Business Development Representative

Want to be part of a fast-growing international fintech company? Become a Business Development Representative

what we do.

Five Degrees is a front runner in delivering next generation banking technology and has been for over a decade. Our clients are class leading banks and lenders in Europe and North America with a strong digital ambition. Our technology touches the very heart of their core business.

We believe banks need cloud native technology to deliver a truly innovative proposition to their clients. Our cloud native core banking solution combines a deep knowledge of banking, years of experience and outstanding technological expertise. In 2021 we introduce our fully new SAAS offering to the market, and as such we are looking for the best experts in fintech, banking and cloud technology.

Not only is Five Degrees a 3-time consecutive member of the FinTech50 and a Dutch FinTech Awards winner, we stand for an inclusive company where colleagues can shine and drive innovative technology for our clients. 

how we do it.

Your future colleagues are very proud of the company and are extremely happy with their job, as is proven in the results of the Staff Involvement Survey. Our company culture is open, transparent, and collaborative. Be part of a team where everyone makes a real contribution to our customers’ success.

We believe that having fun in your work gives better and greater results! Even in the current lockdown, we stay connected, have regular company wide meetings and make sure you feel appreciated.

your role.

As a Business Development Representative, you find new opportunities and are the first point of contact for prospects. This means you need the confidence to get on the phone and talk to people to qualify leads and do proper handovers to the Sales team. In addition to phone calls, you contact prospects through emails, LinkedIn and other creative initiatives. You are driven to not just sell a platform but to help to find the best solutions for our clients.

This role is the perfect opportunity to put your excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills to use. Your task is to find and establish relationships with the right decision makers and influencers within enterprise accounts, identify their needs and challenges and set up appointments. The job involves researching prospects and logging information in our CRM system. Once live events are allowed again, you also work the Five Degrees booth at events.

You gain critical sales skills and receive a thorough onboarding as well as unlimited on-the-job sales training that will qualify you for internal career growth. We are invested in our talents and want to see you succeed.

what you'll do.

• Providing a consultative solutions sales process to prospects, including cold calling
• Working closely with sales and marketing
• Responsible for top-of-funnel (ToF) lead generation and lead management.
• Responsible for delivering highly qualified prospect meetings to regional sales managers and driving up the conversion rate of MQL to SQL to Qualified Opportunity.
• Refining five degrees pitch and slide deck

• Engage and excite new business prospects by effective use of the online/digital tools
• Working closely with Sales and Marketing to generate new lead strategies
• Outbound & inbound lead generation activities
• Managing lead nurture programs as it relates to ToF and qualified leads for (email) marketing automation.

who you are.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 0-3 years of experience in enterprise software sales as Sales Development Representative/Business Development Representative
• Excellent English skills - verbal and written. It's a plus if you are fluent in another language as well.
• Ability to work evening shifts full-time as you will be focusing on U.S. territory.
• Social, helpful and loves team work and building relations.
• Competitive by nature and have a strong sense of urgency for reaching your goals.
• Great organizational skills, proactive and on top of things.

We value diversity and inclusion at Five Degrees. We welcome people of any age, gender and background. In case of equal fit, we prefer candidates that contribute to the cultural diversity of our team.

what we offer.

• All the basics like a competitive monthly salary and great hardware
• A mobile phone of your choosing
• plenty of space for personal development
• a multi-cultural international working environment
• a great team of highly skilled professionals
• Excellent benefits like a retirement plan and disability plan
• Mutual flexibility
• A warm workplace that promotes equal opportunity and values inclusion and diversity

and once the current social restrictions are over:

• Travel allowance.
• A cool office workspace, easily accessible with public transport.
• Drinks, snacks and fruit.
• A fun environment with many social events per month