Job Description:
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to create progress through technology and develop the skills of tomorrow. With assessments, learning paths and courses authored by industry experts, our platform helps businesses and individuals accelerate upskilling across a host of technologies and benchmark expertise across roles. Our technology skills learning platform helps companies build life-changing products that better the lives of their customers. It empowers technologists to dream big and do big. And this is what motivates us every day.
Business Development Representatives (“BDRs”) at Pluralsight are part of the sales organization. BDRs fuel the growth of Pluralsight by generating new pipeline for the business. Our BDRs are actively mentored and developed to advance their career and skillsets into sales or other business units within Pluralsight. BDRs gain the skills, knowledge, and discipline to succeed, both at Pluralsight and in other professional and personal endeavors. As a team, we cherish a culture of collaboration and competition. While we individually seek to be the best, we care most about succeeding together.
Who you’re committed to being:
Results driven and accountable for work and performance; committed to continuous development and growth
Self-starter who is passionate about learning and developing the knowledge and skills for an extraordinary sales career
Aligned to Pluralsight’s Mission of Democratizing Technology Skills and committed to living Pluralsight’s Values
What you’ll do:
As a BDR team, our focus is new business opportunities. We master communicating Pluralsight’s platform by aligning our solutions with the business objectives of our customers. Successful BDRs build close partnerships with sales and marketing to optimize engagement with tech leaders. Our top performers master the following skills and traits:
Partnering with sales reps to strategically determine messaging, persona targets, and account strategy
Researching target accounts, identifying key players and crafting targeted lists, call strategies, and messaging to stimulate opportunities
Developing and nurturing accounts and contacts through outbound calls, social messaging, emails, events, and other mediums
Creating sales-ready opportunities and transferring those leads to Sales Representatives
Handling sales pipeline through qualification to discovery and preparing reports and forecasts on activities and results using Salesforce.com
Achieving and exceeding monthly quotas of qualified appointments and pipeline generated
Experience you’ll bring:
Can collaborate effectively and is a great teammate
Resilient in problem solving and maintaining a strong mindset
Shows resourcefulness and demonstrates the ability to work well under pressure
Requirements:
Ideal candidates will have a positive, resilient, and energetic demeanor and ability to thrive on a high-energy and collaborative sales team.
High-level communication, writing, and time management skills
Hybrid Work Model: This role follows a hybrid schedule, with on-site work at our Westlake/Dallas, TX office Tuesday through Thursday and remote flexibility on Mondays and Fridays. This approach helps us collaborate more effectively, make decisions more quickly, and build a stronger culture, while still providing flexibility.
Why you’ll love working here:
We’re a blended workplace, where team members work remotely or in a hybrid setup depending on their role and location
We’re mission driven and guided by our culture pillars
We have a strong commitment to diversity and belonging
We cultivate a culture of trust, autonomy, and collaboration
We’re lifelong learners and champion team member growth and advancement
We’ve got you covered - team member benefits include competitive compensation packages, medical coverage, unlimited PTO and Summer Fridays, wellness reimbursements, Pluralsight subscription, professional development funds and more.
About us:
Pluralsight provides the only learning platform dedicated to accelerating the technology skills and capabilities of today’s tech workforce. Thousands of companies, government organizations and individuals around the world rely on Pluralsight to support critical technology skill development in areas that are crucial to innovation including artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, software development, and machine learning. Pluralsight provides highly curated content developed by vetted technology experts, industry leading skill assessments, and hands on, immersive learning experiences designed to help individuals skill-up faster.
Physical and Mental Requirements:
Work is performed in an office (or home office) environment and requires the ability to operate office equipment and keyboards. Sedentary work. Repetitive work. Ability to perform tasks related to documentation, data analysis, transcription and extensive content analysis. Learn new tasks, remember processes, complete tasks independently, and make timely decisions in the context of a workflow.
EEOC Statement
Bring yourself. Pluralsight is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age or protected veteran status. Pluralsight will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please visit the bottom of our website to learn how to request an accommodation.
For more information on Pluralsight’s commitment to building a more diverse and inclusive workforce, please review our most recent Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging report here.
The annual base salary + variable for this role is $77,000 - $93,500 USD. Pluralsight's pay ranges vary based on work location. Talent Acquisition can share more detail during the hiring process when applicable. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. In addition to the base salary and variable, this role may also be eligible for benefits and bonuses.
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