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KnowBe4

Jr. Business Development Representative (Hybrid)

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Arlington, VA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Sales

🗓️ July 16th, 2025

CRM

Edtech.com's Summary

KnowBe4 is hiring a Jr. Business Development Representative. The role involves proactively contacting cold prospects via phone or email, qualifying their interest in KnowBe4 products, and forwarding qualified leads to assigned Territory or Account Executives to support sales efforts.

Highlights

  • Contact prospects by phone and email to promote KnowBe4 products.
  • Qualify prospects based on their interest and potential as customers.
  • Transfer qualified leads to Territory or Account Executives for further engagement.
  • Experience with Gmail, Google Docs, and Microsoft Office is required.
  • Familiarity with IT security concepts and CRM or sales tools is a plus.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential.
  • Ability to be persistent and maintain a friendly phone presence.
  • Highly organized and results-driven work approach.
  • Works within the Sales department, focused on Washington DC area prospects.
  • Company offers performance bonuses, referral bonuses, tuition and certification reimbursements, and a relaxed dress code.

Jr. Business Development Representative (Hybrid) Full Description

About KnowBe4

KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by tens of thousands of organizations around the globe. KnowBe4 enables organizations to manage the ongoing problem of social engineering by helping them train employees to make smarter security decisions, every day.

Fortune has ranked us as a best place to work for women, for millennials, and in technology for four years in a row! We have been certified as a "Great Place To Work" in 8 countries, plus we've earned numerous other prestigious awards, including Glassdoor's Best Places To Work.

Our team values radical transparency, extreme ownership, and continuous professional development in a welcoming workplace that encourages all employees to be themselves. Whether working remotely or in-person, we strive to make every day fun and engaging; from team lunches to trivia competitions to local outings, there is always something exciting happening at KnowBe4.

Arlington positions open to candidates located in the Washington DC area.

The Jr. Business Development Representative is responsible for reaching out to prospects, qualifying them and passing interested prospects to their assigned Territory/Account Executive(s). 

About KnowBe4:

We are the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform. KnowBe4 enables organizations to manage the ongoing problem of social engineering by helping them train employees to make smarter security decisions, every day.

Responsibilities:

  • Reach out via phone and/or email to cold prospects and get them interested in a KnowBe4 product
  • Gauge the interest of prospects to qualify them as potential customers
  • Pass the qualified and interested prospects to their assigned Territory/Account Executive(s) 

Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with standard concepts, practices and procedures within the IT Security Field a plus
  • Experience with Gmail and Google Docs
  • Experience with MS Office
  • Experience with a CRM or other Sales Tools a plus
  • Excellent verbal and written communications
  • Good computer skills
  • Friendly phone voice
  • “Pleasantly persistent” as it can take multiple tries to reach a prospect
  • Ability to leave a message and sound interested
  • Must be highly organized and results-oriented

Our Fantastic Benefits

We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, employee referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, certification completion bonuses, and a relaxed dress code - all in a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment. For more details about our benefits in each office location, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits.
Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.

Individuals seeking employment at KnowBe4 are considered without prejudice to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/request-accommodation.

No recruitment agencies, please.