Sales Development Representative

Payscale, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly All Hands meetings

Executive leadership exposure

Continued learning & development

Volunteer hours

Remote-first culture

401(k) company match

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Payscale, Inc. is seeking a Sales Development Representative (SDR) to build a strong sales foundation, qualify leads, and help shape Payscale's compensation intelligence solutions. You will collaborate with Account Executives, develop territory plans, and drive pipeline through multi-channel outreach.

The role emphasizes learning, mock calls, formal training, and ongoing coaching in a remote-first environment across the US, with in-person enablement at times.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) of professional sales experience, including phone-based lead generation.
• Proficiency with Salesforce or similar CRM.
• Proficiency with Outreach/Salesloft and Highspot.

Responsibilities

• Qualify inbound leads and research prospects.
• Prospect accounts using persona-based messaging via email, phone, and LinkedIn.
• Collaborate with Account Executives on territory planning to develop opportunities.
• Maintain up-to-date records in Salesforce and Outreach.
• Achieve monthly pipeline goals and participate in training and coaching.

Skills

Curious listener

Resilient and self-motivated

Detail oriented

Tech savvy

Verbal and written communicator

Collaborative

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Outreach/Salesloft

Highspot

MS Office Suite

Job description

About Payscale

Payscale is the pioneer of compensation intelligence, helping organizations make smarter pay decisions that drive business performance. For more than 20 years, Payscale has combined trusted market data with AI-powered technology to deliver actionable insights that turn pay from a cost into a catalyst for growth. The Payscale Intelligence Cloud portfolio of solutions — Ascent, JobNav, and Paycycle — empower top companies and businesses like Cintas, Leidos, Chipotle, Ohio State University, and TJX Companies.

Create confidence in your compensation. Payscale.

To learn more, visit www.payscale.com.

What We Do: The Sales Development team works closely with both Sales and Marketing to drive interest in Payscale's solutions, identify potential buyers, and use compelling messaging to pique the interest of our prospects. Our goal is to help compensation professionals learn how Payscale can empower them to adopt a modern compensation strategy.

What You Do: In this role you will build a strong sales foundation by learning everything from prospecting, lead qualification, research, customer personas, objection handling and more. You are the first impression for our potential clients and therefore have a huge impact on Payscale's success.

Day-in-the-Life: As a Sales Development Representative (SDR), a typical day may include the following…

• Collaborating with full cycle Account Executives on territory planning to develop quality opportunities within assigned geographic territories or industry verticals

• Qualifying all inbound leads by acting as a consultant where we seek to understand prospects needs and address them head on

• Prospecting into accounts by employing innovative techniques and strategies for researching prospective companies and potential buyers to target with persona specific communication via email, phone, and LinkedIn

• Overcoming objections and effectively communicating Payscale’s value propositions to key decision makers such as Senior Managers and Executives regarding appropriate product offerings

• High level knowledge of product offerings
  Staying current on industry trends and maintaining high level knowledge of competitor’s product offerings

• Maintaining up to date records and providing valuable market intelligence to Marketing, Sales, and Product teams in sales tools like Salesforce and Outreach

• Achieving monthly pipeline goals set by sales management

• Continuous learning through mock calls, formal training, and regular coaching and feedback

First Year in Role:

• Month 1: During your second week, you'll travel to our Buffalo, NY office for 3 days of dedicated in-person enablement; including live training and team connection, with travel days on either end. This is how we set every new SDR up with the foundation, relationships, and momentum to hit the ground running.

• Month 3: You will have learned the ins and outs of the role through a combination of classroom style training, frequent practice and feedback, shadowing your team members and scheduling discovery meetings for Account Executives. You will be partnering with an Account Executive to strategically prospect a territory for new opportunities and continuing to hone your skills in discovery, objection handling, and targeted messaging.

• Month 6+: You will be a leader on the team and take an active part in improving the team as a whole, as well as assisting newer colleagues and developing more advanced sales skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

• 1+ years of professional experience, preferably 1-2 years in sales including phone-based lead generation, inside sales and/or business development activities, territory planning, and outbound prospecting

• Proficiency with Salesforce or a similar CRM

• Proficiency with sales enablement tools such as Outreach/Salesloft, Highspot

Skills:

• Curious and active listener: You have a deep hunger to learn, coupled with a willingness to experiment. You ask a lot of questions. You recognize there is a difference between "hearing" and "listening" and you even pick up on what's not being said.

• Resilient and self-motivated: You're always striving to build upon previous successes. You realize that the quickest path to success is through quick failures, so you aren't afraid to jump in and try something new.

• Detail oriented: The little things matter! You're able to craft a process that keeps you on track.

• Tech savvy: you love experimenting with new technology, and you quickly learn and adapt to new processes.

• Exceptional verbal and written communicator: You are clear, concise, professional, and engaging over the phone. You have the ability to write a confident, persuasive, and professional email.

• Collaborative: When we all succeed, we're better for it. You share your recipe for success without even being asked.

Tools: We'll teach you everything you need to know, but it's helpful if you are familiar with...

• Salesforce or a similar CRM

• Outreach or a similar sales enablement platform

• MS Office Suite, especially Outlook

Location

Payscale has an employee centric remote-first model that provides you the flexibility to do your best work in a space that supports you, while also finding time to collaborate in person for the moments that matter.
In our remote-first model, employees can work from the location that works best for them. We do not have centralized corporate offices. Employees can choose to work from home, in company-paid co-working spaces, or any combination of the two that best suits their unique needs.

If you work from home, we recommend ensuring that you can meet the following technology, equipment and workspace requirements:

• High-Speed Internet - A stable broadband or fiber connection (satellite is highly discouraged) with a minimum speed of 100 Mbps in a dedicated workspace that has a reliable Wi-Fi signal.

• Device for Multifactor Authentication (MFA/2FA) - smartphone, tablet, etc.

When it matters (usually no more than a few times a year) we take the time to gather for in-person events.

Payscale has employees across the US, Canada, UK, The Philippines and Romania however we are currently unable to hire in the Quebec Province, Northern Ireland, and Hawaii.

Benefits and Perks

All around awesome culture where together we strive to live our 5 values:

• Data informed decision making.

• Customer first. Always.

• Succeed together.

• Relentless about results. Obsessed with excellence.

• Lead the change. Shape the standard.

An open and inclusive environment where you’ll learn and grow through programs and resources like:

• Monthly company All Hands meetings

• Regular opportunities for executive leadership exposure through things like AMAs

• Access to continued learning & development opportunities

• Our commitment to a continuous feedback culture which allows us to drive performance and career growth

• A growing network of Employee Resource Groups

• Company sponsored volunteer hours

• And more!

Our more standard benefits

• Flexible paid time off, giving you the opportunity to rest, relax and recharge away from work

• 14 Paid Company Holidays, includes 2 floating holidays (you choose!)

• A comprehensive benefits plan including medical, dental, life, vision, disability, and life insurance covered up to 100% by Payscale

• Unlimited infertility coverage benefits through our medical plans

• Additional supplemental health benefits offered to you and your family

• 401(k) retirement program with a fully vested immediate company match

• 16 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents

• Health Savings Account (HSA) options and company contributions each pay period

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for pre-tax employee allocations

• Annual remote work stipend to be used on wellness or home office equipment

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We embrace equal employment opportunity. Payscale is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. It is our policy that employees will not be subjected to unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, transfers, promotions, training, discipline, termination, compensation and benefits, performance appraisals, education, and social and recreational programs.

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