Sales Development Representative (Corporates / SaaS)

Thomson Reuters; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development programs

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Thomson Reuters in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Sales Development Representative (SDR) to join the Asia & Emerging Markets team. The role involves outbound prospecting, lead qualification, and researching high-potential accounts. You will work closely with Account Executives and develop product knowledge across various domains.

Ideal candidates have a minimum of 2 years in sales, strong communication skills, and experience with Salesforce and LinkedIn. The position includes a hybrid work model and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in SDR, BDR, inside sales, lead generation, or outbound B2B sales roles.
• Strong outbound prospecting and cold outreach experience, ideally within SaaS, technology, or enterprise solutions.
• Demonstrated track record of achieving or exceeding activity, meeting-setting, or pipeline generation targets.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage high-potential accounts through outbound prospecting activities.
• Conduct account and stakeholder research to identify decision-makers and business challenges.
• Qualify prospects using agreed qualification methodologies.

Skills

Outbound prospecting

Lead generation

Communication

Salesforce

Relationship building

Education

Minimum 2 years in sales roles

Tools

Salesforce

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Outreach

Job description

Are you looking to accelerate your sales career with a global technology and information leader? Do you thrive in fast‑paced outbound sales environments where curiosity, resilience, and ambition are valued? Are you motivated by creating opportunities, engaging senior decision‑makers, and contributing directly to regional growth?

Thomson Reuters is looking for a Sales Development Representative (SDR) to join our Asia & Emerging Markets (AEM) team based in Malaysia.

As part of our regional sales organization, the SDR team plays a critical role in driving pipeline growth across Southeast Asia and other emerging markets. You will focus on outbound prospecting, account research, lead qualification, and early‑stage opportunity development for our enterprise and mid‑market sales teams.

About the Role

In this opportunity as Sales Development Representative, you will be focusing on:

• Outbound Prospecting & Pipeline Generation – identify and engage high‑potential accounts through outbound prospecting activities including calls, emails, LinkedIn outreach, and sales engagement platforms.
• Research & Account Intelligence – conduct account and stakeholder research to identify decision‑makers, business challenges, and trigger events.
• Lead Qualification – qualify prospects using agreed qualification methodologies such as BANT, MEDDIC, or other sales qualification frameworks.
• Sales Collaboration – work closely with Account Executives and regional sales leadership on account strategies, outreach sequencing, and pipeline generation initiatives.
• Product & Solution Knowledge – develop a strong understanding of Thomson Reuters solutions across tax, compliance, legal, finance, and regulatory technology domains.
• CRM & Sales Excellence – maintain accurate records of prospect interactions, outreach activity, and qualification details within Salesforce and sales engagement tools.

About You

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

• Minimum 2 years of experience in SDR, BDR, inside sales, lead generation, or outbound B2B sales roles.
• Strong outbound prospecting and cold outreach experience, ideally within SaaS, technology, or enterprise solutions.
• Demonstrated track record of achieving or exceeding activity, meeting‑setting, or pipeline generation targets.
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills with confidence engaging senior business stakeholders.
• Experience using Salesforce, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Outreach, Salesloft, or similar sales engagement tools.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple accounts and priorities effectively.

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 Your 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.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug‑free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation can be found here.

More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on thomsonreuters.com.