Business Development Representative, Turkish Speaking

What you’ll do

• Execute outbound prospecting initiatives to generate qualified meetings and pipeline in your assigned territory (Turkey/Balkans).

• Generate New Logo opportunities and Growth opportunities on existing customer accounts.

• Conduct high-level discovery conversations with target accounts to understand business needs, qualify opportunities, and create Sales Accepted Opportunities (SAOs).

• Meet or exceed monthly and quarterly BDR-sourced Sales Accepted Opportunity (SAO) targets (e.g., Stage 1 and Stage 3 opportunities) by consistently converting qualified prospects into opportunities.

• Research and prioritize target accounts using business and industry knowledge to identify key players, uncover compelling events, and develop tailored outreach strategies.

• Execute a multi-touch outreach cadence (call, email, social, etc.) to all prospects in your assigned territory using Outreach to maximize engagement and conversion rates.

• Manage, track, and accurately report all prospecting activities and pipeline in Salesforce to provide clear visibility into performance and forecast.

• Collaborate with Field, Corporate, and Digital Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success teams to build targeted account lists, campaigns, and call strategies. Attend regional marketing events to engage participants, generate leads, and drive qualified Sales Accepted Opportunities (SAOs).

What you’ll bring

• Fluency in Turkish.

• Previous tech industry experience in an outbound sales development role is required.

• Positive and energetic phone skills, excellent listening skills, strong writing skills.

• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage a high volume of outreach, and consistently follow through on prospecting activities.

• Proven experience taking initiative, persisting through setbacks, and independently driving projects or activities through to successful outcomes.

• Alignment with our values and working in accordance with those values.

• Knowledge of business process, roles, and organizational structure.

• Proficiency in using Salesforce, Sales Navigator, and Outreach or similar prospecting and sequencing tools.

• The ability to travel for events such as trainings, team offsites, customer meetings, etc.

• Proficiency in English, our company language, is required for effective communication.

About the team

As part of GitLab's growing Sales team, you will work closely with the Field and Digital Marketing teams, as well as the Sales and Customer Success teams. Our BDRs come from diverse backgrounds, and we provide extensive onboarding and training so you have the DevOps and GitLab knowledge you need to succeed. You'll partner with Account Executives, working fully remote and distributed across multiple U.S. time zones, collaborating asynchronously through GitLab, video calls, and shared playbooks. This role provides a clear path for advancing to an Account Executive position within GitLab.

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How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being

• Flexible Paid Time Off

• Team Member Resource Groups

• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Growth and Development Fund

• Parental Leave

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have show…