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# Business Development Representative - PST/MT at Cobalt

- **Company:** Cobalt
- **Location:** United States
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/cobaltio/jobs/8761337002

## Job description

Business Development Representative, Central

## Who We Are

Cobalt was founded on the belief of a fundamental human aspiration: the desire to live better and safer. It all started in 2013, when our founders realized that pentesting can be better. Today our diverse, fully remote team is committed to helping organizations of all sizes with seamless, effective and collaborative Offensive Security Testing that empower organizations to OPERATE FEARLESSLY and INNOVATE SECURELY.

Our customers can start a pentest in as little as 24 hours and integrate with advanced development cycles thanks to the powerful combination of our SaaS platform coupled with an exclusive community of testers known as the Cobalt Core. Accepting just 5% of applicants, the Cobalt Core boasts over 500 closely vetted and highly skilled testers who jointly conduct thousands of tests each year and are at the forefront of identifying and helping remediate risk across a dynamically changing attack surface.

Cobalt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we strive to build a diverse and inclusive workforce at our company. At Cobalt we aspire to engage with diverse individuals, communities, and organizations in order to continue to nurture our unique rich diverse culture. Join our team, and be your true self to do your best work.

Description

The Business Development Representative (BDR) is responsible for identifying and creating new qualified opportunities for the sales team. This role manages outbound campaigns and inbound lead flow within their territory by qualifying and identifying critical decision makers to successfully position the Cobalt value proposition. The BDR will be an expert in our PtasS (Pentest as a Service) offering as you are most often the first impression our customers will receive. BDRs who establish high performance and embody our core values will have opportunities for career advancement within sales.

This role will require candidates to work PST/MT hours

## What You'll Do

- Creative and personalized outbound prospecting within your target accounts
- Leveraging tools including Salesforce, SalesLoft, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and others to research and connect with potential customers
- Achieving and exceeding weekly/monthly metrics
- Gain business knowledge through researching potential pain points, decision-making structures, and everyday business challenges of our target prospects
- This is an individual contributor role that reports to a Business Development Manager who values continuous improvement through weekly one-on-ones as well as providing you with the autonomy to allow you to steer your own success
- Close alignment with Account Executives on pipeline organization and ongoing prospecting and nurture strategies
- Lead prioritization
- High volume prospecting and lead qualification through outbound phone calls, emails, and other channels
- Regular team huddles to celebrate wins and share goals

You Have

- Embody our Core Values:
- We lead with grit
- We deliver quality at speed and scale
- We are One Cobalt!
- The ability to think on your feet and answer unexpected questions with ease
- Demonstrate empathy for your prospects' pains and challenges
- You are resilient and ready to handle objections and rejection swiftly
- A willingness and desire to work in a fast-paced and high-growth environment
- A passion for sales and sales processes
- You find ways to motivate yourself and your teammates (We are One Cobalt)
- Are highly organized, process-oriented, and flexible as priorities change
- Confidence using tools like Salesforce, SalesLoft, and LinkedIn.

Diversity at Cobalt

With over 45 nationalities already at Cobalt (and counting), we respect and celebrate diversity! We’re proudly committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of your gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, or place of origin. We support each other and are grateful for each Cobalter's contribution to our mission — let's make security dance!

Please apply even if you don't think you meet all of the criteria above, but are still interested in the job. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.

## Why You Should Join Us

- Grow in a passionate, rapidly expanding industry operating at the forefront of the Pentesting industry
- Work directly with experienced senior leaders with ongoing mentorship opportunities
- Earn competitive compensation and an attractive equity plan

Pay Range Disclosure

Cobalt is committed to fair and equitable compensation. This role offers a total target compensation (OTE) of $78,571 per year, structured as a 70/30 split:

- Base Salary: $55,000

- Variable/Commission (30%): $23,571

- Additional Benefits: Equity package + full benefits

Final compensation is determined by individual factors, including relevant experience, skills, and certifications. Base pay ranges may vary by location based on state labor market data and proximity to major metropolitan areas.

Cobalt (the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer, and we want the best available persons for every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company's policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws and providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

Cobalt is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). It allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States.

## About Cobalt

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Cobalt provides a human-led, AI-powered Pentest as a Service (PtaaS) platform that enables organizations to conduct continuous offensive security testing across their attack surface.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture-backed startup)
- **Headquarters**: United States (remote-first, with Scandinavian roots and presence in US, UK, and Germany)
- **Founded**: 2013
- **Founders**: Martin Rannje and Christian Hansen (co-founders, per leadership page) [cobalt.io/team]

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Cybersecurity – specifically Penetration Testing as a Service (PtaaS) and offensive security.
- **Target customers**: B2B, ranging from SMB to enterprise, with a focus on development, security, and operations teams.
- **Mission**: To help organizations “operate fearlessly and innovate securely” by making security testing faster, simpler, and more transparent. [cobalt.io/about]

## Products & Services
- **Cobalt Platform (PTaaS)**: SaaS platform that pairs with a vetted community of pentesters to deliver on-demand penetration tests, starting in as little as 24 hours. Includes automated reconnaissance, AI-powered exploit intelligence, and integrations with ITSM, DevOps, and collaboration tools.
- **Offensive Security Services**: Penetration testing (web, mobile, network, cloud), Digital Risk Assessment (identifying publicly exposed information), and Secure Code Review.
- **Cobalt Core**: An exclusive community of over 400 highly vetted pentesters (acceptance rate ~5%) who conduct thousands of tests annually. Creates a talent marketplace for on-demand security expertise.

All offerings emphasize human expertise amplified by AI and a decade of proprietary exploit intelligence. [cobalt.io]

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available.
- **Key Metric**: Over 1,500 customers served; platform delivers 2.6x faster time to report and gets customers to remediation 50% faster than traditional approaches.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed in provided sources.
- **Growth Signals**: Fast-growing remote-first cybersecurity start-up; expanding globally with employees from 45+ nationalities; recognized as an award-winning “best workplace”; continuous product innovation in AI and automation. [cobalt.io/life][cobalt.io/about]

## Competitive Advantages
- **Human-Led, AI-Powered Pentesting**: Combines creative human testing (focusing on business logic abuse) with proprietary exploit intelligence AI to automate recon and isolate high-risk vulnerabilities faster.
- **Speed & Scale**: Start a pentest in 24 hours; 2.6x faster report turnaround; 50% faster remediation cycle.
- **Exclusive Talent Pool**: The Cobalt Core accepts only 5% of applicants, ensuring access to top-tier, vetted security experts.
- **Unified Platform**: Single pane of glass for managing findings, integrations with dev workflows, and continuous testing across the attack surface.

## Strategic Focus
- **Continuous Offensive Security**: Moving away from point-in-time testing to ongoing, proactive risk management.
- **AI Integration**: Leveraging over a decade of exploit data to continuously refine testing logic and improve automation.
- **Scaling the Community**: Expanding the Cobalt Core and platform to address global shortage of skilled security resources.
- **Customer Agility**: Empowering organizations to do more with less by integrating security testing into development cycles.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: Emphasizes “Innovate Relentlessly,” “Lead with Grit,” “Quality at Speed and Scale,” and “One Cobalt.” Fully remote, remote-first with flexible PTO.
- **Perks**: Competitive compensation + equity, medical/dental/life insurance (US), 401k matching, paid parental leave, monthly stipends for wellness, WFH office setup, WiFi, and learning & development.
- **Diversity**: 45+ nationalities; equal opportunity employer that values inclusion and diverse perspectives.
- **Team**: Work directly with experienced senior leaders in a rapidly growing PtaaS market; opportunity to “make your mark.” [cobalt.io/life][job-boards.greenhouse.io/cobaltio]

## Sources
1. [Cobalt Homepage](https://www.cobalt.io)
2. [Careers at Cobalt (Greenhouse)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/cobaltio)
3. [About Cobalt](https://www.cobalt.io/about)
4. [Life at Cobalt](https://www.cobalt.io/life)
5. [Leadership Team](https://www.cobalt.io/team)

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