Sales Development Representative (KSA market)

Moody's Investors Service; Dubai; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial services seeks an experienced Sales Development Representative (SDR) to support sales in the KSA market. This role emphasizes lead generation, collaboration with internal teams, and utilizing CRM tools. Ideal candidates will have a strong sales background, enjoy cross-functional collaboration, and demonstrate proficiency in both English and Arabic.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years’ experience in sales or business development required.
• Sales experience with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) market required.
• A desire to develop a career in sales and work collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Leverage tools to support sales development activities.
• Utilize CRM software to track sales development efforts.
• Qualify and nurture leads into sales opportunities.

Skills

Diligence

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Prioritization

Lead generation

Sales conversation skills

Proficiency in English

Proficiency in Arabic

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, economics or related area

Tools

CRM software

Job description

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways.

If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.

Skills and Competencies

• Diligence, attention to detail, multi-tasking and prioritization are keys to success in this role.
• Driven to exceed goals and motivated by achieving measurable results; this is a role with commissionable targets and KPIs.
• Able to assess the suitability of opportunities and skilled at managing objections.
• Strong lead generation and sales conversation skills – cold emails, cold calls, prospecting and nurturing leads.
• Proficiency in English and Arabic is required.
• Eager to develop a career in sales and contribute to a high-performing, collaborative sales team
• Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in a sales or business development role is required.
• Sales experience working with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) market is required

Education
Bachelors’ degree in finance, economics or related area is required

Responsibilities

• Leverage a wide range of tools to support sales development activities
• Utilizing CRM software to track and measure all sales development efforrs.
• Collaborate and work closely with internal stakeholders to achieve common sales objectives.
• Follow up on leads generated by marketing and events, nurturing them into qualified sales opportunities.
• Qualify sales opportunities and collaborate with greater sales teams and functions to advance deals.
• Execute cold outreach, to successfully prospect target personas and nurture leads.
• Conduct research to identify key target personas and gather relevant contact information.
• Lead cold calling campaigns to prospect, nurture warm leads, and qualify new sales opportunities.
• Strategize with sales teams on their key focus areas, and work on plans to generate sales pipeline through SDR activities.

About the team

Moody’s sales organization has an inclusive, team-oriented sales culture that values both collaboration and results. This is a development role which aims to position the SDR as a sales talent for the future, within the greater Moody’s sales organization.

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Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.