Business Development Representative (BDR), Mid Market
Forerunner · San Francisco, CA · Today
Business Development$60k/yrFull-time
About the role
Alma is building the next-generation immigration platform that combines world-class legal services with a modern software layer to make hiring and sponsoring global talent simple, transparent, and compliant. This role is field-based, involving visits to company offices and attending industry events.
Responsibilities
- Generate qualified pipeline for your Mid Market Account Executive
- Identify and engage decision makers on People teams, such as CPOs, VPs of People, Heads of HR, and People Ops leaders, at target accounts
- Visit company offices and use creative, in-person approaches to get in front of the right people
- Represent Alma at industry events, conferences, and meetups to build relationships and pipeline
- Plan your daily schedule and territory coverage in collaboration with your AE
- Qualify prospects on hiring plans, visa needs, and urgency before handing off to your AE
- Follow up with your leads via multiple channels such as LinkedIn, cold calls, and email
- Keep CRM activity, notes, and pipeline data accurate and up to date
- Partner closely with your AE throughout the sales cycle to ensure smooth handoffs and coordinated outreach
- Test and share new approaches for getting in front of decision makers
Requirements
- Highly organized, with the discipline to manage a busy schedule and a growing pipeline
- Highly outgoing and comfortable approaching and engaging senior decision makers in-person
- Genuinely excited about Alma and able to communicate that enthusiasm clearly and confidently
- Persistent, staying motivated through rejection and repeated outreach
- A clear, confident communicator who can hold their own with HR and People leaders
- You’re comfortable building relationships on the phone and in-person
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field
- Willingness to learn and determination to build a career in sales while promoting the Alma brand
- Comfortable with an active, field based role that includes regular travel to company offices and events
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Outgoing personality
- Ability to build relationships both in-person and virtually
- Organizational skills
- Self-motivation and persistence
Benefits
- 100% Paid Medical
- 70% paid Dental and Vision
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- $250k Life Insurance policy
- $250 monthly stipend to spend on taking care of yourself
- 20 Days PTO plus Federal Holidays
- Take a day off for your Birthday!
Pay
Base Salary: $60,000 USD
OTE (On-Target Earnings): $90,000 USD (base plus commission)
Schedule
Field based, primarily visiting companies in the Bay Area