Business Development Representative

September 17, 2025

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Job Description

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix’s trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Representative

Job ID: JR-155060
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

  • The Business Development Representative is responsible for processing and qualifying all inbound leads while pro-actively prospecting in an assigned territory, culminating in qualified second level meetings with respective field and/or inside sales team for close.
  • Works collaboratively with cross-functional partners (Field/Corporate Sales, Marketing, Sales Operations, etc.).

Responsibilities
Account Research:

  • Researches accounts and identifies key personas
  • Acquires Key/Targeted Personas through a variety of available tools.

Customer Communication:

  • Generates interest, qualifies leads and creates pipeline growth via phone calls, emails and social media in assigned territory.

Territory Management/Strategy:

  • Develops leads to stimulate business development, coordinating second level meetings/calls for Account Executives
  • Leverages teammates (Managers, Inside Sales Associates and Account Executives) to develop targeted lists, call strategies, and messaging in order to drive opportunities and prospecting activities
  • Monitors social web for sales opportunities and leads.

Cross-Functional Team Coordination:

  • Follows up on campaigns and provides detailed feedback on the success of each campaign to our Sales Management Team and Marketing Managers
  • Actively participates on Regional Sales Team calls/meetings
  • Engages with Marketing for Regional Events support.

Reporting:

  • Records and documents all calls, emails, meetings, tours and activities in SFDC
  • Reports on weekly results, both qualitative and quantitative.

Building Customer Relationships:

  • Establishes relationships with key stakeholders in assigned accounts and prospects.

Qualifications
Required:

  • Bachelor’s Degree required
  • 2 years’ proven sales experience such as business development, inside sales, field sales etc. preferred
  • English language skill at business level
  • Strong interest in B2B Sales
  • Positive, collaborative, and approachable personality
  • Eagerness and curiosity to learn new things
  • Sales mindset.
  • Desire to achieve target/KPI.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified. 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

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