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Business Development Representative

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 1-2 years outbound business development or similar role
  • Results-oriented with confidence in cold calling, written, social media and video outreach
  • Near-native English with exceptional writing skills and strong communication
  • Tech-savvy with strong interest in technology and SaaS

Responsibilities

  • Proactively source and qualify outbound leads through personalized outreach strategies, including cold email, phone calls, video messages, and social engagement.
  • Book meetings for Account Executives by applying BANT qualification and providing detailed handoff notes.
  • Maintain consistent outbound activity across multiple channels and keep HubSpot CRM records clean with detailed activity notes.
  • Experiment with messaging, sequencing, and outreach channels to improve response and conversion rates; make process and tooling suggestions to improve outbound effectiveness; own 1:1s by preparing in advance, sharing updates, and acting on coaching feedback.

About the company

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Kinsta

Cloud Computing & Infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS)

About us: Kinsta was founded in 2013 with a desire to change the status quo. We set out to create the best WordPress hosting platform in the world, and that’s our promise. At Kinsta, we take managed WordPress hosting and performance to the next level. Powered by Google Cloud Platform and their lightning-fast premium tier network, WordPress users can choose from 25+ data centers around the globe. We host all types of sites, from small blogs up to Fortune 500 customers. Kinsta is obsessed with performance: Imagine a car enthusiast building their dream ride. That's us with WordPress hosting. We love what we do and are obsessed with fine-tuning our servers to deliver maximum speeds. Kinsta is global: We serve thousands of clients from 128 countries around the globe through our 25+ data centers. The only continent we haven't reached yet is Antarctica. Kinsta is local: Wherever it is on the globe, we like to be locals. That's why we hired a remote support team that covers all time zones. We also provide native-speaking support in 6 languages. Kinsta is diverse: Our team is remote-first with some local hubs. This allows us to hire top talent worldwide without boundaries. Our diversity is also our power. We all come from different walks of life, and this widens our unified perspective. It instills an understanding that we can use on a daily basis when interacting with each other or with clients. Kinsta loves WordPress: Just like you, we are all members of the WordPress community: users, developers, and enthusiasts. That's why we build our business around the best CMS in the world. Kinsta is independent: We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing managed WordPress hosts in the industry. This means stability for our platform and, consequently, to your site. Kinsta is deeply rooted in hosting and is here to stay.

Company details

Company typeScaleup
IndustryCloud Computing & Infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS)
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

Kinsta is one of the top-managed WordPress hosting companies, with a growing club of 120,000+ businesses including startups, universities and Fortune 500 firms. We're motivated by excellent quality, and proud to have received a 97% satisfaction rating from our customers.
 
That's because, to us, each day is a chance to grow. As a team, we continuously inspire each other to learn new and better ways to make an impact. We own our jobs proudly - our leaders don't hold our hands, but they're in our corner whenever we ask for help - and our environment is flexible and remote-first.
 
Ready to take on a dynamic role where creativity fuels pipeline? We’re looking for a Business Development Representative (BDR) in the EMEA region who will be responsible for generating new qualified opportunities through proactive outbound prospecting for their Account Executive partners.
 
As the first point of contact for many of our target prospects, BDRs need to have a strong understanding of Kinsta’s product and sales process, excel at researching accounts, personalizing outreach, and creating meaningful conversations that lead to qualified meetings. You’ll use a variety of outbound tools and techniques to break into new accounts and maintain accurate contact and company records in the CRM. BDRs who establish high performance and align with the Kinsta Ethos will unlock opportunities for growth within the revenue organization.
 
If you’re passionate about finding new ways to spark conversations, thrive on owning your number, and love the challenge of building outbound pipeline — we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do:
  • Proactively source and qualify outbound leads through personalized outreach strategies, including cold email, phone calls, video messages, and social engagement.
  • Book meetings for Account Executives by applying BANT qualification and providing detailed handoff notes.
  • Experiment with messaging, sequencing, and outreach channels to improve response and conversion rates.
  • Use tools like LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Lusha, Vidyard, Vidu, Aircall, and HubSpot CRM to research accounts and drive outbound engagement.
  • Enroll outbound leads in prospecting campaigns and follow up consistently across multiple channels.
  • Maintain consistent outbound activity focused on cold, net-new pipeline creation.
  • Keep HubSpot contact, company, and deal records clean and up to date with detailed activity notes.
  • Accept and work leads assigned by members of the sales, revenue, and marketing organizations.
  • Make process and tooling suggestions that improve outbound effectiveness.
  • Own your 1:1s by preparing in advance, sharing updates, and taking action on coaching feedback.

  • What You Bring To The Role:
  • At least 1–2 years of work experience in outbound business development or a similar role.
  • A results-oriented mindset and confidence with cold calling, written, social media, and video outreach.
  • Near-native proficiency in English and exceptional writing skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Tech-savvy, with a strong interest in technology and SaaS.

  • Bonus if you have:
  • Prior experience or basic knowledge of the hosting or cloud infrastructure space.
  • A demonstrated interest in sales through a sales development certificate or coursework.
  • Familiarity with HubSpot Sales or Salesforce and other prospecting tools.
  • Fluency in a second Kinsta language beyond English. Languages we’re currently targeting include Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Japanese.

  • Our Benefits:
  • Annual remote expense budget.
  • Flexible PTO.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Annual professional development budget: available after one year with Kinsta.
  • Sabbatical: available after three years with Kinsta (and every three years thereafter).
  • Location-specific healthcare benefits (including vision and dental) for employees hired in the UK, and Hungary.
  • Pension plan for employees hired in the UK
  • Kinsta is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and we will take actions to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
     
    By applying to one of our positions, you agree to the processing of the submitted personal data in accordance with Kinsta's Privacy Policy, including the transfer of your data to the United States.
     
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