Business Development Representative
Wealthsimple
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Follow-up with high-quality leads from the Growth Marketing team, prospect cold sales-sourced leads, and own the full sales process
- Build growth opportunities for the business through warm and cold outreach emails, calls, SMS and qualification
- Be the first touchpoint that articulates the Wealthsimple value proposition to potential prospects
- Work closely with Product and Marketing teams on “playtests” that require client interaction
- Work closely with Sales and Marketing on creative projects that help drive revenue and net deposit growth
- Achieve monthly quotas and daily KPI’s of outbound touches across email, calls, text
- Nurture and educate prospective clients through the sales cycle until they are qualified
What you'll bring:
- Resourcefulness — you should have demonstrated track record of persevering in the face of adversity
- Adaptability — in a startup, priorities and direction can evolve quickly. You should have a positive can-do attitude and be adaptable to evolving business goals
- Goal-oriented — you should have experience (and be excited about!) working hard towards a goal
- Strong communication — you should be comfortable writing persuasively and communicating at all levels
- Self-starter — when you see a need, you address it
- Natural Curiosity - you should be eager to understand our client’s needs and uncover the root of their problem
- 1-3 years experience in a sales or client-facing role, ideally with a SaaS or Financial background
- Resiliency - bounce back from rejection and objection and keep trying
- Recommended - strong financial literacy (eg: Completed IFIC or CSC), sales and business acumen
