Senior Business Development Representative; Remote: or Illinois

About Zūn:

Zūn is revolutionizing mass mobility with its Connected Mobility Experience (_Zūn CMX_) system that connects and coordinates people, vehicles, and operations in real time. In the $50 billion student mobility market – the largest segment of the mass mobility industry – Zūn CMX is transforming a daily source of anxiety and disruption into a reliable, transparent, and efficient mobility experience for students and families.

Today, more than 6,500 schools rely on Zūn CMX. Recognized globally for its innovative approach and operational execution, Zūn has been named to Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies, CNBC Disruptor 50 and Changemakers, the World Economic Forum, and the Financial Times’ Fastest Growing Companies lists. Zūn is backed by leading investors including Sequoia Capital, GIC, TPG, and Softbank.

Zūn is scaling its go-to-market team and looking for a Senior BDR who can do more than book a demo — we need someone who can get in front of the district and state decision-makers who matter and turn a cold name on a list into a warm, qualified conversation for our SVP of Sales, Student Transportation. You’ll own top-of-funnel pipeline for a defined territory of school districts and municipal transit agencies, running sharp, informed outreach to Transportation Directors, Superintendents, and other decision-makers — and you’ll be the one who knows how to get a SVP a real meeting, not just a slot on a calendar.

This is a senior individual contributor role with a clear growth path as we continue to scale.

Candidates considered for this role should live in the New York or Illinois area.

• Build and manage a target account list of school districts, charter authorities, and transit agencies, prioritizing by budget cycle, contract expiration, and strategic fit

• Run high-volume, well-researched outreach to Transportation Directors, Superintendents, CFOs, and Business Officials, and Chief Operating Officers — positioning Zūn CMX and securing meaningful first meetings, not just demo slots

• Qualify inbound and outbound leads against Zūn’s ideal customer profile before handing off, so every meeting booked for the SVP or Account Executive team is a real opportunity

• Represent Zūn at state and regional transportation conferences (e.g., NAPT, STN Expo, state pupil transportation association events), building relationships and generating warm introductions

• Activity logging, lead scoring, GTM research, and next steps — so pipeline reporting is accurate and forecastable

• Partner closely with Marketing on account-based campaigns and with Sales leadership to continuously refine targeting, messaging, and outreach cadence

• Provide field intelligence back to Product and Marketing on what districts are asking for, budgeting for, and struggling with

• 5+ years of outbound business development or sales experience, ideally in K-12 EdTech, transportation, govtech, or another market selling into school districts or government/municipal buyers

• Demonstrated track record of booking meetings with senior decision-makers (Superintendents, Transportation Directors, C-suite)

• Comfort and credibility engaging with public-sector buyers, including familiarity with district budget cycles, procurement basics, and board approval processes

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to build a compelling, tailored case for a meeting rather than working from a single script

• Willingness to travel to industry conferences and, periodically, into territory for in-person relationship building

• Self-directed and resilient — thrives on ownership of a territory with limited day-to-day oversight

• Existing relationships or name recognition with K-12 School District…