Business Development Representative
As a Business Development Representative, you own the top of the funnel. You'll research and prioritize target accounts with an assigned Go-to-Market Lead, run multi-channel outbound (email, phone, LinkedIn), and set qualified meetings for our sellers. You'll work closely with Sales, Marketing, and our Databricks alliance team to turn territory strategy into booked conversations.
This isn't a "smile and dial from a list" job. Our buyers are data and engineering leaders (CDOs, VPs of Data, Heads of Analytics, CTOs) evaluating serious platform decisions. You need to be curious enough about data and AI to hold a credible first conversation.
What you'll do:
Build and prioritize target account lists in partnership with sellers and marketing
Run consistent outbound sequences across email, phone, and LinkedIn using Apollo
Qualify inbound leads and route them quickly
Set discovery meetings that convert into proposals and closed business
Log every activity, contact, and opportunity accurately in Salesforce
Partner with sellers on account strategy and handoff quality
Attend and follow up on leads from Databricks co-selling motions, events, and webinars
Share what's working: messaging tests, objection patterns, ICP signals
1–3 years of BDR/SDR, inside sales, or comparable pipeline-generation experience (B2B)
Demonstrated track record of hitting or exceeding meeting/pipeline targets
Strong written communication — you can write a cold email a technical buyer will actually reply to
Comfort with a CRM (Salesforce preferred) and a sales engagement platform (Apollo, Outreach, Salesloft, or similar)
Coachable, organized, and consistent — this role rewards daily discipline
Genuine interest in data, cloud, and AI; willingness to learn the Databricks ecosystem
Nice to have:
Experience selling into technical buyers or in a services/consulting environment
Familiarity with the Databricks, Snowflake, or broader cloud data ecosystem
Experience with a channel or partner-led motion
Exposure to LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo, or similar prospecting tools
Skills Required
- 1-3 years of BDR, SDR, inside sales, or comparable B2B pipeline-generation experience
- Demonstrated record of hitting or exceeding meeting or pipeline targets
- Strong written communication, including technical buyer-oriented cold emails
- Comfort using a CRM, preferably Salesforce
- Comfort using a sales engagement platform such as Apollo, Outreach, or Salesloft
- Coachable, organized, and consistent work habits
- Genuine interest in data, cloud, and AI, with willingness to learn the Databricks ecosystem
- Experience selling to technical buyers or working in a services or consulting environment
- Familiarity with Databricks, Snowflake, or the broader cloud data ecosystem
- Experience with channel or partner-led sales motions
- Exposure to LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo, or similar prospecting tools
What We Do
Koantek is a Databricks-exclusive system integrator focused on enterprise-scale data and AI transformation, helping clients modernize, migrate, and scale AI solutions.
