Small and direct
You work with the owner, not a chain of managers. Decisions are quick and your feedback changes the product.
Careers · Veteran-owned & operated
Help businesses get software that fits how they work
GrayStone is a small, veteran-owned software studio in Geneva, Illinois. We build custom software, connect the tools businesses already use and keep it all running. We’re looking for someone to help put that in front of the businesses that need it.
Open role
Business Development Representative
- Part-time
- Remote
- 10–15 hours a week
- Commission-based
About the role
Growing businesses outgrow spreadsheets, pay for tools that don’t talk to each other and lose hours to copy-and-paste work. We fix that with custom software, web and mobile apps, integrations and monitoring.
You would be the studio’s first dedicated business development person. You’ll work directly with the owner, find businesses with a problem we can solve, and bring them to the point of asking for a written quote.
What you’ll do
- Find and contact small and mid-size businesses whose software is holding them back
- Listen to how they work, explain our services in plain language and point them to the right one
- Follow up with leads from the website, LinkedIn and local networking
- Hand qualified leads to the owner for scoping and a written quote
- Pass on what prospects ask for, so our services and the website keep improving
- Keep simple, honest notes on who you’ve talked to and where each conversation stands
What we’re looking for
- Prior sales experience is a must; experience selling IT services to businesses is a plus
- Knowledge of the Fox Valley business community is a plus
- Comfortable starting conversations by phone, email and LinkedIn
- Able to explain technical ideas simply; you don’t need to be an engineer
- Organized and reliable working on your own schedule
- In the Fox Valley or Chicagoland is a plus, for meeting local businesses in person
What you get
- Commission on the work you bring in; the rate is discussed at interview
- Flexible hours you set yourself, about 10 to 15 a week
- Services that are easy to stand behind: fixed-price written quotes and software we run ourselves
- Direct access to the person who builds and runs it
How to apply
Email your resume or LinkedIn profile and a few sentences on how you’d find new clients for a studio like ours.
Apply by emailGrayStone Development Studios, LLC is an equal opportunity business. We consider every applicant on their merits.
Working with us
What to expect
Honest selling
We tell prospects what we can do and what we can’t, and we’ll say so when an off-the-shelf product is the better answer.
Your own schedule
Work the hours that suit you. What matters is conversations started and clients won, not time at a desk.
No role that fits right now? Email support@graystonedevelopmentstudios.com and tell us what you do.