Business Development Representative

Posted 10 Hours Ago
Hiring Remotely in New York, NY
Remote
Hybrid
Junior
Fintech • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Afterpay is a people-powered movement to change the way we pay. Shop now, pay later.
The Role
As a Business Development Representative, you will engage with small to medium-sized businesses, using cold outreach to develop leads and maintain a sales pipeline. Responsibilities include conducting needs analysis, maintaining Salesforce records, and exceeding KPIs. You should have excellent communication skills and a self-motivated attitude, particularly in cold calling C-level executives.
Summary Generated by Built In

It all started with an idea at Block in 2013. Initially built to take the pain out of peer-to-peer payments, Cash App has gone from a simple product with a single purpose to a dynamic ecosystem, developing unique financial products, including Afterpay/Clearpay, to provide a better way to send, spend, invest, borrow and save to our 50+ million monthly active customers. We want to redefine the world's relationship with money to make it more relatable, instantly available, and universally accessible.
Today, Cash App has thousands of employees working globally across office and remote locations, with a culture geared toward innovation, collaboration and impact. We've been a distributed team since day one, and many of our roles can be done remotely from the countries where Cash App operates. No matter the location, we tailor our experience to ensure our employees are creative, productive, and happy.
The Role
Afterpay is looking for a high-energy, results-driven, and motivated individual with advanced communication skills to join our elite team. As an Outbound SMB BDR in North America, you will be on the front-lines of a fast-growing e-commerce payments business - talking commerce and payments with business owners and executives at small to medium size businesses. You should be comfortable on the phone, have excellent email drafting skills, and a genuine curiosity in the operations of various types of online businesses and their structures. Importantly, you should be comfortable with, or quick to learn, the user interfaces of software programs (like Salesforce CRM) that support you in ramping and maintaining your pipeline.
As an Outbound SMB Business Development Representative, you will identify, prospect, and outreach to prospective small and medium sized businesses.You will use personalized efforts to authentically connect with potential customers and spark curiosity and desire to learn more about our vast product suite.
You Will

  • Use cold outreach strategies to develop new leads and opportunities with retailers
  • Develop & maintain a high-volume sales pipeline to deliver on monthly and quarterly KPIs and targets
  • Engage new accounts & maintain existing accounts to drive interest in Afterpay and Cash App Pay
  • Conduct needs analysis to understand the specific requirements and pain points of potential clients
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in Salesforce in order to ensure smooth handover to Account Executive


You Have

  • 1+ year of relevant experience in customer service or sales type role (outbound sales experience is a plus)
  • Demonstrated track record of meeting & exceeding KPIs and targets
  • Exceptional communication skills in writing and on the phone
  • Excellent organizational & time management skills
  • Self-motivated, competitive individual with the ability to work fast & smart
  • No fear in cold calling and in speaking with C-level executives/business owners
  • High level of enthusiasm and energy
  • Expertise with common software (salesloft, g-suite, salesforce, etc) preferred
  • Payments/ecommerce experience preferred


We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.
We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page .
Block will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances.
Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.
To find a location's zone designation, please refer to this resource . If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.
Zone A:
$28 - $42 USD
Zone B:
$26.04 - $39.04 USD
Zone C:
$23.81 - $35.73 USD
Zone D:
$21 - $31.54 USD
Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Check out benefits at Block.
Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, and TIDAL, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.

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Melbourne, Victoria
900 Employees
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Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

We started a movement in which everyone can win – shoppers, retailers, society and every person on our team. To play fair, trust people and reward them for doing the right thing. We see and feel the impact of our work as more and more people gain financial freedom and retailers grow across the globe.

Founded seven years ago in Sydney, Australia, Afterpay has millions of active customers globally and is offered at the world’s best retailers around the world including Anthropologie, Revolve, DSW, GOAT, Finish Line, Levi’s, Mac Cosmetics, Ray-Ban and many others. Afterpay is on a mission to power an economy in which everyone wins.

Why Work With Us

We’re not trendsetters, we’re change makers. We follow through, we show up, and we make it happen, fast. We are uncomplicated people, who are not scared of the complicated. There’s no time to be just another bystander when you’re on our team, if you’ve got something to say, we want to hear it.

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