Business Development Representative

1 Month ago • All levels • Business Development • $60,000 PA - $62,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Business Development Representative I (BDR I) at Diligent plays a key role in expanding the business by identifying and engaging potential clients. This role involves building a new outbound pipeline and promoting Diligent products. The BDR I is expected to have excellent communication and product knowledge. Key responsibilities include using lead generation tools, conducting sales development activities via various channels, qualifying decision-makers, building interest with prospects, coordinating meetings, and meeting targets. This role offers a competitive commission structure with opportunities for advancement. The ideal candidate will demonstrate conversational excellence and in-depth product knowledge to achieve outbound targets. The candidate must also meet or exceed targets & key performance indicators (KPIs) as determined by the business.
Must have:
  • Strong sales focus, target-driven environment
  • Solid understanding of the sales process
  • Ability to communicate product value
  • Exceptional communication and influence skills
  • Excellent presentation skills and clear messaging
  • High energy and a positive attitude
Good to have:
  • Experience in SaaS sales
  • Experience building C-suite level relationships
Perks:
  • Creativity ingrained in our culture.
  • Flexible work environment
  • Global days of service
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Meeting free days
  • Generous time off policy
  • Wellness programs

Job Details

About Us

Diligent is the AI leader in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions, helping more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members to clarify risk and elevate governance. The Diligent One Platform gives practitioners, the C-Suite and the board a consolidated view of their entire GRC practice so they can more effectively manage risk, build greater resilience and make better decisions, faster. 

At Diligent, we're building the future with people who think boldly and move fast.  Whether you're designing systems that leverage large language models or part of a team reimaging workflows with AI, you'll help us unlock entirely new ways of working and thinking.  Curiosity is in our DNA, we look for individuals willing to ask the big questions and experiment fearlessly - those who embrace change not as a challenge, but as an opportunity.  The future belongs to those who keep learning, and we are building it together.  At Diligent, you’re not just building the future - you’re an agent of positive change, joining a global community on a mission to make an impact.

Learn more at diligent.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook

Position Overview:

The Diligent Business Development Representative I (BDR I) plays an instrumental role in the direct growth of Diligent by seeking new business opportunities through prospecting and engaging with potential clients. The BDR I is expected to build new outbound pipeline and generate interest as a brand ambassador for the Diligent products. A BDR I should demonstrate conversational excellence and in-depth product knowledge to achieve outbound targets. This is an exciting opportunity to join a market leading and rapidly growing business, highly focused on achieving goals and delivering results. The role offers an excellent basic and competitive commission structure, with high achievers given the opportunity to progress within the business becoming an expert in corporate software sales.

Key Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate expertise at using lead generation tools to routinely extract contacts and create accurate and targeted lists of prospects (Cold calling, LinkedIn, Outreach, Sales Force, ZoomInfo, etc).
  • Conduct sales development best practices through email, phone, and social activities using the various software tools to connect with new prospects.
  • Utilize smart, targeted questions to speak knowledgeably to qualify the right decisions makers.
  • Skillfully build interest and influence opportunities with new prospects.
  • Coordinate meetings/demonstrations on account executive’s calendar and log activities in CRM. Meet or exceed targets & key performance indicators (KPIs) as determined by the business.
  • Ability to assist others with viable techniques to drive overall team performance.
  • Other duties may be requested in accordance with business need.

Required Experience/Skills

  • A strong passion for working in a sales-focused, target-driven environment.
  • Solid understanding of the sales process, including marketing, prospecting, cold calling, and managing the sales cycle.
  • Proven ability to effectively communicate the product’s unique value proposition and quickly gain in-depth product knowledge.
  • Exceptional communication skills, with a track record of engaging and influencing senior-level executives.
  • Excellent verbal and written presentation skills, with the ability to deliver clear and persuasive messages.
  • High energy, with a positive and can-do attitude that drives success.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience in SaaS sales.
  • Experience building strong stakeholder relationships at c-suite level.

U.S pay range

$60,000 - $62,000 USD

What Diligent Offers You 

  • Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
  • We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, global days of service, comprehensive health benefits, meeting free days, generous time off policy and wellness programs to name a few
  • We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, Singapore, and Sydney.
  • Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.

Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology, insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability – to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate, smart, and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place. 

Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C.,  London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, Singapore and Sydney.   To foster strong collaboration and connection, this role will follow a hybrid work model. If you are within a commuting distance to one of our Diligent office locations, you will be expected to work onsite at least 50% of the time. We believe that in-person engagement helps drive innovation, teamwork, and a strong sense of community.

 

We are a drug free workplace. Diligent is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status, protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Diligent's EEO Policy and Know Your Rights. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at recruitment@diligent.com.

To all recruitment agencies: Diligent does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Diligent employees or any other organization location. Diligent is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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