Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the leading brand visibility platform, built for a world where discovery and engagement happen everywhere — across AI search, traditional search, social media, websites, and direct communications. Powered by over 2 billion trusted data points and a suite of integrated products, Yext provides brands the clarity, control, and confidence to perform across digital channels. From real-time insights to AI-driven recommendations and execution at scale, Yext turns a brand's digital presence into a competitive advantage, which is only possible through our team of innovators and enthusiastic collaborators. Join us and experience firsthand why we are consistently recognized as a ‘Best Place to Work’ globally by industry leaders such as Built In, Fortune, and Great Place To Work®!
Yext is looking for a hard-working and dynamic Business Development Representative (BDR) to join our business development team! In this role, you will have the opportunity to directly impact the growth of our business by accelerating pipeline growth. This role requires self-motivation, a high degree of curiosity, an interest in learning, resiliency, persistence, and a results-driven mentality.
What You'll Do
- Drive customer engagement with outbound prospecting and follow up on inbound qualified leads
- Use tools such as LinkedIn Navigator, ZoomInfo, 6Sense, and various other resources to research and identify potential prospects within assigned area
- Use provided tools, materials and playbooks to generate and conduct first meetings with prospects through calling, emailing, social selling, and invitations to various events and tradeshows
- Conduct early opportunity qualification to determine decision makers, champion, budget, business need and timeline
- Build compelling and tailored messaging to discover difficulties, educate prospects about Yext and our solutions, identify opportunities, and generate interest
- Effectively communicate the value of Yext’s services and solutions to prospects
- Collaborate with a cross-functional team of Marketing Campaign Managers, Account Executives, Sales Engineers, Client Success Managers, and other stakeholders
- Maintain meticulous notes and tracking of accounts and engagement, using tools such as Salesforce and Outreach.io
- Deliver qualified opportunities to the account team for additional qualification and follow up
- Meet assigned Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for lead acceptance and lead follow up
- Consistently achieve assigned goals for opportunity creation, pipeline, and opportunity conversion
What You Have
- The ideal candidate will have a desire to build a career in Sales
- 6+ months in a sales development/business development function or relevant work experience
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and constantly evolving environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A customer-focused approach - you thrive on solving customer problems
- Outstanding ability to prioritize work and tasks; attention to detail and excellent follow-through
- Intellectual curiosity and a high propensity for self-development and learning
- The ability to self-motivate - the BDR role can be unstructured. Your success will be dependent on your ability to hold yourself accountable to getting the job done.
- A positive attitude and high degree of persistence and tenacity
This is a hybrid role, requiring at least three (3) days per week at our NYC office location.
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Pay ranges at Yext are established based on an analysis of salaries for positions with a similar level of accountability and impact in the relevant labor market. Salary levels are expected to change to reflect an employee’s job performance (results and impact) over time. Salaries at the time of hire are typically offered in the lower to middle of the above-referenced range in order to provide the opportunity to reflect performance-based increases over time. In addition to base salaries, employees at Yext are typically eligible for a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental and vision benefits; life insurance; short term and long-term disability; 401(k) retirement plan; and vacation and sick leave. Successful candidates may also be eligible for equity (stock) based compensation and/or variable pay programs based on performance relative to goals and targets.
Yext is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a results-driven, engaging culture where every employee has the opportunity to contribute to the success of the Company, perform at the highest possible level, and grow their skills and capabilities. Yext welcomes employees and applicants of all backgrounds and demographics, and does not engage in discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic recognized under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. The Company believes a broad variety of life experiences across the Yext team is critical to its mission to help every business in the world be visible everywhere customers search. By seeking out fresh perspectives and fostering a positive interview experience and employee experience, Yext can remain at the forefront of innovation, and better serve its customers.
It is Yext’s policy to provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities as required by applicable law. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or participating in the employee selection process, please complete this form.
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