Business Development Representative

Job Description

• Prospect for new business by phone and email • Qualify existing leads • Book sales meetings for the Account Executive (AE) teams • Attend customer-facing meetings to introduce Upwork solutions • Achieve and communicate weekly and monthly commitment targets to leadership • Serve as brand ambassador for Upwork by promoting the company through social media and other professional platforms

Qualifications

• Professional acumen in a customer-facing role • Ability to tailor messaging to prospective clients via written communication • A growth mindset and openness to receive constructive feedback • A high degree of organization and attention to detail • Ability to prioritize time to meet weekly deadlines • Experience with cold outreach or any outbound activity and use of technology tools such as Zoom, G-suite, customer relationship management tools

Benefits

• medical insurance for you and your family • unlimited PTO • 401(k) with matching • 12 weeks of paid parental leave • Employee Stock Purchase Plan