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Position Title: Business Development RepresentativeLocation: United KingdomEmployment Type: Full-TimeOnsite, Remote or Hybrid: Remote/FlexibleDepartment: MarketingHiring Manager: Manager of Business DevelopmentTravel: MinimalCOMPANY SUMMARY:Here at Aprimo, our mission is to empower the marketing organizations of today to build the brands of tomorrow. Aprimo is a pioneer of the marketing resource and digital asset management space, and we deliver an innovative, industry-leading SaaS solution that changes the way companies like AT&T, National Park Foundation, Laborie, and Bank of America work, create, collaborate, and learn in order to deliver exceptional brand experiences at scale.Aprimo helps enterprises unleash the power of their content by providing a marketing automation software and digital asset management software that manages the behind-the-scenes activities involved in marketing. Our product allows companies to manage content planning, creation and distribution all in one place, store content and media in a shared repository, and receive in-depth insights into how content performs.Founded in 1998, Aprimo has five offices internationally, including Chicago headquarters, and offers a flexible work-from-home/remote-work policy.Named a Leader in Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Marketing Resource Management by Forrester and winner of the 2021 Tech Cares Award for our work with Aprimo HELPS, we build on the power of our people to make an impact both in our industry and in our communities.POSITION SUMMARY:At Aprimo, the Business Development Representative (BDR) will work with Demand Generation to assist Account Executives (AE) to drive new business revenue. You will be required to utilise leading sales technology to meet activity and opportunity quotas per month.WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:Work with Demand Generation to identify target prospects/stakeholders to engage withWork with marketing and Account Executives to create and drive a nurture program to support pipeline developmentBuild targeted lists for your outreach using ZoomInfo, Cognism and SalesforceWork with prospects to identify business challenges through structured discovery conversations, with a ‘solution first’ mindset to align their challenges with the values and outcomes Aprimo can provideGenerate high-quality first-time appointments per month for your Account Executive to attendContinue development and maintain a qualified opportunity pipeline that exceeds 3x of the team annual quotaIdentify any gaps in KPI’s against strategic territory planUtilise existing networks and relationships to build new businessAccurately document information on each opportunity through Aprimo’s SFDC CRM tool while always recording/maintaining next steps/actionsShare inputs and collaborate with other departments in preparing sales materials, presentations, and driving new initiativesDevelop and maintain market knowledge and competitor positioning to be a credible advisor in this spaceIdentify and attend relevant industry events that support pipeline creationAdditional responsibilities and duties may be assigned as requiredCANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS & WHY YOU’RE A GREAT FIT FOR THE ROLE:The EssentialsA minimum of 1-year experience in a similar role within a software provider, SaaS, digital or technical sales environment1-2 years of related experience (marketing, sales, consulting, business process)Fluency in English, French, and German are requiredPrevious history meeting target goalsProven track record of generating opportunities in a purely new business BDR/MDR role – strong performance against targetAdditional Successful QualitiesSelf-starter mentality with the ability to work independentlyThe ability to focus on identifying and selling to business challenges, not just the technologyThe ability to demonstrate understanding of digital landscape and importance of multi-channel communicationsAn agile mind and a person who thrives in a fast moving sales environmentAptitude to manage numerous requests and time demands concurrently, while achieving goals from assigned territoryProven business development success through effective use of core sales tools: Salesforce, Intent, LinkedIn SalesNav, ZoomInfo, Microsoft Office etcDemonstrated ability to collaborate with a distributed sales teamCapability of understanding customer pain points, requirements and correlating potential business to value that can be providedPromotes a strong sense of urgency for reaching goals and key deliverables. Acts without being told what to do. Brings new ideas to the companyAPRIMO CULTURE & WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE:Aprimo offers a forward-thinking, progressive and employee-first culture that is based in both collaboration and flexibility with team members who are friendly, intelligent and enthusiastic people that are committed to the product and mission here at Aprimo.With 5 offices worldwide and teams spread throughout the US, EMEA and Philippines, our multicultural teams work cross-departmentally and across continents and cultures towards a shared goal.We offer a diverse environment that promotes DEI efforts, values multiple perspectives and fresh thinking and which includes Aprimo HELPS, an employee resource group (ERG) that is dedicated to giving back to our local communitiesThrough its relaxed environment, Aprimo embodies a more casual “Silicon Valley” atmosphere.We have a casual dress code that allows employees to express themselves as individuals and which fosters a creative and free-thinking approach to problem solving and business solutions. And it also allows us to wear hoodies and shorts during internal meetings.Flexible work schedules and all positions allowing for either entirely remote or hybrid working arrangements create a deeply rewarding work-life balance.With flexible work schedules, employees can attend to personal matters, such as stepping away to pick up their children from school or to get a much-needed haircut.In a recent internal survey, 89% of staff cited work-life balance as being one of the most rewarding aspects of working at Aprimo!Part of the key to our success is that team members are not only successful at collaboration and open communication, but that they are also given a great deal of autonomy and freedom in their own individual roles.Our culture is not a micro-managing environment – rather, employees are encouraged to be self-starters, to voice new ideas, and to exercise ownership in their individual roles.As such, individual team members can leave a lasting impact and footprint within the organization – in fact, our average employee tenure is 7.7 years.Aprimo employs a “choose your own adventure” approach to career advancement.Staff members are not siloed into roles and for many of our teams there is no set ladder that one needs to climb to achieve growth and promotion.Rather, we emphasize an organic approach to career development in which employees can and do frequently transition into newly created roles within their own teams or transition into other departments based on their interests in exploring new skills and responsibilities.For additional learning and development, we recently rolled out Udemy, which is an online learning platform that employees have access to and which features over 200,000 courses on a wide variety of business topics.Ranked #1 in AI Metadata & Search by Forrester, Aprimo sits on the cutting-edge of technology and is paving new paths forward by incorporating AI (artificial intelligence) into our product offerings.We offer generative AI in a secure environment built for brand safety and governance. Our AI-powered content operations platform, with industry leading digital asset management (DAM) software at its core, helps to optimize the creative process and improve the user experience with better search, recommendations, categorization and summarization.Our AI empowers marketing teams to automate tasks, analyze data, and personalize content, ensuring scalability without sacrificing productivity.AI automatically identifies asset characteristics and transforms them into words a human would search for. Translation, image alterations, personalization, and more are all streamlined by AI.With our platform, marketers can efficiently produce a larger volume of content, engage customers on a personalized level, curate relevant materials, and make data-driven decisions to drive their content strategies forward.Our AI offers up to 72% increase in discoverability and productivity, up to 61% reduction in production time, and up to 66% faster time to market.APRIMO BENEFITS WE OFFER:Target Compensation: Annual base salary target of the British pound equivalent of $55,000 USD and commissions target of $30,000 USD, depending on job related knowledge, skills, and level of experience. This is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, or other law.Competitive benefits coverage that begins on the first day of employment