Business Development Representative (BDR/SDR)
Atom.com · Hoffman Estates, IL · 3 days ago
On-siteBusiness DevelopmentFull-time
Responsibilities
- Build, maintain, and prioritize structured outreach lists (target companies, decision-makers, contact info) in spreadsheets and our CRM
- Research and identify accurate contact information for key decision-makers (CEOs and other leaders) at target companies
- Execute volume email outreach campaigns, customizing messaging based on each prospect's specific situation
- Track outreach status, replies, and follow-ups, keeping the pipeline clean and up to date
- Continuously refine target lists and messaging based on response rates and feedback from the team
- Hand off warm responses and qualified conversations to the Partnerships/Growth lead for next steps
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in outside sales at a tech company or startup
- Hands-on experience with volume email outreach (e.g., Apollo, Outreach, lemlist, Smartlead, Instantly, Mailshake, or similar)
- Strong research and list-building skills; comfortable living in spreadsheets (Excel/Google Sheets) and a CRM
- Excellent written communication skills — able to customize outreach at scale without sounding templated
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-directed; genuinely enjoys process-driven, structured work
- Comfortable multitasking across many active outreach threads at once
- Experience prospecting into or partnering with startups/tech companies is a plus
- Experience in domain names, branding, or SaaS partnerships is a plus, not required