Business Development Associate, Salesforce
Early Career
$69.5k
+ ESPP
More information about location
World's leading CRM provider
Be an early applicant
World's leading CRM provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$69.5k
+ ESPP
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower companies to connect with their customers in a whole new way.
Role
Who you are
- Sales & Career Ready: Not just interested in sales but hungry for it. Passionate about mastering the #1 AI CRM and building a long-term career in professional sales. Previous internship or work experience in sales is a plus!
- Resilient and Goal Oriented: Energized by achieving/exceeding targets and KPIs, displays a high level of accountability, and brings unstoppable energy and resilience to every challenge along the way
- Operational Problem Solver: A natural ability to break down complex challenges and develop efficient step by step technical solutions
- Effective Communicator: Strong verbal and written skills with the ability to convey complex value propositions clearly and professionally
- Growth Mindset: A self motivated learner who is eager to master the tools and skills required to progress into a full cycle sales role
What the job involves
- As a Business Development Associate at Salesforce, you aren't just starting a career in sales
- You are joining the #1 AI CRM to redefine how business is done
- This role is a unique hybrid of active sales development and operational excellence
- You will serve as the engine of our SMB (Small & Medium Business) team, tasked with both proactively hunting new business through targeted outbound prospecting and leveraging cutting-edge AI tools to streamline workflows
- You will be the operational backbone of the team, using data-driven insights to refine our outreach strategies while building the foundational skills to become a world-class Sales Development Representative
- The Salesforce Business Development Associate Program is a fast-track, high-impact initiative
- You will work at the intersection of human creativity and Agentic AI, mastering our Customer 360 platform to identify high-value opportunities, optimize lead flows, and drive scalable growth for our customers
- Pipeline Development: Qualify inbound and outbound leads via phone outreach to prioritize high-potential SMB opportunities
- Strategic Prospecting: Master the art of the hunt by identifying SMB prospects and executing personalized outreach. You’ll be supported by proven playbooks and tools, with an expectation to provide input on what’s working to help us continuously sharpen our approach
- Operations & Process Optimization: Drive organizational efficiency by maintaining Salesforce data integrity and deploying AI-powered insights to streamline workflows, improve pipeline hygiene, and scale sales productivity
- Career Acceleration: Successful completion of this 3-5 month program positions you to advance to the Sales Development Representative role, equipped with a technical and operational edge that sets you apart in the industry
- Why Salesforce:
- Hands-on Experience: Gain real-world experience in lead qualification and customer profiling while serving as the operational backbone of the team. You will balance direct prospect engagement with critical business operations, ensuring our systems run at peak efficiency while you develop the core sales skills needed for your next career step
- Growth Trajectory: Build your foundation on the #1 AI CRM. You will develop the technical and operational fluency that serves as a launchpad for your career at Salesforce. This role provides the blueprint to grow into a high-impact sales career
- Community: Join a team built on Trust and Innovation. We prioritize continuous mentorship and collaborative problem-solving, ensuring you have the support to bring your full self to work while making a tangible impact on how businesses grow
Application process
- End Date: May 20, 2026
Our take
Salesforce is a global cloud computing company, best known for its on-demand, comprehensive customer relationship management (CRM) solutions. The company was launched to mitigate the doubts that business owners felt regarding third party companies holding their data.
By providing essential, customer-oriented CRM software, Salesforce places itself at the heart of digitised businesses. Furthermore, by building out its AI capabilities, the company removes the complexity of AI, enabling any business to deliver smarter, personalised and more predictive customer experiences.
Due to the continued innovation offered by the company, over 150,000 companies, both big and small, are growing their business with Salesforce today. Despite a tumultuous 2023 filled with activist investors, a boardroom shake-up and the unprecedented step-down of Co-CEO Bret Taylor, Salesforce continues to close several acquisition deals and managed to drive up its stock value by 96% from the end of 2022 to 2023.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2001
$46.9m
SERIES D
Nov 1999
$13.2m
SERIES C
Total funding: $64.5m
Company benefits
- With 9 standard holidays and four floating holidays, you get a total 13 paid days off each year
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Marc Benioff
(Chair & CEO)Previously Senior Vice President at Oracle Corporation for 13 years.
Parker Harris
(CTO)Previously worked as a Software Engineer for over six years. Harris also co-founded Left Coast Software.
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