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Business Development Rep. (BDR)

Nextpoint · Chicago, IL · 3 days ago
Business Development$75k–$80k/yrFull-time

About the role

The Business Development Representative (BDR) at Nextpoint drives top-of-funnel growth by identifying, engaging, and qualifying prospects for our eDiscovery and litigation management solutions. This role serves as an entry point into a sales career, with BDRs typically advancing to Account Executive within 1–2 years.

Responsibilities

  • Build and prioritize strategic target account lists within defined territories
  • Execute outbound campaigns via phone, email, and LinkedIn
  • Respond to and qualify inbound marketing leads
  • Research prospects to understand their needs and key decision-makers
  • Conduct discovery conversations to assess prospect fit and readiness
  • Schedule qualified meetings and demos for Account Executives
  • Keep prospects engaged with consistent, creative follow-up
  • Partner with Sales and Marketing on outbound campaign design and refinement
  • Work cross-functionally with Client Success on referrals and warm introductions
  • Provide feedback on prospect responses and market trends
  • Maintain and exceed monthly activity goals for calls, emails, and meetings
  • Leverage Salesforce and sales engagement platforms to track pipeline and activity
  • Continuously refine your approach based on data and feedback

Requirements

  • 1–2 years of experience in sales, business development, or a client-facing role
  • Strong communication skills across phone, email, and video
  • Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial mindset and competitive drive
  • Curiosity about sales and eagerness to learn the legal technology space
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
  • Comfortable with rejection and persistent in follow-up
  • Proficiency in CRM systems and sales engagement tools

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree preferred

Skills

  • Outbound sales and prospecting
  • Communication and relationship building
  • CRM systems and sales engagement tools
  • Legal technology knowledge

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive pay commensurate with experience
  • Flexible schedule
  • Comprehensive health coverage
  • Health, Dependent, and Transit FSA
  • Generous PTO, paid holidays, flexible summer hours, quarterly mental health days, and floating holidays
  • Annual professional development stipend
  • Monthly flexible benefit stipend
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Free in-office lunch Tuesday–Thursday
  • And more!

Pay

$75,000-80,000 OTE

Schedule

Onsite 5 days/week first 150 days, then Hybrid (onsite 3-4 days/week)

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