Business Development Representative

Thomson Reuters • Frisco, TX

15d

About The Position

As a BDR you are expected to hit several key goals. These Include: Hit or exceed your monthly and annual targets and maintain consistently strong performance at 100% of your YTD goals Hit or exceed your daily contact targets and activity metrics Actively engage in the coaching process, partnering well with managers and individuals on your teams to share ideas and learn from each other Accurately, and in a timely manner, log all activities and customer contacts in Salesforce Consistently live the Thomson Reuters culture and values In order to be successful attaining these goals, you will: Be an Agile Learner. Demonstrating the ability to rapidly learn new knowledge and acquire new skills Remain Effective under Pressure. Maintaining stable performance under pressure (such as time pressure or job ambiguity); handling stress in a manner that is acceptable to others in the organization. Be Tenacious. Displaying determination, persistence and patience and being resilient in the face of adversity. Be effective at Change Receptivity. Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to change behavior in response to new situations. Be Creative. Actively partner with your sales and marketing team members to consistently create new sales campaigns that will generate new, highly qualified sales opportunities that convert to revenue.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent work experience in lieu of a bachelor degree
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Strong interpersonal skills (personable and professional)
• Ability to conduct self in a professional manner
• Agile learners - Ability to learn something new
• Commitment to a schedule that coincides with the customer’s work day
• Intermediate computer skills and ability to navigate software programs such as Microsoft
• Experience in CRM preferred
• Motivated and competitive with a positive attitude

Responsibilities

• Hit or exceed your monthly and annual targets and maintain consistently strong performance at 100% of your YTD goals
• Hit or exceed your daily contact targets and activity metrics
• Actively engage in the coaching process, partnering well with managers and individuals on your teams to share ideas and learn from each other
• Accurately, and in a timely manner, log all activities and customer contacts in Salesforce
• Consistently live the Thomson Reuters culture and values
• Be an Agile Learner. Demonstrating the ability to rapidly learn new knowledge and acquire new skills
• Remain Effective under Pressure. Maintaining stable performance under pressure (such as time pressure or job ambiguity); handling stress in a manner that is acceptable to others in the organization.
• Be Tenacious. Displaying determination, persistence and patience and being resilient in the face of adversity.
• Be effective at Change Receptivity. Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to change behavior in response to new situations.
• Be Creative. Actively partner with your sales and marketing team members to consistently create new sales campaigns that will generate new, highly qualified sales opportunities that convert to revenue.

Benefits

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our commitment of empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include paid leave, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
• Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
• In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws.
• Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level