Business Development Intern

About the position

Flexera saves customers billions of dollars in wasted technology spend. A pioneer in Hybrid ITAM and FinOps, Flexera provides award-winning, data-oriented SaaS solutions for technology value optimization (TVO), enabling IT, finance, procurement and cloud teams to gain deep insights into cost optimization, compliance and risks for each business service. Flexera One solutions are built on a set of definitive customer, supplier and industry data, powered by our Technology Intelligence Platform, that enables organizations to visualize their Enterprise Technology Blueprint™ in hybrid environments—from on-premises to SaaS to containers to cloud. We're transforming the software industry. We're Flexera. With more than 50,000 customers across the world, we're achieving that goal. But we know we can't do any of that without our team. Ready to help us re-imagine the industry during a time of substantial growth and ambitious plans? Come and see why we're consistently recognized by Gartner, Forrester and IDC as a category leader in the marketplace. Learn more at flexera.com. This is a 9-week paid hybrid summer internship (June 9 - August 8) based in our Milwaukee office. Be a vital part of our Milwaukee-based Business Development team as we drive leads and growth for Flexera. This $630M+ global tech leader specializes in IT management and cloud cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Contact Flexera prospects and customers via phone, email & LinkedIn
• Understand persona- and solution-based selling
• Learn how to conduct a qualification & discovery call
• Utilize top industry Sales Tools, including AI, and learn how technology is changing Sales & Marketing
• Assist with the execution of Sales Development campaigns as instructed, entering information into the CRM database as instructed
• Learn skills like opening calls, overcoming objections, handing off prospects to Sales, and asking for a meeting
• Work in a unique environment alongside the existing Sales Development team, seeing how they find success
• Deliver an exciting project as a team and in a fun, competitive environment

Requirements

• Excellent professional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Wants to learn Sales or give it a try
• Be in Milwaukee's downtown office 3-5 days a week during the internship (schedule to be provided)
• Highly self-motivated
• Proficiency in all MS Office Applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Seeking a bachelor's degree in a business-related or similar area

Nice-to-haves

• Database / Salesforce.com experience
• Knowledge of and or experience with the sales process

Benefits

• Paid internship
• Exposure to Flexera leaders
• Learning opportunities
• Social connection points with other interns
• Learning among the current Sales Development team in Milwaukee