Business Development Representative Lead - Chicago, IL

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

Business Development Representative Lead Chicago, IL

Business Development Representative Lead

Waitwhile is on a mission to eliminate the 1 trillion hours people spend waiting in lines every year. Our industry leading queue management and appointment scheduling platform empowers businesses to streamline their operations and deliver exceptional customer experiences. Waitwhile is trusted by 10,000 companies worldwide and has helped more than 250 million people enjoy a radically better waiting experience at places like IKEA, Louis Vuitton, Costco, Delta Airlines, and many more.

We are now looking for a BDR Lead to build and lead our outbound sales motion from the ground up. You'll be joining a fast-paced, rapidly growing technology scale-up with awesome culture and benefits.

As the BDR Lead at Waitwhile, you'll be the architect of our outbound strategy and the driving force behind our prospecting engine. You'll recruit, coach, and inspire a high-performing team of BDRs while designing and executing scalable outreach playbooks to fuel pipeline growth. This is a rare opportunity to build something entirely new. You will shape the strategy, systems, and culture of a foundational team that will power Waitwhile's next phase of growth.

What You Will Do :

Lead and Grow the Team

• Recruit, train, and develop a team of BDRs to excel in outbound prospecting.
• Provide ongoing coaching and feedback on messaging, cold outreach, and sales tool mastery.
• Foster a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and high performance.

Design and Execute the Outbound Strategy

Set and Measure Success

Collaborate Across Teams

What You Need to Succeed :

Why Work for Us?

We want Waitwhile to be an incredible place to work. We offer great benefits and perks, flexible working hours, unlimited vacation and lots of interesting challenges. We believe in making work fun and rewarding and care about your development and are committed to your success.

Backed by Allegion (NYSE : ALLE), a $3B global leader in access management, we have financial stability, global reach and resources to grow and invest in our team.

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow Your Career if :

What You'll Get from Us :

Compensation :

Apply Today!

Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow's world a safer place!

Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role.

We Celebrate Who We Are!

Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we're required to, but because it's the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.