Hire a Business Development Rep in 7 days.

Talento sources vetted BDRs for partnership outreach, strategic accounts, and hybrid inbound-outbound motions. Human or AI BDR agent — Talento decides what your pipeline needs.

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What a BDR does

The scope, in five bullets.

Strategic prospecting into named enterprise accounts
Partnership and channel outreach — identifying and warming co-sell targets
Multi-threading across buying committees and executive sponsors
Inbound qualification when marketing hands off MQLs
Account plans co-owned with AEs and account managers

Vetting

The ten factors we screen for.

Every candidate passes an AI pre-screen and a human interviewer before you meet them. Miss more than two of these and they don't make the shortlist.

Executive-level written and verbal communication
Account research fluency — able to build a POV on a target company in under an hour
Comfortable navigating longer sales cycles (90-plus days)
Modern outbound stack (Outreach, Apollo, Salesloft, LinkedIn Sales Nav)
Understands MEDDPICC or a similar qualification framework
Async and remote-first work discipline
Cross-functional — coordinates with marketing, RevOps, and CS
Metrics-driven — pipeline coverage, meetings held, meetings-to-opp rate
Coachable — takes account debriefs and iterates
Owns a territory, not just a target list

Consider an agent

Some BDR work belongs to an AI agent.

High-volume qualification, lead scoring, or first-touch outbound often fits an AI BDR agent better than a human hire. Talento scopes, builds, connects it to your tools, and hands you a running system inside a week.

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Why Talento

The old ways make you choose. Talento doesn't.

	Talento	DIY	Agency	Freelance
Speed	7 days to placed	Slow	Slow	Fast
Vetting	10-factor + head of talent	Your job	Their screen	Ratings only
Cost model	One retainer	Your time	15-20% of salary	Markup + admin
Agent option	Scoped and deployed	You'd build it	None	None
If it doesn't work	30-day fit window	Start over	Pay again	Start over

FAQ

Hiring a BDR — questions we hear.

What's the difference between a BDR and an SDR?

In most orgs the terms overlap. Rule of thumb: SDRs do high-volume top-of-funnel outbound; BDRs handle strategic accounts, partnerships, and hybrid inbound-outbound work with longer cycles. Talento sources for either — tell us your motion and we'll match.

Can an AI agent do BDR work?

Partially. Agents handle account research, list building, and first-touch outreach well. Multi-threading a buying committee and running a discovery call with a CTO still need a human. Talento usually recommends a hybrid: agent-assisted BDR.

How fast can you place a BDR?

Seven days to a placed hire. Shortlist inside 72 hours. Higher-complexity roles sometimes take a second batch — the seven-day window holds.

What's the 30-day fit window?

If you want to swap the hire, retune the agent, or change anything at all in the first 30 days, we handle it. No calls, no forms.

Do you place BDRs into enterprise sales teams?

Yes. Enterprise-specific vetting adds account-research and multi-threading criteria to the standard screen. Tell us the ACV band and buying-committee shape at intake.

Ready when you are

Your next BDR could ship this week.

Placed in 7 days. Nothing to install, no contracts to sign until you see who you're getting.

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