{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"0428447dd7c464e6c55bd92b","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0428447dd7c464e6c55bd92b","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0428447dd7c464e6c55bd92b","title":"Business Development Rep","description":"We engage the most inspired minds to do their best work wherever they work best—powering the freedom to create worldwide.\nWP Engine empowers companies and agencies of all sizes to build, power, manage, and optimize their WordPress websites and applications with confidence. Serving 1.5 million customers across 150+ countries, the global technology company provides premium, enterprise-grade solutions, tools, and services, including specialized platforms for WordPress, industry-tailored eCommerce and agency solution suites, and developer-centric tools like Local, Advanced Custom Fields, and more. WP Engine’s innovative technology and industry-leading expertise are why 8% of the web visits a WP Engine-powered site daily. Learn more at wpengine.com.\n\nThe Opportunity\nWP Engine is looking for a motivated, curious Business Development Representative (BDR) to help execute a new outbound growth motion and source net-new business for our North America Acquisition team. You will find and connect with high-potential accounts, build trust with technical and executive stakeholders, uncover important business challenges, and create qualified opportunities for our sellers.\nAs an early member of Project Trailblazer, you will do more than execute a playbook—you will help shape it.\nYou will help shape a new outbound motion by testing messaging, sharing market insights, and partnering with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Enablement.\nWhat's Cool About This Job\nBe part of a new, high-impact outbound team driving WP Engine's growth.\nOwn the first conversation with future customers and help create new business opportunities.\nWork closely with Account Executives to target the right accounts, engage multiple stakeholders, and turn quality meetings into pipeline.\nLearn to sell a technical platform while developing skills in prospecting, discovery, objection handling, and consultative selling.\nReceive ongoing coaching and clear opportunities for career growth into future closing roles.\nUse modern sales technology and AI-powered tools to research, personalize outreach, and improve your results.\nThis is a hybrid role. Our sales organization works from our Austin, TX office each Tuesday and Thursday.\nThe Day to Day\nPartner with Acquisition Account Executives to prospect into target accounts through phone, email, LinkedIn, and other outbound strategies.\nResearch accounts, stakeholders, and buying signals to create personalized outreach.\nQualify prospects through discovery conversations and schedule high-quality meetings.\nPrepare strong seller handoffs by documenting the prospect's context, business problem, stakeholders, timing, risks, and agreed next step.\nMaintain accurate activity and pipeline data in Salesforce and related sales tools.\nLeverage tools like Clay, Gong Engage, LinkedIn, and AI to improve productivity and outreach.\nContinuously refine your approach through coaching, data, and collaboration across teams.\nShare objections, market signals, persona insights, and campaign feedback with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Enablement to improve the outbound playbook.\nYour Expertise and Passion\n1+ year of business development, non-tech sales or customer-facing experience with measurable goals; outbound prospecting experience preferred.\nStrong communication skills with the ability to engage technical and executive audiences.\nCurious, coachable, resilient, and motivated to build a long-term career in sales.\nOrganized, self-driven, and comfortable managing pipeline activity in Salesforce or a similar CRM.\nExperience with sales engagement platforms and consultative sales methodologies (SPIN, Sandler, Solution Selling, etc.) is a plus.\nComfortable learning new technologies and using AI tools to improve research, personalization, and outreach while maintaining a customer-first approach.\nThe Perks & Benefits\nCompany Stock Options (Every employee is an owner in the company)\nGreat Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance)\nFertility Benefits (IVF/Fertility drug coverage)\nHSA Company contribution\n401(k) with a 4% match\nDisability Insurance\nPaid Family and Caregiver’s Leave\nEmployee Assistance Program\nGenerous Vacation Time (Who doesn’t like time off)\nOne-time $500 payment to set up your home office\n4 Company Wellness Days a year\n1 floating holiday\nPet Insurance\nOn-going education through LinkedIn Learning, Workday Learning and our Career Growth Portal\n\nBase Salary / Variable / OTE\n$50,000 base, $20,000 variable, $70,000 OTE\nuncapped commissions and accelerators to award over-attainment\nAt WP Engine, we strive to have the broadest possible view of diversity, going beyond visible differences to include the background, experiences, skills, and perspectives that make each person unique. WP Engine is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.\n\nWe believe that compensation should be reflective of the impact you have within the organization relative to the market value of your role. The cash compensation package above includes base pay plus on-target commission for employees in eligible roles. Sales incentive plans are uncapped with significant earning potential. 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