Sales Development Representative

Coursera; Canada; Remote; CAD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Coursera is seeking an entry-level Sales Development Representative to drive growth by generating interest in our offerings. The applicant will qualify inbound inquiries, reach out to prospects and work closely with sales and marketing teams to build the business pipeline. Ideal candidates will bring previous sales experience, a degree or relevant professional background, and a passion for education technology. Join us and help revolutionize how the world learns!

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience as an SDR/BDR.
• Experience with sales and or marketing tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build a pipeline of leads by qualifying inbound inquiries.
• Conduct discovery and qualification conversations with prospects.
• Develop creative strategies for engaging and nurturing prospects.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Sales Strategy

Education

Degree or professional experience

Tools

Salesforce

Outreach

ZoomInfo

Job description

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Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 175 million registered learners as of March 31, 2025. Coursera partners with over 350 leading universities and industry leaders to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and degrees. Coursera’s platform innovations enable instructors to deliver scalable, personalized, and verified learning experiences to their learners. Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and students in high-demand fields such as GenAI, data science, technology, and business. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp.

Join us in our mission to create a world where anyone, anywhere can transform their life through access to education. We're seeking talented individuals who share our passion and drive to revolutionize the way the world learns.

At Coursera, we are committed to building a globally diverse team and are thrilled to extend employment opportunities to individuals in any country where we have a legal entity. We require candidates to possess eligible working rights and have a compatible timezone overlap with their team to facilitate seamless collaboration.

Coursera has a commitment to enabling flexibility and workspace choices for employees. Our interviews and onboarding are entirely virtual, providing a smooth and efficient experience for our candidates. As an employee, we enable you to select your main way of working, whether it's from home, one of our offices or hubs, or a co-working space near you.

Job Overview:

The Sales Development Team is a critical component of our growth plan. All inbound and outbound engagement with prospective customers starts with the SDR team. As an Outbound Sales Development Representative (SDR), you will be responsible for generating interest in Coursera by contacting prospects, presenting our solutions, and qualifying leads for our sales team. You will work closely with the sales and marketing teams to ensure we operate as a seamless organization, building our business pipeline.

The ideal individual will have experience with enterprise sales/partnerships and be interested in working for a social enterprise. Your knowledge of education technology and enterprise learning, combined with superior communication skills and analytical abilities, will shape Coursera’s campus business to help us provide more access to education globally.

Responsibilities:

• Build a pipeline of leads for the sales team by qualifying inbound inquiries and reaching out to high-potential prospects.
• Conduct effective discovery and qualification conversations with prospects through your deep understanding of our product value proposition and use cases.
• Develop creative strategies for engaging and nurturing prospects using content, email, phone, social media, and any other strategies that work!
• Partner closely with members of the sales and marketing teams to coordinate engagement strategies and improve processes
• Use your frontline knowledge of customer needs to educate the broader team on learnings and opportunities.
  
  

Basic Qualifications:

• A degree or professional experience
• 1+ years of experience as an SDR/BDR
• Experience with sales and or marketing tools such as Salesforce, Outreach, ZoomInfo, or other software
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Comfort working in ambiguous, quickly changing environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication and listening skills
• Experience with high volume requests and excellent time management skills
• Previous experience in an outbound sales environment
  
  

If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera:

• Sales Training: Building Your Sales Career
• Salesforce Fundamentals
  
  

Coursera is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected class.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact us at [e-mail].

For California Candidates, please review our CCPA Applicant Notice here.

For our Global Candidates, please review our GDPR Recruitment Notice here.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  E-Learning Providers

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