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Business Development Associate

Vancouver | Position ID: 8878

Overview

Are you an energetic, dedicated individual, driven by your success and the success of those around you? Would you like to be a member of an equally energetic, entrepreneurial and sincerely exciting company? Then keep reading…


A colossal revolution is happening in the way organizations engage with their customers which is pushing market research to become more captivating… and Vision Critical, is leading the charge. We are the world’s leader in providing the technology and expertise to help companies recruit, engage and learn more from their own customers.  Vision Critical’s marquee customers include top 500 companies within their industries: MuchMusic, Nestle, Indigo, Virgin Mobile, Stop & Shop, Bloomingdales and Sirius Satellite Radio. Our technology has been awarded Microsoft Gold Certification and talked about in business magazines like Fast Company and Vancouver Magazine. Since January of 2006, the employee count has increased over 150% in all areas of the company!

Our extreme growth has created an immediate opening for:
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES
Vancouver and Toronto

 

YOUR mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find, qualify and book prospects into Web demos. We are looking for someone who loves being part of a team and talking to people. We need someone who is not afraid to cold call the SVP of a Fortune 500 company and tell our story. This is a great opportunity to launch a very successful career in business development. You will have the opportunity to learn from some of the best sales and marketing professionals in the industry, and to directly contribute to the success of our great company. The potential for further career development in this role and within our organization are endless!


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Responsibilities

  • Finding/chasing/pitching to $150M+ revenue companies, primarily in the US
  • Active list building and tuning
  • Advance research of prospects online to identify key triggers
  • Writing, crafting and honing of punchy emails
  • Punctual follow-up calls, emails and mail correspondence
  • Booking web demos and kicking off the demo with a recap of current understanding
  • Upkeep of all ongoing sales activities in CRM including weekly snapshot reporting to SVP
  • Brief outside sales on conversation details when prospects are interested pre-demo
  • Actively improve on the process

Requirements

  • 2 + years experience in an inside role, preferably in a B2B environment
  • 50+ dials/day
  • Conceptual seller, you can sell ideas and concepts and can communicate a compelling vision
  • Solid communications skills, both written and verbal
  • Internet savvy and fluent in MS-Office
  • Background in software, technology or market research and post secondary education are assets

Attributes

  • Tenacious, you don’t take no for an answer
  • Direct and fearless, you tell it like it is and can make your point without being abrasive
  • Intuitive, you uncover both business and personal pain quickly in a conversation
  • Driven, you are keen on being a success in whatever you do
  • Egoless, you focus on and do a great job of any given task without complaint
  • Self-Starter, you can see around corners and can make things happen on your own
  • Collaborative, you naturally share and never lose sight that you are part of a team

We offer a generous compensation package including a highly competitive base salary plus commissions, extended health benefits, and the opportunity to earn share options.

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