Braun Board

Business Development Representative Toronto

Planhat · Toronto, ON, Canada

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
4mo ago

Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.

Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”

Still open · checked 1h agoon Planhat's careers page

The Braun Read

Proceed with caution

A few things here deserve a hard look before you spend time on it.

Pay
No pay listed at all.
Transparency
Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
Pipeline
Mostly self-sourced. Great if you like outbound, rough if you don't.
Time on market
Open 138 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
Company hiring
16 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.

Red flags

  • Hustle-culture language. Words like rockstar, grind, work hard / play hard, or "no excuses" usually mean long hours and high turnover.

Worth asking about

  • Open 90+ days. This role has been posted for three months or more. Ask why it's been hard to fill, and whether anyone left it.

Green flags

None spotted.

Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    What hours do your best reps actually work?

    Hustle language in a posting often shows up in your calendar.

  2. 2.

    This role has been open a while. What's made it hard to fill?

    The answer tells you what candidates saw that made them walk.

  3. 3.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  4. 4.

    What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  5. 5.

    Has the comp plan changed in the last 12 to 18 months? What changed?

    A plan that changes every year means the goalposts keep moving.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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The role

You prospect executives by call, email, and LinkedIn, qualify their needs, and book discovery calls for Account Executives. Prospects span SMB, Midmarket, and Enterprise.

New Logo · Outbound

Selling motion

New Logo

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
Customer Success leadersIn their words: “Building strong relationships with Customer Success leaders across our key markets”

Pipeline expectations

Mostly self-sourced. Expect a lot of outbound.

Compensation

The posting doesn't list pay.

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • Base salary
  • OTE
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Territory
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
COMPETENCIES This is not about ticking boxes or tallying years of experience. It is something deeper. The people who thrive here share a few things: - Curiosity: Always learning, and learning quickly, whether it's about new prospects, our product, technology, client success, or the sales process. Open to feedback and thriving on it. - Perceptive and focused: Alert to what people say, with a knack for asking the right questions and listening intently. Extraordinary communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. - Results driven: Setting clear goals and achieving them. Self-motivated to succeed, and to succeed in the right way. Creating relationships and deals that last. Our existing team come from diverse backgrounds, but a few things tie us together: - A proven track record of at least 12 months in B2B sales, SDR, BDR, or talent acquisition - A strong academic background, usually with standout extracurricular achievements such as competitive sports - A desire to take on a bigger challenge and a no excuses mindset TRAJECTORY You will have responsibility from the get-go, and an accelerated career path awaits. Within Planhat, we're the engine room that drives growth. For our prospective customers, we're the front-of-house and the all important first introduction to the company. The BDR team are comfortable blending long-term thinking and short-term pragmatism, whether: - Identifying prospects and conducting outreach through calls, emails, and LinkedIn - Building strong relationships with Customer Success leaders across our key markets - Qualifying, then prioritizing the needs and aspirations of executives across different industries, seniority levels, and company sizes - Laying the groundwork for customer discovery calls for Account Executives with prospects across SMB, Midmarket, and Enterprise From there the path accelerates. You progress toward more senior roles and greater responsibility, with a clear route toward becoming an Account Executive. You build entrepreneurial skills at the forefront of a growing business rather than reading about it, take on leadership opportunities as the team scales, and gain exposure across markets and potentially across our offices in the USA and EMEA. DEFINITION OF SUCCESS - You have taken on real responsibility from day one and earned the trust of the team around you - You are consistently hitting and exceeding your meeting and pipeline targets - You are generating high quality qualified pipeline that converts into discovery calls and revenue for Account Executives - You are seen as a trusted partner by the AE team and by Customer Success leaders across your markets - You are turning outreach into relationships and deals that last
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