Business Development Representative
This role is fully remote. Company Description:
Rove is a rapidly growing marketplace for luxury property rentals. We are revolutionizing the luxury property rental market by creating a new standard of trust and ease for guests and home owners alike along with property management software to make renting out luxury homes easier than ever.
Headquartered in New York, Rove provides exceptional, high-end guest experiences in thoughtfully designed spaces across New York City, The Hamptons, Aspen, and Florida and other top destinations across the US. We are venture funded and growing rapidly, led by a founding team with experience at Y Combinator, SpaceX, Snap, June Homes, Avant Stay, Kasa Living, Sonder, and more. Job Description:
We are looking for an ambitious Real Estate Business Development Representative based remotely, to oversee:
The Role
As our Real Estate Business Development Representative, you'll work directly with the US-based Head of Business Development on various projects including but not limited to:
Lead Qualification and Outreach:
Identify sales opportunities by qualifying inbound leads (suggest suitable options based on client requirements)
Initiate contact with potential clients through cold calls and emails.
Qualify, manage, and progress a pipeline of potential owners and brokers.
Engage with owners and brokers through calls, emails, and chats on partner platforms, effectively promoting the luxury Rove experience.
Business Development:
Proactively seek new business opportunities in the market.
Arrange viewings or meetings between (prospective) clients and the Head of Real Estate.
Streamline routine tasks within the Real Estate team to optimize performance and focus on strategic tasks.
Contribute to achieving monthly and quarterly revenue objectives.
Establish connections with brokers, prospective owners, and 3rd party agencies
Rapidly iterate on feedback to enhance team, workflow, market occupancy, and revenue.
Market Analysis and Collaboration:
Collaborate with the internal pricing team, sharing insights and market research for property comping and underwriting.
Work closely with operations and launch teams to maximize home occupancy upon availability.
Who You Are
Native equivalent fluency in business English will be essential for this role
Ability to run proper exploratory/discovery calls, be an active listener, manage objections and negotiation
You’re bubbly and enjoy interacting with people!
Empathy and sales skills- ideally within Tech, Hotel or Real Estate sales
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Strong organization skills
Proficiency in computer, web, and mobile phone apps
Customer-first mindset and closing mindset with a sense of urgency
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
Use and understand our CRM (HubSpot)
A coachable individual able to implement feedback
A highly consultative, active listener, with strong objection management and negotiation skills
Bonus Points if...
Sales and/or Real Estate experience in short term rentals or hotels
Start-up experience
Experience working with tech products (like: HubSpot, Slack, OpenPhone, G-Suite, & Guesty)