Business Development Representative - LATAM

AvePoint
Richmond, VA
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Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates who prospect and communicate in both English and Spanish, and who thrive in collaborative, agile environments.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with prior cold calling experience and a passion for sales in LATAM markets
    — “Prior cold calling experience (preferred)”
  • Individuals who can translate technical concepts into customer-focused messaging
    — “Ability to understand technical concepts and convey them to customers”

Things to consider

  • Fluency in both English and Spanish is required, which may be a barrier for some candidates
    — “Candidates must be fluent in English and Spanish”
  • The role is based in Richmond, VA, but supports LATAM markets, which may involve cross-timezone coordination
    — “This NYC-based role supports AvePoint’s growing business across Latin America (LATAM)”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your experience with outbound prospecting and lead qualification
    — “Conducting outbound prospecting and lead qualification activities across Latin American markets”
  • Showcase your initiative and self-motivation in previous roles
    — “Self-motivated, out-of-the-box thinker with the ability to understand what a customer needs”
  • Demonstrate your aptitude for researching and qualifying potential customer organizations
    — “Researching, identifying, and qualifying potential customer organizations and prospects”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

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What success looks like

  • high conversion of leads to qualified pipeline opportunities
  • accurate customer data recording
  • effective product and solution-based messaging
Typical background
sales experiencecold calling

Skills & requirements

Required

Cold CallingSales ProspectingCRM UsageCommunication SkillsCustomer Data Management

Preferred

Latin American Market Experience

Stack & domain

Cold CallingCRMSalesMarket ResearchProduct KnowledgeCustomer ServiceCommunicationTime ManagementTeamworkInitiativePersuasionOrganizationAdaptabilityTechnical UnderstandingITLatin American Markets

About the role

Original posting from AvePoint

Overview: As a Business Development Representative, your role is to find and create new sales opportunities via prospecting and conducting cold outreach. You’ll identify organizations’ current and future IT challenges to help match AvePoint products and support services to those needs. If you’re driven and eager to hit the ground running with your sales career, as well as learn about the corporate landscape, then we want to hear from you! This NYC-based role supports AvePoint’s growing business across Latin America (LATAM). Candidates must be fluent in English and Spanish, with the ability to communicate professionally with prospects and customers in both languages.  

Your responsibilities will include: 

Researching, identifying, and qualifying potential customer organizations and prospects 

Positioning AvePoint effectively to facilitate a high conversion of leads to qualified pipeline opportunities by executing and communicating effective product and solution-based messaging 

Working with sales account executives to help prospect their territories 

Recording accurate customer data into our CRM system 

Conducting outbound prospecting and lead qualification activities across Latin American markets 

Engaging and communicating with prospects and customers in English and Spanish through phone, email, and social outreach 

OK, I'm interested... is this the job for me? We look for people who value agility, passion and teamwork; those who can bring fresh ideas to the table and want the opportunity to learn, grow, and expand their careers. Bring your aptitude and build upon what you do best for our customers, partners, team, and you. To be successful in this role, you need to be a self-motivated, out-of-the-box thinker with the ability to understand what a customer needs and articulate how AvePoint can help. You are also a team player who thrives on working collaboratively with both internal and external teams. Other qualities you’ll need to be a fit for this role include: 

Bachelor’s degree (required) 

Prior cold calling experience (preferred) 

Excellent communication and listening skills 

A positive attitude 

Plenty of initiative 

A persuasive manner 

Impeccable organizational and time management skills 

The ability to think on your feet 

A hunger to learn 

An ability to understand technical concepts and convey them to customers 

Professional fluency in English and Spanish (required) 

Experience working with or selling into Latin American markets is a plus 

Benefits we offer: 

Competitive market-based compensation (salary + commission) 

Career progression and internal mobility opportunities across our global footprint in North America, EMEA, and APAC 

Unlimited PTO 

The Salary Range for this role is $50,000 - $65,000. At AvePoint, we strive to offer competitive, fair, and equitable total rewards. The listed salary range represents a good faith estimate, with final offers based on location, experience, skills, and qualifications. The listed range reflects base salary only; our total rewards include base salary, comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, unlimited PTO), and depending on the role, bonuses, commissions, or equity (RSUs). We welcome compensation discussions—apply even if your expectations fall outside the range. 

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Source: AvePoint careers

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