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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

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