Business Development Representative

SV Academy is hiring Business Development Representatives, offering a unique opportunity with free sales training and a paid Residency at partner companies. The role involves outbound prospecting, qualifying leads, and receiving coaching from experienced mentors, paving the way for a long-term sales career.

Responsibilities

• Days 1–10 — Free sales training. No tuition, no fee, no debt. Live, instructor-led training on Zoom, Monday through Thursday, 6–9 pm (ET or PT)
• Days 11–100 — Paid Residency at a partner company. You'll work full-time at one of our partner companies as a W-2 employee of SV Academy. Real sales work: outbound prospecting via phone, email, and LinkedIn; qualifying inbound leads; scheduling discovery meetings for Account Executives. You'll get daily coaching from an SV Academy mentor and from the partner's sales leadership
• Day 100 — Transfer to the partner. Successful Residents transfer directly onto the partner's payroll at the compensation above, with full benefits starting that day

Skills

• Full-time availability during the 100-day program
• Legal authorization to work in the country where this role is posted
• Strong written and verbal English communication
• Available for evening training sessions during the first 2 weeks
• Located in or able to reliably commute to the partner site (the Residency portion is hybrid)
• Competitive and motivated by clear goals
• Comfortable on the phone, including cold calls
• Coachable — you take feedback and act on it
• Resilient — sales involves rejection, and you can keep going
• Strong written and spoken communicators
• Experience in retail, hospitality, customer service, fundraising, fitness instruction, teaching, or any role where you spent your day talking to people and meeting goals

Benefits

• Free sales training
• A 90-day paid Residency at a partner company
• 100% of the commissions you earn
• You'll be a W-2 employee of SV Academy, embedded at a partner company
• Full health, dental, vision, and retirement benefits begin the day you transfer to the partner
• Daily coaching from an SV Academy mentor and from the partner's sales leadership
• No tuition, no fee, no debt
• Full-time availability during the 100-day program
• Hybrid work arrangement for the Residency portion

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