Account Development Representative

Who Are We?

Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 45 million+ developers and 500,000 organizations, including 98% of the Fortune 500. Postman is helping developers and professionals across the globe build the API-first world by simplifying each step of the API lifecycle and streamlining collaboration-enabling users to create better APIs, faster.

The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Boston, New York, Austin, Tokyo, London, and Bangalore - where Postman was founded. Postman is privately held, with funding from Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners. Learn more at postman.com or connect with Postman on X via @getpostman.

P.S: We highly recommend reading The "API-First World" graphic novel to understand the bigger picture and our vision at Postman.

• The Account Development Representative will be responsible for uncovering business needs for Corporate, Enterprise and Strategic Accounts to build a pipeline for the sales organization. The ADR will collaborate with marketing, sales enablement, and management to create campaigns and prospect to develop to the point of handoff for Sales. An implicit responsibility of the ADR is to conduct business dealings with prospects in a way that creates a superior customer/prospect experience to set the stage for future product sales for Postman.

  Some of the things you’ll be doing include… 

  • Work with the Account Development Manager and cross-functional teams to create strategic targets to identify and generate new and expansion business opportunities
  • Meet or exceed strategic goals and committed targets by engaging with qualified leads and enabling the next step in the sales cycle
  • With consultative engagement, you will qualify opportunities by understanding business challenges while also educating them on the value of our product
  • Complete detailed research within targeted accounts to identify key contacts and critical account information
  • Identify and target strategic new prospects that would accelerate territory growth
  • Select and engage with prospects that are identified through marketing efforts
  • Become an expert in sales prospecting platforms and tools
  • Use identified customer challenges to prescribe relevant campaigns and events to drive engagement
  • Develop superior customer service relationships with prospects.
  • Self audit activity to ensure accuracy and to enable improvement
  • Proactively learn Postman’s product, competitive products, and market knowledge via website, on-line webinars, and other marketing information.
  • Update lead status and all prospect interaction in CRM application daily
  • Become an expert with sales enablement tools

  About You 

  • Experienced. 1-2 years’ experience in business development, sales or related field. Experience with lead qualification at all levels within organizations -developers,  managers, directors, VPs, executives is a plus.
  • Energy and Creativity. Ability to work in a high energy, fast-paced sales environment. You think out-of-the-box and wow people with your interesting angles and quality work.
  • Tools. Proficient with standard productivity tools.
  • You are a Recruiter! Postman hires company builders and, in this role, you will be asked to be on the constant lookout for the best talent to bring onboard to help us continue to build one of the best companies in the world!

What Else?

In addition to Postman's pay-on-performance philosophy, and a flexible schedule working with a fun, collaborative team, Postman offers a comprehensive set of benefits, including full medical coverage, flexible PTO, wellness reimbursement, and a monthly lunch stipend. Along with that, our wellness programs will help you stay in the best of your physical and mental health. Our frequent and fascinating team-building events will keep you connected, while our donation-matching program can support the causes you care about. We’re building a long-term company with an inclusive culture where everyone can be the best version of themselves. 

At Postman we value in person collaboration. We are in office 5 days a week for all roles based out of our hubs in San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Austin, New York City, Tokyo and London. For roles based in Bangalore, employees currently work in the office three days a week and will transition to five days per week by the end of the year. We were thoughtful in our approach which is based on collaboration and grounded in feedback from our workforce, leadership team, and peers. The benefits of our in office model will be shared knowledge, brainstorming sessions, communication, and building trust in-person that cannot be replicated via zoom.

Our Values

At Postman, we create with the same curiosity that we see in our users. We value transparency and honest communication about not only successes, but also failures. In our work, we focus on specific goals that add up to a larger vision. Our inclusive work culture ensures that everyone is valued equally as important pieces of our final product. We are dedicated to delivering the best products we can.

Equal opportunity

Postman is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. Postman does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Postman will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Postman.