Business Development Associate
Content + Source + Freshness • 16 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Medium value due to competitive salary and clear role responsibilities, but may lack long-term career advancement opportunities.
- Salary: $60,000–$70,000 per year
- Opportunities in a growing cybersecurity firm
- Defined role responsibilities with performance metrics
- Intensive work environment may affect work-life balance
Pros
- Competitive salary range of $60,000 to $70,000
- Potential for growth within a leading cybersecurity company
- Role has clearly defined responsibilities and expectations
Cons
- Possibly limited upward mobility within the organization
- High performance expectations may lead to stress
- Limited work-life balance due to demanding quotas
Who it's for
Entry to Mid-Level • In-office
Good fit
- Early-career individuals in sales
- Tech enthusiasts with an interest in cybersecurity
- Motivated professionals ready to meet performance goals
Not recommended for
- Newcomers without any sales experience
- Candidates wanting remote working conditions
- Individuals wanting a low-pressure work environment
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
• Book meetings for Field Sales Reps (FSRs)
• Qualify leads and turn them into opportunities
• Lead generation and outbound pipeline development using various tools
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date database records
• Crush phone and email activity quotas
• Collaborate with Marketing and Channel teams on ad hoc projects
• Master your sales and research tools
• Research prospective organizations that can benefit from SecurityScorecard’s cloud-based solutions
• Identify decision-makers within target organizations
Requirements
- 1–2 years of experience in sales development, lead generation, or business development
- Proven track record of consistent and effective sales development performance
- Experience crafting creative, persistent, and effective outbound sales messaging
- Excellent communication, discovery, and presentation skills to connect with and persuade senior-level decision-makers
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and multitasking ability
- Proficiency with Salesforce.com, Outreach, and LinkedIn
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Hard Skills
- lead generation
- outbound pipeline development
- sales development
- business development
- sales messaging
Soft Skills
- communication skills
- discovery skills
- presentation skills
- attention to detail
- organizational skills
- multitasking ability
