Job Description
Job Description
Description :
Brown and Buchanan Ventures Company is a veteran-owned and operated vacation rental management company.
We care about owner outcomes, guest experience, and operational follow-through.
We are seeking a results-driven and strategic Business Development Representative (BDR) to drive the growth of our vacation rental management portfolio by signing high-quality homeowners at competitive fees. In this role, you’ll manage the full sales cycle — from market research and lead generation to discovery, proposal, and close — ensuring each new partnership aligns with company goals and performance standards. Your responsibilities include building and maintaining a strong sales pipeline, conducting in-depth discovery conversations, presenting data-backed revenue projections, and negotiating Property Management Agreements (PMAs) with confidence. You’ll also collaborate closely with Onboarding and Field Operations to ensure a smooth handoff and maintain clear communication throughout the owner journey.
If you like clear targets, tight systems, and winning as a team, you'll fit right in.
What You’ll Own :
Go-to-Market & Pipeline
- Build market maps (condos / HOAs, investor groups, realtor channels) and rank by revenue potential.
- Run scalable outbound : call blocks, sequences, events; respond to inbound within hours.
- Maintain greater than 3× pipeline coverage against monthly signing targets; forecast weekly.
Navigate through Discovery, Economics, & Closing
Diagnose owner goals (income, usage, risk tolerance), timeline, stakeholders.Present credible revenue projections (ADR / Occ / RevPAR) with a clear fee story.Remove friction—address timing, control, and trust with data and next steps.Drive proposals to e-signature —no orphaned opportunities.Handoff and Feedback
Set clean expectations with Onboarding & Field Ops (launch dates, scope, success criteria).Report weekly : pipeline health, forecast, win / loss themes, market intel; update the playbook.What Great Looks Like (30 / 60 / 90 Days) :
Day 30
Priority market maps done; 400+ prioritized targets in CRM with next steps.Sequences live; daily call blocks on calendar; forecast accuracy of 20%.Day 60
18–25 qualified owner meetings / month ; greater than or equal to 70% show rate.6–8 signed PMAs / month at target fee; median cycle less than or equal to 21 days.Two referral channels producing net-new leads.Day 90
15+ signed PMAs / month ; fee % at / above target; forecast accuracy of 10%.Four active, recurring referral channels.Playbook documented (scripts, emails, objection map, proposal templates).Core KPIs :
Signed Units / PMAs (primary)Average fee % / take rate on new PMAsSales cycle length (leads to signatures)Show rate and proposal win rateOnboarding handoff score (GM rating)Referral-sourced leads (volume & conversion)Tools You’ll Use :
HubSpot, DocuSign, dialer / SMS tools, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, and simple revenue worksheets.
Compensation :
Base : $52,000–$75,000 BaseCommission : Uncapped , paid on signed PMAs with tiered accelerators for fee quality and multi-home winsOTE (realistic) : $150,000–$225,000Example Plan : base + commission per signed PMA, accelerators at fee % and multi-home thresholds; quarterly bonus for cycle-time and forecast accuracy.
Additional Benefits :
Health, vision, & dental insurance + 401k and life insurance offeringsPaid Time OffTraining and support to enhance skills and knowledgeA clear path to Head of Growth / Market Development as you scale resultsMore coming soon!Hiring Process :
Intro screenLive cold-call & objection role-playingPractical : short proposal & follow-up emailPanel interview (Sales, Field Operations, General Manager)References to OfferLocation : Charleston, SC
Requirements : Must-Haves
4–7+ years new-logo sales / BD in real estate, prop-tech, hospitality, or home services.Proven hunter-closer : cold calls, discovery, proposal, negotiation, signature.Financial fluency : explain owner revenue projections and typical expenses without a script.CRM discipline (HubSpot preferred) : document, follow through, forecast.Nice-to-Haves
STR metrics (ADR, RevPAR, occupancy); HOA / condo ecosystem familiarity.Built referral engines that produce monthly deal flow.Bilingual (English / Spanish) in certain markets.