A little about us: Oyster is on a mission to create a more equal world by making it possible for companies everywhere to hire people anywhere.
In 2021, we grew rapidly, raising over $70 million in both Series A and Series B rounds and increasing our team size by nearly 10x.
And we're just getting started!
As a fully distributed startup, we've built an incredibly strong leadership team and employee base across 50+ countries (and counting!).
We embrace asynchronous communication and collaborative work.
We live on our platform, and we're passionate about improving our product every day.
Hiring people internationally is complicated - engineering, legal, finance, operations, and HR processes all interact to make it happen.
We'd like to find people who think this is as interesting a challenge as we do.
We're an inclusive and diverse workplace, and welcome applicants from marginalized groups - the world over.
The Role: Location: While this position is posted in a specific location, all of Oyster's positions are fully remote and you can work from home.
Forever.
To create the best experience for our new hire (you?!)
this role does require that you are based within UTC +/-5h.
To fuel its rapid growth, Oyster is looking for uniquely talented Business Development Representatives across both Europe and Africa .
These individuals are ready, not only to sell the amazing benefits of remote working, but to embrace it themselves.
This is an opportunity to be at the forefront of the future of work, to become a thought-leader in this rapidly growing space and earn lucrative performance-based commission.
What you'll do: Set quality meetings between target buyer personas and our account executives.
Present and articulate the capabilities of our employment platform to targeted customer segments and personas.
Manage and prioritize work for optimum efficiency and success.
Provide constructive feedback on how to improve effectiveness and efficiency within the SDR role to SDR Managers.
Collaborate with team members to share and learn from best practices.
What We're looking for: Oyster is looking for individuals with 4+ years of sales experience who: Are able to show numerous examples of how they have worked successfully in teams and contributed to the progress of others who have worked with them.
Show enthusiasm and passion for the work they do, and come across as engaging and motivated to the people they meet, especially their customers.
Can talk in detail about their past performance and the experiences and lessons learnt that help them to manage their performance more effectively today.
Demonstrate a genuine curiosity about their customers' businesses and subsequent needs.
Being able to talk extensively about the customer problems they have helped to solve in their previous roles.
Have a bias for action, working proactively to ensure they always meet the number while ensuring that their customers get the best service possible.
Enjoy problem solving and can share anecdotal evidence of challenges overcome, the lessons learned and how this helps them today.
Other attributes that are important: Great communications and presentation skills.
4+ years experience in a customer-facing business development or sales role managing the entire sales cycle.
Experience with CRM software (e.g.
Salesforce).
Experience with the digital tools and tactics of B2B prospecting (e.g.
Outreach, Zoom).
Understanding of sales performance metrics.
BONUS: Passionate about remote work.
BONUS: Experience selling or talking to the HR function.
BONUS: Speak two or more languages to business proficient level.
You'll also need: A reliable home internet connection (or be able to get one).
Fluent English language skills.
Working at Oyster: Check out our public notion pages to find out more about what it's like to work at Oyster: Welcome to Oyster!
Mission, Vision, Values at Oyster.
Why Oyster is a Distributed Company.
How We Work Together at Oyster.
Benefits & Compensation: Competitive compensation package.
Fully flexible hours.
40 days of time off, including public holidays.
Paid parental leave.
We believe that it is healthy and important to take time off to welcome a new family member, and we encourage each employee to take advantage of this benefit!
Work From Home setup budget (see details at Equipment at Oyster).
Wellness and wellbeing support through PlummHealth and Juno.
Private Health Insurance (if you want it).
Time off for volunteering.
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