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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

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