Job Description
New Ops Template - APAC
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Company:
Wayflyer
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LOGISTICS
n Fee and Agreement: TBD - confirm with Cristina/Wayflyer (not covered on this call)
n Role: Business Development Representative (BDR) x2
n Compensation: $70k base, ***** split. Full OTE not confirmed on call - base benchmark recently increased from $65k. Accelerators: 30% extra commission once over 1.2x target
n Location: Sydney - whole-of-Australia territory, no geographic split
n WFH policy: Hybrid - 3 days in-office post-ramp, flexible beyond that, mandatory Fridays (team huddle + optional drinks)
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
n Founder/Business story: Wayflyer provides e-commerce financing and SMB lending to online businesses; the lending team is expected to grow significantly next year. Hiring now driven by Cristina (current BDR manager) relocating to Ireland in 3 weeks, plus expected Senior AE attrition and planned BDR AE promotions creating a coverage gap
n Industry: Fintech / e-commerce lending
n Product: Revenue-based financing and SMB lending products for online/e-commerce businesses
n Size and functions of local team: Sales team currently all-male (client wants to prioritise strong female candidates initially, open to exceptional candidates regardless). 8-person BDR team, some progressing into AE roles. Currently 2 BDRs per AE (AE shortage) - 1:1 is the intended future ratio
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ABOUT THE ROLE
n Role description: Full-cycle, self-sourced outbound BDR - daily phone-based prospecting, CRM/market research, and opportunity identification (no fixed/CRM-fed lead lists). Accounts allocated by revenue band, no vertical specialisation currently. Stack: HubSpot, Amplemarket, Orum, Seamless, Sales Navigator.



3-month ramp with 2 months guaranteed commission; targets build from qualified meetings to underwriting passes (current target 7 passes / 15 qualified meetings, lower in Nov/Dec)
n Employee Value Proposition: Explicit structured career path - BDR Senior BDR ( 12 months, needs 105% of prior-quarter target) 6-month AE Readiness Academy (training, live call coaching, mentoring, scoring) AE. Newer tracks also opening into CS/account management and a broker-channel BDM path. Benefits: 25 days annual leave, Dublin kickoff event, ClassPass, $1,500 annual learning budget, health insurance, social/hard-work-hard-play culture
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ABOUT THE CANDIDATE
n Must haves:
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1-2 years' work experience minimum (no fresh grads)
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Either: phone-based/outbound sales experience from another industry (real estate, insurance, broking) wanting into tech sales - OR 2-3 years' experience with strong commercial acumen and drive, sales background not required
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Comfortable with fully self-sourced prospecting (not lead-fed)
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Based in or able to work Sydney, whole-of-AU remit
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Nice to have:
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Prior CSM/CSA, marketing, finance, or law background transitioning into sales
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Female candidates (client's stated initial diversity priority - open beyond this for exceptional candidates)
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Business/entrepreneurship
studies background
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Red flags:
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None explicitly stated on this call - client explicitly wants to avoid repeating the same profile pattern, so treat narrow "typical BDR" sourcing as a soft flag rather than a requirement
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Hiring Process:
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Initial screen - Cristina (reporting manager until handover; successor TBC)
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Case study - overseas BDR managers
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Final interview - Kieran or Brian
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📌 Business Development Representative (New South Wales)
🏢 Bluebird Recruitment
📍 New South Wales