Glean

Business Development Representative

Japan

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Software as a Service (SaaS)Industries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Employment Type: Full-time
  • Salary: Not specified

Glean is on a mission to bring people the knowledge they need to make a difference in the world. Glean searches across all your company’s apps to help you find exactly what you need and discover the things you should know. We’re a diverse team of curious and creative people who want to help each other get big things done—so we can help other teams do the same. We're backed by some of the Valley's leading venture capitalists—including Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed, and General Catalyst—and have assembled a world-class team with senior leadership experience at Google, Slack, Facebook, Dropbox, Rubrik, Uber, Intercom, Pinterest, Palantir, and others.

Responsibilities

  • Generate new business leads to fuel the sales pipeline and collaborate with other BDRs and AEs.
  • Drive net new business meetings by creating and executing targeted campaigns leveraging email, social media, and other emerging prospecting technologies.
  • Help create and prioritize strategic target account lists within a defined territory.
  • Research and build new and existing accounts (i.e., account research, adding contacts, emails).
  • Data clean-up and maintenance (list building, list enrichment, process optimization for Sales Dev tech stack).

Requirements

  • Minimum 2 years of experience as SDR, preferably in a SaaS company.
  • Japan market experience preferred.
  • Excellent written/verbal communication skills.
  • Experience working with prospecting tools like LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Zoominfo, LeadIQ etc.
  • Proficient in cold calling, emailing, and LinkedIn outreach campaigns.
  • Highly motivated, driven, and self-starting individual with a positive attitude.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment.
  • Ability to understand business requirements and organizational structure.
  • Excellent time management/organizational skills.
  • Track record of success in a performance and metrics-driven role.
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
  • Basic knowledge of workplace SaaS software a plus.

Company Information

Glean was founded by a seasoned team of former Google search and Facebook engineers, who wondered why we don’t have an easier way of finding what we need at work. We're a diverse team of curious and creative people who want to help each other get big things done—so we can help other teams do the same. We're backed by some of the Valley's leading venture capitalists—including Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed, and General Catalyst—and have assembled a world-class team with senior leadership experience at Google, Slack, Facebook, Dropbox, Rubrik, Uber, Intercom, Pinterest, Palantir, and others.

We are a diverse bunch of people and we want to continue to attract and retain a diverse range of people into our organization. We're committed to an inclusive and diverse company.

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Skills

Prospecting tools (LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Zoominfo, LeadIQ)
Cold calling
Email outreach
LinkedIn outreach
Account research
Data clean-up
List building
List enrichment
Process optimization
Communication skills
Time management
Organizational skills

Glean

AI-powered search tool for workplace productivity

About Glean

Glean enhances workplace productivity by providing an AI-powered search tool that works across all applications within a company. This tool utilizes deep learning-based Language Models to understand natural language queries, allowing users to find information more easily. It continuously learns from the specific language and context of a company, improving the relevance of search results without manual adjustments. Additionally, Glean offers a chat assistant that can analyze and summarize information from various company documents and conversations, further increasing efficiency. Unlike many competitors, Glean's focus on natural language processing and its ability to adapt to a company's unique context set it apart. The goal of Glean is to streamline information retrieval in the workplace, making it accessible and efficient for all types of organizations, from startups to large enterprises.

Palo Alto, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2019Year Founded
$637.1MTotal Funding
SERIES_ECompany Stage
Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Healthcare - Happy and healthy go together. We cover medical, dental, and vision for you and yours.
Competitive compensation - Have a real stake in your job and your future with competitive stock options.
401(k) - We make it easy to save for the future today by contributing to a 401k.
Flexible work - We work 3 days a week in the office, though we believe in folks working where they can be most effective.
Company events - We work hard and play hard - from weekly happy hours to our annual company retreat.
Unlimited PTO - Flexible hours, PTO, company-wide summer and winter break shutdown
Transparent culture - By default we keep things open and accessible so we can make better decisions together, faster.
Learning and development - We offer a learning stipend to help you grow and achieve your goals.
Free meals - With lunch and dinner options every day, no need to work while you’re hungry.

Risks

Inflated valuations in AI could lead to financial instability for Glean.
Competition from tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon pressures Glean's market share.
Opening a new office in Bengaluru may strain resources and impact operational efficiency.

Differentiation

Glean uses AI to enhance workplace productivity with a unique search tool.
The platform integrates with enterprise data, providing personalized, context-aware search results.
Glean's AI assistant offers analyses and summaries, reducing time spent on information retrieval.

Upsides

Glean's $260M funding round doubled its valuation to $4.6 billion in 2023.
The rise of hybrid work models increases demand for Glean's seamless information retrieval tools.
Growing data privacy emphasis allows Glean to offer robust, compliant data hosting options.

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