Sales Development Representative

Telesign connects, protects and proactively defends companies, customers and the digital interactions between them. With powerful AI that delivers identity with speed, accuracy and global reach, we enable Continuous Trust. Empowering companies to transact, communicate and engage with their customers free of fear, Continuous Trust makes the promise of the digital economy possible. 

Sales Development Representative is a position within Telesign’s Market Development department. SDR is a coordination point between Market Development and Sales, and responsible for opportunity generation and hand-off to Sales. SDR is the first contact between a potential customer and Telesign and is responsible for shaping Telesign’s sales development strategy in the assigned region.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with Market Research team to Identify key companies within the assigned region and key people within target accounts
• Generate emails for Outreach.io, make cold-calls to map and penetrate accounts on the assigned Bounty List
• Demonstrating a clear understanding of sales processes and product and service value propositions
• Actively seeking out new potential client accounts and making the first contact with those accounts to generate interest
• Generate sales appointments and directly influence sales pipeline
• Lead management and CRM activities using Salesforce.com
• Develop and maintain territory plan from your assigned geography
• Weekly reporting on territory updates, industry trends, regional insights, competition news, etc
• Participation in Sales Development projects that have wider impact on Market Development, Sales and other teams in the company
• Actively contribute, build and innovate TeleSign’s sales development program and processes

Essential Requirements

• University degree (business, economics, political and social sciences, linguistics and similar)
• 1-2 years on similar business development or sales related positions
• Lead generation, account management, or sales experience (SaaS sales a plus, but not required)
• Fluent spoken and written English
• Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) user
• Strong time management skills – ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment;
• Strong drive to achieve results with minimal supervision
• Strong organizational skills and proactive, innovative approach;
• Strong communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills;
• Desire to be in technology sales and have a growth mindset for a long-term career in sales
• The passion and drive to deliver an exceptional level of achievements;
• Interest in learning about new communication technologies
• Second language is a plus
• Experience of CRM (especially Salesforce.com) is a plus

About the Role: 

We consider many different factors to determine your compensation package at Telesign. We assess your specific job family, level, relevant skills, experience, location and other special trainings, experiences, or accomplishments you bring to the position. Pay decisions are also guided by our financial means as well as analyzed against what others earn internally. We strive to pay competitively and offer market differentiated benefits and perquisites in line with our compensation philosophy. Telesign’s good faith estimate for this position is $45,700 - $90,600 + commission + benefits. This range is a reflection of many similar like positions and your actual compensation may not be at the high or low end of the range but will be based on your unique skills and other criteria mentioned. Telesign is committed to offering each individual an elevated employee experience through growth and learning opportunities in addition to an inclusive work culture coupled with other perquisites such as flexible working environment, fitness reimbursements, Grubhub gift certificates, and a year-long MasterClass subscription, just to name a few.

About Telesign:

Telesign connects and protects online experiences with sophisticated customer identity and engagement solutions. Through APIs that deliver user verification, data insights, and communications we solve today’s unique customer challenges by bridging businesses to the complex world of global telecommunications.  

Telesign is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe our differences help us create a better workplace, a better product, and a better community. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, sex, sexual orienta