Sales Intern

Upgrade•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

Upgrade is seeking Summer Interns to join our North American Sales team. This team is responsible for establishing relationships with new contractors to the Upgrade Home Improvement platform, where our payment options can help their customers start a dream home project. This role will allow the Summer Intern an opportunity to experience multiple aspects of creating a new line of business at a rapidly accelerating start-up along-side an experienced leadership team.

Requirements

Learners - you are curious for the sake of curiosity
Interest in not just performing the defined role but in learning multiple aspects of a fast growing start up
Desire to learn about the business practices during the program
Strong work ethic and competitive mindset – you always want to be at the top of the leaderboard
Strong collaborator with cross-functional teams to succeed in managing projects
Adaptability - you understand that change is constant, and you embrace it.
Agility and resilience – you move quickly and encourage continued improvement
Strong organizational and time management skills - you see the best path forward and can independently manage multiple tasks while working to achieve collective goals

Responsibilities

Cold-call contacts and run multiple outbound sequences across channels to win over new merchants
Ask qualifying questions and share a few product benefits to prospective contractors
Collaborate closely with Sales and Customer Success team members to research and develop target lists and account-based sales strategies to drive opportunities and lead generation
Track and maintain a database of active opportunities in a manner which helps to move sales process forward
Engage in and champion the proper culture and processes for a motivated, balanced, and highly efficient team capable of scaling up at later stages of organizational maturity