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Sales Development Representative (SDR) – Boston, MA
📍 Location: Boston, MA (5 days in-office, transitioning to hybrid after ramp-up)
💰 Compensation: Base Salary $54,000 OTE $18,000 (Total Potential Earnings: $72,000)
🚀 Career Path: Clear progression to Account Executive (AE) within 18-24 months
Join a Fast-Growing Leader in Sales Intelligence
Our client is a high-growth SaaS company, backed by significant investment, having raised over $116.8 million to drive the next evolution of sales and marketing technology. As a pioneer in sales intelligence solutions, they are revolutionising how businesses identify, engage, and convert prospects into customers.
With a dynamic and fast-paced culture, they operate like a startup within a global brand, combining the energy of a scale-up with the stability of an established organisation. If you’re ambitious, resilient, and looking to build a successful career in sales, this is the opportunity for you.
What You’ll Be Doing
✅ Engaging inbound leads – Qualifying high-intent prospects and starting meaningful conversations.
✅ Proactively reaching out to potential customers – Running targeted outbound prospecting campaigns.
✅ Managing a high volume of leads – Filtering and prioritising prospects for the sales team.
✅ Educating prospects on the company’s value – Understanding their pain points and positioning solutions effectively.
✅ Booking meetings for the sales team – Connecting potential customers with Account Executives.
✅ Building resilience & confidence – Handling objections, refining messaging, and continuously improving through coaching and feedback.
This is a high-energy, high-impact role where grit, structure, and persistence will drive your success.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for ambitious, coachable individuals who want to grow in sales and thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
✅ Must-Have Skills & Traits:
• Strong communication skills – You know how to engage people in conversation.
• Resilience & tenacity – You don’t let rejection faze you; you see it as part of the process.
• Competitive drive – You set high goals for yourself and push to exceed them.
• Organised & structured – You can juggle multiple conversations and prioritise effectively.
• A team player – You thrive in a collaborative environment and love to learn from those around you.
• Growth mindset – You’re coachable, eager to improve, and excited about career progression.
🎯 Preferred Backgrounds (Not Required but a Plus):
• 6 months in a sales or customer-facing role (retail, hospitality, call centres, fundraising, etc.).
• Experience in high-performance environments (athletes, military, coaching, competitive backgrounds).
• A strong academic or extracurricular track record showcasing discipline and achievement.
Why Join This Company?
✅ Fast-track career progression – SDRs who excel can move into AE roles within 18-24 months.
✅ A startup culture within a global brand – A fast-moving, high-impact environment.
✅ World-class sales training & mentorship – Learn from experienced leaders and sales professionals.
✅ Recognition & rewards – Competitive commission structure, incentives, and a high-performance culture.
✅ An energetic, supportive team – Work with like-minded, ambitious people who push each other to succeed.
🚀 Ready to Join? Apply Now!
If you’re looking to kickstart or accelerate your career in sales, this is your opportunity. This isn’t just about hiring SDRs, it’s about building future sales leaders.
Salary : $18,000 - $72,000