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Business Development Representative

Job in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listing for: Salesforce
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-15
Job specializations:
  • Sales
    Sales Development Rep/SDR, Business Development, B2B Sales
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 50570 - 67665 USD Yearly USD 50570.00 67665.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

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Job Category

Sales

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action, tech meets trust, and innovation isn’t a buzzword – it’s a way of life. The world of work is changing and we are looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce’s core values at the heart of it all.

Sales

Organization Description

Our Sales Organization consists of multiple business segments. Teams sell across verticals such as Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Retail & Consumer Goods, Communications Media & Technology, Consumer Business Services, Public Sector, Professional Services, Slack, Mule Soft, Tableau, Marketing Cloud, Specialization Cloud, Enterprise Corporate Sales, and .ORG (Non Profit & Education). Core Teams sell the entire Salesforce Platform and Prime teams specialize in specific cloud solutions including Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Commerce Cloud, Heroku, or Quip.

Business

Development Representative (BDR) Team

Our BDR team focuses on generating new business and whitespace pipeline through outbound prospecting with the ultimate goal of closed‑won business. You will work in a fast‑paced team, gaining experience with a variety of future customers and receiving personalized training and career opportunities.

Why Join Salesforce as a Business Development Representative?

Sales Development is the foundation of our sales organization. BDRs support outbound sales teams through strategic prospecting and extensive account research, consistently creating millions of dollars of new business pipeline each year. BDRs are enrolled in an intensive sales training program that develops fundamental skills for a successful sales career at Salesforce.

Day to Day Responsibilities
  • Generate new business pipeline primarily through outbound prospecting.
  • Manage inbound leads driven by outbound effort.
  • Nurture early‑stage opportunities.
  • Initiate outbound cold calling to existing Salesforce customers and cross‑sell into new logos in an assigned territory.
  • Partner with core sellers to identify and source net new pipeline, researching lines of business and personas.
  • Align with the internal account team.
  • Identify key decision makers within new accounts.
Preferred Qualifications
  • 1-2 years of experience in business development, sales, or a related field.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment and think creatively.
  • Experience researching, planing, prospecting, and cold‑calling a large hybrid list of accounts.
  • Proven track record of meeting sales metrics and consistently achieving year‑over‑year quota attainment.
Working at Salesforce

We invest in employees with a month‑long immersion and onboarding, including a week‑long product bootcamp, mentorship program, weekly coaching, and development programs.

Benefits
  • Health, life insurance, and retirement saving plan.
  • Monthly wellness allowance.
  • Flexible time off & leave policies.
  • Parental benefits.
  • Perks and discounts.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected characteristic. Individuals with disabilities will be provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other employment benefits.

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