Sales Development Representative

Gongio; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plan

Vision plan

Wellbeing fund

Mental health benefits

401(k)

Education stipend

Flexible vacation

Parental leave

Recharge days

Work from home stipend

Job summary

Gong is seeking a Sales Development Representative in Austin to generate new business opportunities and build a world-class SDR organization for a category-defining tech company. You will contact prospective customers via cold calling, emails, and social outreach, and schedule discovery calls for Account Executives.

You will be part of a growing team that values ambition, trust, and craft, with a focus on coaching, feedback, and shared best practices.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High resilience and ability to rebound from setbacks.
• Coachable and receptive to feedback.
• Experience in sales or sales leadership preferred.
• Strong work ethic and willingness to work hard.
• Willingness to be in the office 3x/week in Austin.

Responsibilities

• Raise awareness for Gong through cold calls, emails, and social outreach.
• Schedule initial discovery calls for Account Executives.
• Meet or exceed daily activity minimums of 80–100 actions.
• Manage your own book of accounts and set strategy for engagement.
• Become a power user of Gong's platform to drive adoption.
• Provide feedback to improve SDR effectiveness and efficiency.

Skills

Communication

Resilience

Coachable

Sales experience

Work ethic

Growth mindset

Office availability

Job description

Gong harnesses the power of AI to transform how revenue teams win. The Gong Revenue AI Operating System unifies data, insights, and workflows into a single, trusted system that observes, guides, and acts alongside the world’s most successful revenue teams. Powered by the Gong Revenue Graph, AI-powered intelligence, specialized agents, and trusted applications, Gong helps more than 5,000 companies around the world deeply understand their teams and customers, automate critical sales workflows, and close more deals with less effort. For more information, visit www.gong.io.

At Gong, you will join a company built on innovative products, ambitious goals, and passionate people. We are shaping the future of revenue intelligence and we want people who are excited to build what comes next. You will work with a team that dreams big, moves fast, and cares deeply about the craft and about each other. Here, transparency and trust are core to how we operate, and every person has the opportunity to make a visible impact. If you want to grow, stretch, and do work that truly matters, Gong is the place to do the best work of your career.

Gong empowers everyone in revenue teams to improve productivity, increase predictability, and drive revenue growth by deeply understanding customers and business trends; driving impactful decisions and actions. The Gong Revenue AI Platform captures and contextualizes customer interactions, surfaces insights and predictions, and powers actions and workflows that are essential for business success. More than 4,500 companies around the world rely on Gong to unlock their revenue potential. For more information, visit www.gong.io.

As a Gong Sales Development Representative, you'll play a key role in generating new business opportunities for the company and be a part of building a world-class sales development organization at a category-defining tech company.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Raise awareness and generate interest for Gong through cold calling, emails, and social outreach to prospective customers
• Schedule initial discovery calls for Account Executives
• Meet or exceed assigned daily activity minimums of 80-100 activities
• Manage your own book of accounts and set the strategy for effective book management
• Become a power user of Gong's platform
• Provide constructive feedback on how to improve effectiveness and efficiency within the SDR role to SDR Managers and Sales Enablement
• Collaborate with team members to share and learn from best practices

QUALIFICATIONS

• You are located within a commutable distance to our Austin office
• You are able to be in a Gong office 3x per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)
• Have sold in the past or have a passion for sales or sales leadership
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• You have a high degree of resilience, enabling you to bounce back from setbacks
• You possess a player mindset; you strive to grow and develop and never back down from a challenge
• Your work ethic is unmatched- anything you don't know you'll make up with hard work
• You're extremely coachable and willing to receive and implement feedback

PERKS & BENEFITS

• We offer Gongsters a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit you and your family’s needs.
• Wellbeing Fund - flexible wellness stipend to support a healthy lifestyle.
• Mental Health benefits with covered therapy and coaching.
• 401(k) program to help you invest in your future.
• Education & learning stipend for personal growth and development.
• Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life blend.
• Paid parental leave to support you and your family.
• Company-wide recharge days each quarter.
• Work from home stipend to help you succeed in a remote environment.

The annual OTE for this position is $90,000 USD.

Compensation is based on factors unique to each candidate, including, but not limited to, job-related skills, qualification, education, experience, and location. At Gong, we have a location-based compensation structure, which means there may be a different range for candidates in other locations. The total compensation package for this position, in addition to base compensation, may include incentive compensation, bonus, equity, and benefits. Some of our sales compensation programs also offer the potential to achieve above targeted earnings for those who exceed their sales targets.

We are always looking for outstanding Gongsters! So if this sounds like something that interests you regardless of compensation, please reach out. We may have more roles for you to consider and would love to connect.

Gong is an equal-opportunity employer. We believe that diversity is integral to our success, and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

To review Gong's privacy policy, visit https://www.gong.io/gong-io-job-candidates-privacy-notice/ for more details.