularity or likelihood to convert to a sale. Using front-end frameworks like InstantSearch, they can customize the search experience to create the perfect search experience for their users.