Business Development Representative (BDR) Intern (Finance)

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. 
 

Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

 

Join our North America Digital Sales Team as a Business Development Representative (BDR) Intern for Summer 2025! In this role, you'll work on impactful projects, gain hands-on experience in a high-performance sales environment, and learn key elements of the BDR function. Through mentorship, training, and real-time sales support, you'll develop a deep understanding of our industry-leading tech stack and learn how to identify and qualify revenue opportunities. You'll also research prospective clients, network with industry professionals, and leverage advanced tools to explore sales prospecting strategies. 

Primary Opportunities: 

• Lead Nurturing & Qualification: Learn how to nurture inbound leads, supporting early-stage prospects, and identifying qualified opportunities to pass on to our Account Teams. 
• Customer Profiling & Engagement: Understand customer personas, manage marketing-qualified leads, and connect with senior executives to schedule introductory meetings. 
• Outbound Prospecting: Engage in outbound prospecting with existing customers using social and professional networks to strengthen client relationships. 
• Team Engagement: Attend weekly BDR and DTAM Sales Meetings, participate in BDR Enablement initiatives, and collaborate with team members across the organization. 
• Presenting: Deliver a presentation on a key project or your overall intern experience to our leadership team.

 

What We are Looking for  

• Education: Actively pursuing a bachelor's degree in business administration, Communications, Economics, Business Analytics, or Computer Science, with at least one term remaining post-internship. 

·       Skills & Attributes: 

• Strong curiosity and self-motivation with a passion for a career in sales. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects. 
• Analytical mindset with keen attention to detail. 
• Comfortable presenting in front of groups and engaging in direct client outreach. 

 

Why You'll Love F5:  

• Training & Mentoring: Develop your skills with comprehensive training and support from experienced mentors.  
•   Wellness Weekends: Enjoy additional days off for rest and rejuvenation.  
• Continuous Learning: Embrace daily learning opportunities with autonomy and responsibility.  
• Intern Week: Join your fellow Intern cohort for a fun and interactive Intern Week at our Corporate HQ in Seattle, Washington. 
• Flexibility: Experience a hybrid working environment with both home-based work and office collaboration in our Spokane, Washington office.  
• Path to Permanency: Shine during your internship, and you could join us permanently after you graduate! 

  
If you're motivated, adaptable, and ready to succeed in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you! Join us at F5, where your growth and development are our priority.  

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

The hourly U.S. pay range for this position is: $18.00 - $42.00

F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5's differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.

You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5's benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice. 

Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.  F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.