FullTime
Remote
SaaS
ashby
About this role
About WorkOS 🚀WorkOS builds modern developer tools and APIs that make it easy for companies to become Enterprise Ready.
Our platform powers authentication, identity, authorization, and other critical infrastructure that developers need to securely scale their products to large organizations.We recently raised a $100M Series C, valuing the company at $2B, led by Meritech and Sapphire with participation from Greenoaks, Craft, Abstract, and Audacious.
WorkOS powers enterprise features for many of the fastest-growing AI companies, including OpenAI, Cursor, and Perplexity, Sierra, and Plaid.As AI reshapes software, WorkOS is at the frontier of Human and Agent Authentication, Identity, and Access Control helping companies answer a new critical question: who are your agents, and what are they allowed to do?
Our fast-growing customer base includes hundreds of modern software companies building the next generation of enterprise-ready products.
About the role đź’We are seeking a Business Development Representative to join our sales team. As an outbound-focused BDR, you'll play a crucial role in WorkOS's growth by identifying, engaging, and qualifying prospects in the enterprise and mid-market segments.
You'll be selling a developer-first product to technical buyers — and you'll use AI tooling to do it at a scale a traditional BDR can't match. Your primary goal will be to generate new opportunities through outbound outreach, research, and strategic engagement with target accounts.
Responsibilities ✔️Creative Outbound Prospecting: Generate new leads through targeted outbound activities, including cold calls, emails, LinkedIn outreach, events and other channels.
We are looking for resourcefulness and innovation crafting new outbound strategies.AI-Powered Workflows: Use LLMs and AI tooling to research accounts, personalize outreach at scale, and automate the repetitive parts of the job. We expect you to build your own workflows — not just use the ones handed to you.Account Research
Tools & Tech Stack
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Channel / Partner
Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances
Buyer Persona
Individual / End-User
Bottom-up adoption, user-level selling
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.
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 questionSales Development roles are ideal stepping stones — top SDRs typically promote to AE within 12-18 months.
Expect to work with recurring revenue models where customer retention is as important as acquisition.
This remote-friendly role provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.
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