On-site
SaaS
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About this role
From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.
About the Role
We’re looking for a Business Development Representative (BDR) to join our Dublin office and help accelerate pipeline generation. This role is ideal for someone with 9+ months of experience in technology sales who thrives in outbound prospecting, account research, and consultative discovery conversations. Experience selling into data, analytics, cloud, or infrastructure teams is a strong plus.
As an BDR you’ll identify and engage target accounts, multi-thread into strategic organizations, and generate qualified pipeline through personalized outreach across phone, email, LinkedIn, and video. You’ll work directly with modern data leaders and technical buyers at fast-growing and enterprise organizations evaluating cloud data infrastructure, analytics modernization, AI initiatives, and data integration strategies.
This is a full-time position based out of our Dublin office. Our hybrid work model offers a blend of remote flexibility and in-person collaboration, including two days in the office each week to con
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
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Territory
Named Accounts
Pre-assigned list of target companies
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — BDR
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
Role Signals
Green Flags
Location flexibility
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.
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