Business Development Representative, AgencyZoom

$21.63 / hour

The insurance industry runs on Vertafore. We equip agencies, MGAs, and carriers with the core digital systems, specialized AI, and data-driven foundation to eliminate distribution drag across the insurance lifecycle, spanning sales, servicing, and back-office operations.

Underpinned by unmatched speed and performance power, we are the trusted backbone that's taking the insurance industry from friction to flow with Distribution Velocity -- speed, performance, and trust - to drive growth at scale.

With over 95% of the top agencies and insurers and 50% of industry compliance transactions running through Vertafore, we lead at the intersection of innovation and trust, giving insurance professionals the confidence to transform and win in the AI era.

Our reach is global, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

BDR's are the first point of contact for the sales team. This position will be tasked both with speaking to accounts we have reason to believe are interested in our services and reaching out to agencies that do not know of us to pique their interest in our software solutions.

The primary responsibility of the position is to drive bookings and recurring revenue growth by generating, qualifying, and developing sales pipeline. The BDR is a vital link between Marketing and Sales, and the BDR must be able to plan and execute daily and weekly, required activities to generate sales opportunities for Vertafore. This role has knowledge of the organization's products/services, and can partner with Marketing to execute campaigns, programs, and closed-loop business & sales development activities.

The BDR also works closely with Marketing, Operations & Sales Management.

During your discussions you will gather information surrounding agency challenges such that you can narrow in on the correct software match. Additionally, you will work to discover the key players in the buying process as well as when and how they need our assistance. BDR generated leads are routed to all segments and territories to be followed up on and closed by the proper sales representative.

As a BDR, you will be asked to demonstrate knowledge of Vertafore, our software, and internal processes to prepare you for promotion to one of our sales teams

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

• Execute the Vertafore Lead & Opportunity Management process for building sales pipeline.
• Possess a working understanding of  and other key sales technologies used for Business Development and Opportunity creation.
• Collaborate with Marketing & Product teams to execute campaigns that ensure lead quality and quantity with proper closed-loop metric reporting.
• Regularly perform against individual monthly and/or quarterly targets: pipeline, conversion rates, and stage "Zero" Opportunities which may consist of meetings, appointments virtually, demos, or follow-up calls assigned to quota carrying sales reps in Vertafore.
• Collaborate with internal sales operations stakeholders on reporting and analysis.
• Ensure CRM tools and Vertafore value-selling methodologies are leveraged to process and track opportunities.
• Other duties as assigned

• Proven track record of achieving goals and/or quotas, or other similar objectives
• Ability to be a team player and perform in a fast-paced, inside sales-oriented environment
• Confidence to prospect and develop new sales leads
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 0-3 years' previous sales experience preferred
• Comfort with sales technology and CRM tools

• Travel required up to 10% of the time
• Ability to work remote with a stable internet connection on an as needed basis
• Located and working from an office location (when required)
• Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds
• Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.)
• Frequent sitting and/or standing

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