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SaaS
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About this role
Apollo.io is the leading go-to-market solution for revenue teams, trusted by over 500,000 companies and millions of users globally, from rapidly growing startups to some of the world’s largest enterprises. Founded in 2015, the company is one of the fastest growing companies in SaaS, raising approximately $250 million to date and valued at $1.6 billion.
Apollo.io provides sales and marketing teams with easy access to verified contact data for over 210 million B2B contacts and 35 million companies worldwide, along with tools to engage and convert these contacts in one unified platform. By helping revenue professionals find the most accurate contact information and automating the outreach process, Apollo.io turns prospects into customers.
Apollo raised a series D in 2023 and is backed by top-tier investors, including Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and more, and counts the former President and COO of Hubspot, JD Sherman, among its board members.
As a Business Development Representative at Apollo, you’ll be a front-line outbound specialist, generating top-of-funnel meetings through high-volume, phone-first outreach. Based in Austin, TX this early-career track role is trained in Apollo proprietary outreach methodologies and is on a pathway to become a future AE or AM.
You’ll work from our Apollo offices at least 3 days/week, collaborating with fellow BDRs, Managers, and GTM teams.
A day in the life…
You’ll be responsible for:
Owning phone-first outbound outreach using Apollo’s Parallel Dialer Booking qualified meetings for Account Executives Driving Campaign outreach supported by Marketing Mastering call architecture, talk tracks, and objection handling strategies Logging performance, taking coaching feedback, and improving week over week
You’ll learn the fundamentals of:
Cold outbound strategy and campaign messaging Qualification, discovery, and objection handling Team-based collaboration and RevOps tooling Sales performance psychology and compens
Tools & Tech Stack
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Outbound-Heavy
Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach
Buyer Persona
Manager-Level
Departmental buyers and team leads
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — BDR
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
SaaS — Interview Intel
Typical Sales Cycle
30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)
Common Buyer Objections
- "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
- "We built something in-house already"
- "We don't have budget until next quarter"
- "Our team won't adopt another tool"
Key Industry Metrics
Hot Topics to Reference
- • AI-native product disruption
- • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
- • Vertical SaaS consolidation
- • Usage-based pricing models
Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.
Tags
How do you qualify inbound leads?
Template questionDescribe your approach to multi-threading into an account.
Template questionHow do you prioritize your pipeline?
Template questionThis SDR/BDR role focuses on top-of-funnel pipeline generation through outbound prospecting.
SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.
Remote positions in sales offer flexibility but require strong self-discipline and proactive communication with distributed teams.
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