Business Development Representative - EMEA (UK based)

Description

Who are we?

Komodor is a cutting-edge Kubernetes Platform provider. Our dev-first solution streamlines Kubernetes operations across various environments, offering application and infrastructure engineers a unified platform to optimize cost and control. We aim to simplify the developer experience, enhance efficiency, and bridge the gap between application and infra teams, all while empowering companies to focus more on innovation and less on Kubernetes management. With $67M in funding raised, we are committed to pushing the boundaries of what our platform can do. 

Core mission: 

As a results-driven Business Development Representative (BDR), your primary responsibility will be to identify and generate new sales opportunities through both inbound and outbound activities to support the company's growth. The ideal candidate will have a self-starter attitude, excellent communication skills, has experience and prior success in a B2E environment, and the ability to understand the Komodor product offering and its value to potential customers.

**This position will be hired in the UK**



What will you do:

• Prospect outbound leads from various channels, including but not limited to marketing and strategic search.
• Work closely and collaboratively with the sales and marketing teams to research and identify new and existing pipeline accounts, identify prospects that match Komodor’s ICP, and develop targeted accounts - all with the acute goal of generating interest and generating qualified meetings and new logo pipeline.
• Build and test different reach-out strategies over phone, e-mail, LinkedIn as well as other social networks and communities you can think of (the more creative, the better!)
• Successfully manage and overcome prospect objections
• Update prospect interaction in our CRM to ensure efficient data management
• Provide closed-loop feedback to ensure continuous process optimization
• Understand our customer’s needs and pains, why they reached out to Komodor and how we can assist in delivering the positive business outcome they are looking for

Requirements

Who are you:

• 3+ years of successful sales experience as a BDR in a software or SaaS company - ideally in a start-up environment
• Tenacious, motivated and the will to persevere through adversity
• Ability to engage prospects, build credibility and utilize sales techniques to move clients through the beginning of their buying journey, including effective questioning and note taking, objection handling, strategic positioning, and closing on next steps.
• Sales-oriented and highly motivated with a strong drive to succeed.
• Excited about the B2D world, and a desire to speak with technical buyers and learn about solutions in the Cloud, DevOps and Developers tools domain
• Prior experience in generating new leads, conducting cold calling, and customizing emails to a specific persona/ICP
• Experience with lead generation tools such as LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Zoominfo, Salesforce, Salesloft, Outreach, and Dripify, etc.
• Familiar with K8s? That’s a huge plus!
• Driven, dynamic, with high energy and hungry to exceed your goals
• Self-discipline, focus and strong time management skills are your bread and butter
• Love the challenge of working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Know how to maintain a positive attitude in the face of criticism, rejection, or failure