Sales Development Representative - Greater Toronto or Montreal Areas preferred

Workiva Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Sales Development Representative in Toronto who will engage Fortune 1000 accounts to drive sales pipeline. This role emphasizes strategic networking, collaboration with Account Executives, and a focus on prospect engagement through various research strategies and communication techniques. Candidates should have a strong background in Sales Development and possess fluency in both French and English.

Qualifications

• 3 years of related experience in Sales Development required.
• Fluency in French and English preferred.
• Experience in SaaS or FinTech Sales environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prospect into target Fortune 1000 accounts through networking and email.
• Conduct extensive research to identify key contacts and account information.
• Collaborate closely with Account Executives to drive revenue goals.

Skills

Sales Development

Communication

Networking

CRM Management

Research

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Salesloft

ZoomInfo

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Job description

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Sales Development Representative - Toronto

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The Sales Development Representative is a strategic minded salesperson who possesses the ability to navigate and network into Fortune 1000 multi-national accounts that result in Qualified Pipeline and Bookings. This individual consistently utilizes their ability to engage, listen, challenge, and ask the right questions in a manner that creates a superior prospect/customer experience, and sets the stage for future Workiva product sales. This role partners closely with a team of Account Executives to drive pipeline for net new logos and existing customers. The Sales Development Representatives accomplish this objective through a variety of strategies such as: social selling tactics, referral mining, people mapping, building and utilizing value pyramids, while collaborating constantly with Account Executives, Solution Executives, Marketing, and Demand Generation teams. The Sales Development Representative is creative and innovative with messaging and Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy in global accounts.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide extensive research and intelligence within target accounts to identify key contacts and critical account information through people mapping exercises and developing value pyramids

• Prospect into target Fortune 1000 accounts via strategically networking, email, e-marketing, campaigns, and social outreach

• Qualify leads/contacts based upon specifically defined criteria to transition meaningful sales leads into the pipeline through detailed outbound hunting efforts

• Learn and demonstrate a fundamental understanding of Wdesk, and clearly articulate its capabilities and advantages to decision makers and influencers across multiple business disciplines, understanding negative consequences and positive business outcomes of strategic accounts.

• Understand global personas in the offices of: Financial Transformation, Accounting, Finance, IT, and Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG)

• Drive attendance to various events (webinars, roadshows, Amplify, conferences, etc.), and provide post-event follow up, as well as creating unique events in territory that results in Qualified Pipeline.

• Develop and maintain a current understanding of Workiva’s latest product offerings, and competitive product/ market knowledge

• Partner closely with Account Executives to develop ongoing engagement strategy with assigned customer and prospect accounts to drive revenue goals

• Meet or exceed quarterly goal for number of opportunity targets, revenue, and weekly/monthly performance activity indicators

• Maintain active engagement with existing customers & non-customers to increase interest in additional uses for the Wdesk platform by understanding their key initiatives and pain points

• Contribute to critical functions associated with fulfilling the sales cycle (forecasting, reporting, CRM maintenance, correspondence, and communications)

What You’ll Need
Minimum Qualifications

• 3 years of related experience in Sales Development

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluent in French and English

• Experience in SaaS or FinTech Sales environment

• Salesforce CRM, Salesloft, ZoomInfo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator experience strongly preferred

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with a professional demeanor

• Self-motivated with strong propensity for action, results and continuous improvement

• The ability to work successfully in a high-energy, fast paced, rapidly changing environment is necessary

• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to multitask and manage multiple processes, programs, and procedures simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines

• Ability to maintain a high level of activity, and effectively manage competing priorities

• Proven track record of creating revenue generating opportunities and quota attainment

• Proven ability to understand and successfully promote technical offerings and solution sets

• Capable of learning, developing, and integrating skills in an online training environment

Travel Requirements & Working Conditions

• Up to 10% travel

• Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, not in a Workiva office

Workiva is an Equal Opportunity Employer.We believe that great minds think differently.We value diversity of backgrounds, beliefs, and interests, and we recognize diversity as an important source of intellectual thought, varied perspective, and innovation. Employment decisions are made without regard to age, gender identity, race, religion, disability status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.

Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email [e-mail] .

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