Sales Development Representative

Thomson Reuters; United Arab Emirates; Hybrid; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global information provider in the United Arab Emirates is searching for a motivated Sales Development Representative to join their team. In this role, you'll focus on identifying and qualifying new business opportunities, collaborating with Account Executives to generate sales meetings and enhance your commercial skills. Ideal candidates have 2+ years of B2B sales experience, proficiency in English, and are tech-savvy. Enjoy a hybrid work model along with competitive benefits and opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Hybrid work model

Flexible vacation

Comprehensive benefits

Career development opportunities

Mental health resources

Qualifications

• 2 or more years within SDR or B2B inside sales.
• Experience in outbound prospecting into corporates in the Middle East and North Africa market is advantageous.
• Fluency in Arabic is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Account Executives for pipeline generation.
• Conduct research to identify industry trends and challenges.
• Execute multi-channel outreach campaigns.
• Qualify leads and identify customer needs.
• Maintain records and tracking in Salesforce.

Skills

Proficiency in English

Strong written & verbal communication skills

Experience in outbound calling

Excellent time management

Collaboration skills

Tech-savvy

Tools

Salesforce.com

Microsoft applications

Job description

Sales Development Representative, AEM Corporates

The Sales Development Representative (SDR) position is ideal for an individual who is looking to start/ grow their sales career. As an SDR, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving growth by identifying and qualifying new business opportunities. You’ll work closely with Account Executives to build pipeline, engage prospects, and set high-quality sales appointments. This is a dynamic, fast-paced role ideal for someone who is curious, driven, and eager to develop commercial acumen. You’ll use a mix of outbound channels including phone, email, video, and social media to connect with decision-makers and introduce them to how Thomson Reuters solutions can support their business goals. Alongside generating sales pipeline, you will develop your commercial skillset in preparation for future opportunities in Account Management.

About The Role

• Collaborate with Account Executives to support territory planning and pipeline generation
• Generate sales meetings by prospecting, outreaching and engaging Tax, Finance or Legal professionals within your defined territory
• Conduct account and person level research, identifying industry trends, business challenges, and competitive intelligence to create credible and relevant messaging
• Execute multi-channel outreach campaigns through outbound calls, emails, LinkedIn, and video messaging
• Understand and articulate the Thomson Reuters portfolio of solutions to address client needs
• Qualify leads by identifying customer needs or challenges, anticipating objections, and spotting new logo or cross-sell opportunities
• Participate in ongoing sales and product training sessions to develop your commercial skillset
• Maintain accurate records and activity tracking in Salesforce (CRM)

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Sales Development Representative if your background includes:

• Proficiency in English, with strong written & verbal communication skills. Fluency in Arabic is a plus.
• 2 or more years within SDR or B2B inside sales, comfortable with outbound calling and engaging senior professionals
• Excellent time management and prioritisation abilities
• Resilient, goal-oriented, and collaborative team player
• Tech-savvy and open to using AI and sales tools & technology.
• Experience with Microsoft applications and/or Salesforce.com (CRM).
• Experience in outbound prospecting into corporates in the Middle East and North Africa market is advantageous.

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What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
• Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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