Overview

At Quest, we help organizations turn data chaos into clarity, secure their environments, and modernize their IT foundations, enabling them to lead with confidence in the era of AI. For nearly four decades, we’ve built the trusted, scalable platforms that make AI not just possible, but practical.

Our solutions span three core pillars:

Trusted Data – Making data governed, accurate, and AI-ready
Cybersecurity – Protecting identities, detecting threats, and ensuring resilience
Platform Modernization – Simplifying hybrid and cloud transformations

This role sits within Quest’s Data Solutions (DS) organisation, a critical growth engine responsible for pipeline creation, opportunity acceleration, and revenue contribution across enterprise segments.

We are hiring high-calibre, commercially driven BDRs to join our growing EMEA IS team in Cork, supporting Quest’s Data and Security portfolios across strategic enterprise accounts in EMEA.

This is not a traditional BDR role.

The function is evolving—from high-volume outreach to high-signal, insight-led prospecting powered by AI, data, and buyer intent. We are building a team of modern, strategic hunters who combine outbound excellence with data fluency and commercial acumen.

You will play a critical role in enterprise pipeline generation, partnering closely with Account Executives and Sales leadership to drive measurable business impact.

📍 Location: Cork, Ireland (Hybrid – Tue–Thu in office, Mon,Fri Remote)

Responsibilities

Generate high-quality pipeline for Strategic Sales across enterprise accounts (e.g. HSBC, Shell, Mars)
Own and convert inbound demand (60%) with speed, precision, and strong qualification
Execute targeted outbound (40%) using multi-channel approaches (calls, email, LinkedIn, video, events)
Build consultative, value-led conversations with senior stakeholders across IT, Data, Security, and business teams
Identify customer challenges and map them to Trusted Data, AI, and Cybersecurity solutions
Leverage intent data, trigger events, and buying signals to prioritise accounts and personalise outreach
Secure and schedule qualified discovery meetings for Sales & Pre-Sales
Ensure rigorous qualification and clean opportunity handoff (MEDDIC)
Maintain strong CRM discipline, pipeline hygiene, and activity tracking
Partner closely with Account Executives, Sales Engineers, Marketing, and IS leadership

Continuously refine messaging using market feedback, call insights, and conversion data

Qualifications

Fluent in English
1+ year in outbound B2B sales (or relevant experience)
Strong communication and commercial storytelling ability
Hunter mentality with resilience and bias for action
Data-driven mindset with ability to interpret signals and prioritise effectively
Highly coachable with commitment to continuous improvement
Strong interest in technology, data, cybersecurity, and AI

Why This Role

Clear pathway into Inside Sales / Account Executive roles within Quest
Exposure to enterprise customers and high-value deals
Work in a modern, AI-powered Inside Sales environment
Best-in-class training, coaching, and enablement
Join a high-performance, collaborative team culture in Cork

In compliance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive, the compensation for this role will start from EUR 36,626 annually. Actual compensation will vary based on experience, qualifications, and performance. If eligible, commission or bonus is governed by a formal corporate plan. Benefit offering is based on a country-by-country basis.

At Quest, your work makes an impact. You’ll help organizations get AI-ready while building your career with a truly global team of high-performing, passionate innovators.

Join us today: Careers | Quest

Quest is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind:

Quest is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Quest are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Quest will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Quest encourages applicants of all ages.

Come join us. For more information, visit us on the web at Quest Careers. Innovate. Collaborate. Grow.

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Business Development Representative (BDR) – Cork (Hybrid) - Data Solutions (DS) | EMEA

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