Business Development Representative
Job Description
<div class="content-intro"><p><strong style="font-size: 12pt;">About Arkestro</strong></p> <p>Arkestro's Predictive Procurement Platform applies AI, game theory, and behavioral science to enterprise negotiations. It moves teams away from reactive supplier bidding toward data-driven offers that reduce friction and help both buyers and suppliers reach better outcomes faster.</p> <p>Arkestro helps procurement teams influence more enterprise spend and uncover savings that traditional sourcing approaches often leave behind by applying predictive intelligence to how sourcing events are designed and executed.</p> <p>We’re a hyper-growth company looking for people who take ownership and are comfortable working through complexity. This is a tremendous opportunity if you want to do meaningful work and help shape how large enterprises run procurement… Arkestro is a place where you can have a big impact. See Arkestro in action at <a href="http://arkestro.com">arkestro.com</a>.</p></div><p><strong>About This Role</strong></p> <p>We're looking for a Business Development Representative to serve as the connective tissue between our Marketing and Sales teams - turning outbound prospecting and marketing-driven interest into qualified opportunities for our Account Executives.</p> <p>You'll thrive in this role if you've generated leads from both marketing campaigns and cold outreach and have a track record of hitting personal sales quotas. Using strong communication skills, you'll build genuine relationships with prospects from first contact through qualification, then hand off well-qualified leads to the right Account Executive to close. If you're motivated, results-driven, and energized by working as part of a team, we'd like to meet you.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Drive interest and pipeline for the Sales team through outbound activities like cold calling, email, and LinkedIn</li> <li>Meet daily KPIs for cold dials, emails, and other outbound activity</li> <li>Use creative prospecting techniques to get in front of senior-level executives at Fortune 1000 companies</li> <li>Pitch Arkestro to potential customers, qualify leads, and book qualified meetings for Account Executives</li> <li>Support marketing campaigns that drive attendance and engagement for events like our annual conference and industry events</li> <li>Proactively source new business opportunities using tools such as ZoomInfo and LinkedIn Sales Navigator</li> <li>Share qualitative and quantitative feedback with Business Development and Sales leadership</li> <li>Keep CRM records accurate and up to date for every contact and account</li> </ul> <p><strong>Necessary Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Proven track record of appointment setting for large enterprises (Fortune 2000)</li> <li>Excellent communication skills, both with prospects and internally</li> <li>Ability to take coaching and adjust quickly</li> <li>Prior experience as a Business Development Representative, Sales Development Representative, Account Executive, or similar role at an enterprise SaaS company</li> <li>Experience across multiple outreach channels - cold calling, email, LinkedIn, and more</li> <li>Consistent track record of achieving and beating sales quotas through creative, strategic execution</li> <li>Strong working experience with HubSpot</li> <li>Experience with pipeline-generation tools such as ZoomInfo, Salesloft, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and Google Workspace</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience working for a