Bilingual Hybrid Development Representative (Mandarin)

About the role

The Hybrid Development Representative (HDR) role is the foundational entry point into our high-performing sales organization, designed specifically to develop the next generation of Account Executives. This is not a static job - it is a dedicated, supportive launchpad and structured path for your professional sales career. We invest in HDRs with the clear expectation that high performers will advance through our specialized sales program, Toast Sales Academy, and become future full-cycle Account Executives.

Responsibilities

• Execute high-volume outreach to a mix of prospective businesses with the strategic goal of determining mutual fit for our all-in-one digital platform, ensuring Account Executives receive high-quality engagements ready for closing.
• Complete at least 100 high-quality outreach activities daily (warm/cold calls, emails, and social touch points).
• Host qualification calls to develop an understanding of the prospect’s needs and determine how they can benefit from leveraging our all-in-one digital platform.
• Schedule meetings for qualified prospects, ensuring a seamless handoff to the appropriate Account Executive.

Requirements

• Bilingual Fluency: Must be fluent in Mandarin and English - able to read, write, and speak.
• Career Ambition: Must be driven by a long-term goal of becoming a full-cycle Account Executive (AE) and working in a commissioned closing role.
• Proven Drive and Refusal to Fail: Possesses the self-discipline and sustained effort necessary to achieve ambitious daily activity goals and recover quickly from rejection.
• Growth Mindset: Actively seeks and immediately applies feedback, while proactively self-assessing performance to identify and vocalize specific areas for growth and development.
• High Self-Accountability: Driven by measurable results and takes full ownership of daily performance metrics and pipeline contribution.
• High Customer Empathy and Resilience: Demonstrated ability to handle rejection and objections with professionalism while driving positive outcomes for prospective customers.
• Aptitude for Critical Thinking: Naturally curious, resourceful, and thrives on quickly processing new information to solve complex problems and qualify prospective customers.
• Exceptional Communication Skills: Clear, professional, and persuasive communicator across high-volume calls and written outreach (email/social).
• Strong Organizational Skills: Meticulous attention to detail and ability to manage time effectively to balance 100+ daily outreach activities.

What will help you stand out

• Previous Sales or Sales Internship experience
• Experience participating in Collegiate Sales Competitions
• Direct experience working in the hospitality or retail industries

Pay

The estimated Total Targeted Cash compensation range for this role is listed below. Total Targeted Cash for this role includes base salary, commission, and bonus (if eligible). This role qualifies for uncapped commissions.

Schedule

We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the restaurant community, regardless of location.

Benefits

We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs.

You can learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.

AI at Toast

At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion with authenticity, inclusivity, respect, and humility. By embedding these principles into our culture and design, we create equitable opportunities for all and raise the bar in delivering exceptional experiences.

Toast Uses AI in Its Hiring Process

Throughout the hiring process, our goal is to get to know you. We use AI tools to support our recruiters and interviewers with tasks like note-taking, summarization, and documentation of interviews to ensure they can be fully focused on your conversation. All hiring decisions are made by people.

How Toast Uses AI in Its Hiring Process

To learn more: https://careers.toasttab.com/ai-in-hiring

Our Approach to Hybrid Working

We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the restaurant community.

Contact Information

To apply, please visit https://careers.toasttab.com. Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment, we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact candidateaccommodations@toasttab.com.