At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond.
Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor — a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures.
Business Development Representative (BDR)-Remote Illinois (Chicago, IL)
(The ideal candidate would be in the Chicagoland area for business needs)
Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position.
We recognize that great talent and breakthrough ideas can come from anywhere. That’s why this position offers a flexible remote work arrangement, with occasional on-site visits as needed based on the role. Whether you’re working remotely or collaborating in person, we’re committed to providing the tools, support, and dynamic environment you need to succeed. At Allegion, your career thrives where innovation meets flexibility, empowering you to achieve your goals while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
While this is the current structure and we currently have no plans to change, we reserve the right to make changes to the remote schedule as needed at the Company’s discretion.
Waitwhile is on a mission to eliminate the 1 trillion hours people spend waiting in lines every year. Our industry-leading queue management and appointment scheduling platform empowers businesses to streamline
their operations and deliver exceptional customer experiences. Waitwhile is trusted by 10,000 companies worldwide and has helped more than 250 million people enjoy a radically better waiting experience at places like IKEA, Louis Vuitton, Costco, Delta Airlines, and many more.
As a Business Development Representative at Waitwhile, you’ll be responsible for generating pipeline throug thoughtful, consistent outbound prospecting. You’ll work closely with sales leadership to identify target accounts, engage the right buyers, and create qualified opportunities for the sales team. This is not a plug-into-an-existing-machine kind of role.
As a founding BDR, you’ll help shape the process, messaging, and feedback loops that will influence how
outbound is built here long term. We’re looking for someone who is proactive, resourceful, and excited by the opportunity to help build something from scratch.
What You Will Do:
Drive outbound prospecting
Prospect into target accounts through cold calls, emails, LinkedIn, and other outbound channels
Identify and research key decision-makers within target accounts
Book qualified meetings for Account Executives and help build pipeline
Personalize outreach where it matters while maintaining strong activity levels
Help build the outbound motion
Partner with sales leadership to refine targeting, messaging, and outreach strategy
Contribute ideas and feedback on what is working and what needs to improve
Help establish early best practices for outbound prospecting at Waitwhile
Bring a builder mentality to process, experimentation, and day-to-day execution
Manage tools and workflow
Maintain clean and accurate data in HubSpot
Use tools like Amplemarket, Trellus, and ZoomInfo to prospect, prioritize accounts, and execute outreach effectively
Stay organized across activity, follow-up, and pipeline creation
Continuously improve efficiency and output through strong workflow habits
Collaborate across teams
Share prospect feedback with Sales, Marketing, and RevOps to improve messaging and targeting
Partner with AEs to ensure strong handoff quality and alignment on opportunities
Surface market insights and objections from frontline conversations
What You Need to Succeed:
1–2+ years of experience in B2B SaaS sales, business development, or outbound prospecting preferred
Founding, early-stage, or startup experience is a strong plus
Strong self-starter mentality with the ability to work independently and take initiative
Comfortable operating in an environment where not everything is fully built yet
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Resilience, curiosity, and a willingness to test, learn, and improve quickly
Organized and detail-oriented, with solid follow-through
A builder mindset — someone who wants to help create, not just execute
Preferred:
Familiarity with HubSpot, Amplemarket, Trellus, and ZoomInfo
Experience prospecting into mid-market or enterprise accounts
Experience selling to operations, CX, retail, healthcare, travel, or other service-heavy industries
Experience helping shape messaging, cadences, or outbound processes in a prior role
Why You’ll Love Waitwhile:
Opportunity to design and own a brand-new outbound motion at a fast-growing SaaS company.
Fully remote team with flexible hours and an inclusive culture.
Collaborative, low-ego environment where new ideas are welcomed and tested.
Chance to work with globally recognized brands and make a visible impact on growth.
Backed by Allegion (NYSE:ALLE), a $3B global leader in access management, we have financial stability, extremely good benefits and resources to grow.
Waitwhile has a positive, diverse, and supportive culture—we look for people who are curious, inventive, and work to be a little better every single day. We aim to be smart, humble, hardworking and, above all, collaborative. If this sounds like a good fit for you, why not say hello?
Why Work for Us?
Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:
You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.
You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.
You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!
You want to work for an award-winning company that invests in its people. Allegion is proud to be a recipient of the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for the second year in a row, recognizing our commitment to employee engagement, strengths-based development, and unlocking human potential
What You’ll Get from Us:
Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”
Unlimited Paid Time Off
A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period
Health Savings Accounts – Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses
Flexible Spending Accounts – Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses
Disability Insurance –Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury
Life Insurance – Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
Tuition Reimbursement
Voluntary Wellness Program – Simply complete wellness activities and earn up to $2,000 in rewards
Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”
Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching
Compensation: This range is provided by Allegion. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience.
The expected Base Salary Range: $60,000 - $80,000; OTE: 85,000 – 115,000. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
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Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow’s world a safer place!
Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role.
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We Celebrate Who We Are!Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.
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Skills Required
- 1-2+ years of experience in B2B SaaS sales, business development or outbound prospecting
- Familiarity with HubSpot, Amplemarket, Trellus, and ZoomInfo
- Experience prospecting into mid-market or enterprise accounts
- Experience helping shape messaging or outbound processes
Allegion Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Allegion and has not been reviewed or approved by Allegion.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a strong component of the total rewards package, with a company match highlighted as a meaningful differentiator. Immediate access to matching contributions is framed as increasing the overall value of compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are characterized as generous in many roles, including references to unlimited PTO in some salaried positions. This breadth can raise overall compensation satisfaction by adding flexibility beyond base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare benefits are presented as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside additional protection benefits. Wellness programming tied to health goals is also described as enhancing the perceived value of the benefits package.
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What We Do
Allegion (NYSE: ALLE) is a global pioneer in seamless access, with leading brands like CISA®, Interflex®, LCN®, Schlage®, SimonsVoss® and Von Duprin®. Focusing on security around the door and adjacent areas, Allegion secures people and assets with a range of solutions for homes, businesses, schools and institutions. Allegion had $2.7 billion in revenue in 2020, and its security products are sold around the world. While Allegion is a new name in the security industry, we are not new. For over a century, we have kept people safe and secure with category leading products. From inventing the “panic release bar” exit device in 1908 to pioneering the first-ever electric-controlled lock, our brands have been innovators for almost as long as people have locked doors. Their entrepreneurial spirit is at the core of who we are. As an independent Allegion, we are able to unlock our company’s true potential. By tapping into that entrepreneurial spirit that has made us the leader in mechanical security, we will continue to drive forward and integrate tomorrow’s electronic solutions into everything we do. Our long history of expertise in the commercial industry enables us to have better quality, stronger, and safer products for our residential customers. Together, with the power and passion of our global employees, we will realize Allegion’s full potential as we continue to be a leader in the global safety and security industry.
