Business Development Representative – Italian speaker

Business Development Representative Italian speaker

About the Position

As a Business Development Representative for the Southern European region you will play a critical part in driving the companys growth by generating and nurturing sales leads for our unified cloud-based platform focused on Human Risk Management and comprehensive email security. The Mimecast product suite protects organizations against phishing ransomware and impersonation while providing data archiving continuity and employee training to reduce insider threats.

As a BDR you will be the first point of contact for potential customers responsible for high-volume outreach to qualify leads and create new business opportunities. You will work closely with Marketing Channel and Sales teams as well as reseller partners to uncover opportunities and fuel our sales pipeline.

What Youll Do:
As a BDR your primary goal is to create opportunities and drive pipeline growth through high-volume outreach and relationship building. Specific responsibilities include:

• Outbound Prospecting: Conduct cold calls and send outbound emails to identify and qualify potential leads.
• Lead Generation: Identify and qualify potential business opportunities through strategic outreach through cold calling but also through email campaigns and social media engagement.
• Lead Qualification: Follow-up on marketing-generated leads to assess fit and potential for Mimecast products.
• Partner Collaboration: Work with reseller partners to identify and generate joint opportunities.
• Target Account Profiling: Research and profile target accounts to identify key decision-makers stakeholders and potential pain points.
• Pitching: Articulate Mimecasts value proposition in a clear and compelling way secure meetings and handoff to the wider sales team.
• Pipeline Management: Maintain a robust pipeline of qualified leads and ensure accurate tracking of all activities interactions and prospect details in the CRM system.
• Prospect Engagement: Conduct initial needs analysis to understand prospect requirements pain points and business challenges ensuring alignment with the companys solutions.
• Collaboration: Work closely with Account Executives marketing teams and reseller partners to ensure seamless transition of qualified leads alignment on strategic initiatives and joint opportunity generation.
• Market Research: Stay informed about industry trends competitive landscape and customer needs to effectively position the companys solutions and refine outreach strategies.
• Appointment Setting: Schedule qualified meetings with the appropriate sales representatives or Account Executives (AEs) to progress opportunities.
• Continuous Learning: Attend training sessions stay updated on product developments and refine skills to enhance prospecting effectiveness.

What Youll Bring:

• Previous Experience: Experience in tele-sales business development or outbound prospecting is a plus though not required.
• Language skills: Fluency in English & Italian is required
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively engage potential customers and articulate value propositions.
• Sales-Driven Mindset: A motivated self-starter with a desire to exceed targets and grow your sales career.
• Resilience: Ability to handle objections and rejection remaining focused and determined.
• Tech-Savvy: Experience using sales engagement platforms LinkedIn Sales Navigator CRM and automation tools preferred.
• Organizational Skills: Strong time management and ability to juggle multiple tasks at once while maintaining attention to detail.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to conduct thorough needs analysis understand customer pain points and qualify opportunities effectively.
• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams including sales marketing and channel partners.
• Resilience: Persistence and resilience in the face of rejection and challenges in lead generation.
• Adaptability: Willingness to iterate messaging and approach based on feedback and market conditions.
• Time Management: Ability to prioritize tasks effectively to maintain high outreach activity levels.

What We Bring:

Join our Business Development team to accelerate your career journey. You will be immersed in a dynamic environment that recognizes and celebrates your achievements.

Mimecast offers formal and on-the-job learning opportunities maintains a comprehensive benefits package that helps our employees and their family members to sustain a healthy lifestyle and importantly - working in cross functional teams to build your knowledge!

Our Hybrid Model: We provide you with the flexibility to live balanced healthy lives through our hybrid working model that champions both collaborative teamwork and individual flexibility. Employees are expected to come to the office at least two days per week because working together in person:

• Fosters a culture of collaboration communication performance and learning
• Drives innovation and creativity within and between teams
• Introduces employees to priorities outside of their immediate realm
• Ensures important interpersonal relationships and connections with one another and our community!

The on-target earnings (OTE) range for this position is (OTE) plus benefits. This range represents the minimum and maximum new hire compensation for this role. The position may also be eligible for incentive plans and additional benefits in accordance with company policy and local regulations. Our salary ranges are determined by role level and location with individual compensation also dependent on factors such as qualifications experience and skills. Final offers will reflect these considerations and may vary accordingly.

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Belonging at Mimecast

Cybersecurity is a community effort. Thats why were committed to building an inclusive diverse community that celebrates and welcomes everyone unless theyre a cybercriminal of course.

Were proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and wed encourage you to join us whatever your background. We particularly welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups.

We consider everyone equally: your race age religion sexual orientation gender identity ability marital status nationality or any other protected characteristic wont affect your application.

Due to certain obligations to our customers an offer of employment will be subject to your successful completion of applicable background checks conducted in accordance with local law.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.

Required Experience:

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Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1