Business Development Representative (WGU Partnership)

SV Academy • San Francisco, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

SV Academy is hiring Business Development Representatives through our partnership with Western Governor's University. This is a full-time job that includes free sales training, a 90-day paid Residency at a partner company, and a clear path to a long-term sales role at one of our 400+ partner companies. Cohorts begin every week and are limited to 25 Residents. The program offers a debt-free pathway into tech sales careers. The model is that partner companies pay SV Academy, not the other way around, incentivizing SV Academy to ensure the success of the residents.

Requirements

• English proficiency sufficient for professional work communication
• Permanently authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• Ability to attend evening sessions during the 2-week bootcamp

Nice To Haves

• Completed Bachelors degree
• Experience in a customer-facing role such as retail, hospitality, customer support, fundraising, or account management
• Experience in a goal-driven role with measurable targets (quotas, KPIs, bookings, revenue, or activity metrics)
• Confident and engaging communicator
• Excited by ambitious goals and motivated by a high-performance environment
• No prior sales experience required
• Competitive and motivated by clear goals
• Comfortable on the phone, including cold calls
• Coachable — you take feedback and act on it
• Resilient — sales involves rejection, and you can keep going
• Strong written and spoken communicators
• Experience in retail, hospitality, customer service, fundraising, fitness instruction, teaching, or any role where you spent your day talking to people and meeting goals

Responsibilities

• Outbound prospecting via phone, email, and LinkedIn
• Qualifying inbound leads
• Scheduling discovery meetings for Account Executives
• Learning the fundamentals of B2B sales: outbound calls, email and LinkedIn outreach, objection handling, qualification, CRM and sales engagement tools (Salesforce or HubSpot, Outreach or Salesloft, ZoomInfo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator)

Benefits

• Free sales training
• 90-day paid Residency
• Clear path to a long-term sales role
• Full health, dental, vision, and retirement benefits begin the day you transfer to the partner
• Comprehensive 2-week online bootcamp training
• Paid 3-month residency with an employer partner
• Exposure to leading technology companies and sales teams
• Professional development and mentorship opportunities
• Supportive community and network of peers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree