Sales Development Representative

Pentera; United States; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentera is seeking a Sales Development Representative (SDR) to drive new business in a hybrid role based in the Burlington, MA area. You will initiate contact with top target accounts, follow up on marketing leads, and move prospects through discovery phases to build a strong pipeline for the sales organization.

The SDR role offers a clear growth path into closing roles, requires excellent communication, and emphasizes self-starting, organization, and momentum.

Qualifications

• Excellent telephone and written communication skills.
• Self-starter, well organized, able to multitask.
• Experience with Salesforce or CRM is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Generate new customer introduction calls for field sales by outbound prospecting via phone, email, and social networking.

Job description

Hybrid out of our Burlington, MA office - 3 days in office

Accelerate Your Career in Cybersecurity Pentera is the market leader in AI-native Security Validation, equipping enterprises with the platform to proactively test their defenses against the latest cyber attacks. Pentera proves which exposures are truly exploitable across the entire attack surface and drives remediation workflows that reduce real risk. Anchored in real-attack validation, the Pentera platform powers the full Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) cycle, from exposure discovery through prioritization, validation, and mobilization. Thousands of security teams around the world trust Pentera to close their security gaps before threat actors can exploit them. With over 350 team members and 1,300 customers in more than 60 countries, Pentera is a growing company supported by top investors such as Insight Partners, K1, and The Blackstone Group.

If you want to grow your skills, make an impact, and be part of an innovative team, Pentera is the place for you.

About the role:

Do you have the ability to stand out and differentiate yourself from the rest of the pack? If you’ve got a sales hunger and desire to learn, then let’s talk! The Sales Development Representative (SDR) is a critical function of the Pentera sales team and is responsible for generating leads and building new customer pipeline for a specific region. The SDR will initiate contact with top target accounts, follow up on marketing-generated leads, and move prospects through the discovery phases. At Pentera, we believe in promoting from within and our SDRs will have a clear growth path for transitioning into closing roles. A successful SDR is a self-starter, has excellent telephone/communication skills, is well organized, can multitask, and is comfortable contacting and speaking with Security Experts and Decision Makers over the phone.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Generate new customer introduction calls for the field sales team by means of proactive outbound prospecting via phone, email and social networkingMaster and deliver the Pentera value proposition and differentiation pointsAccurately log, track, and maintain records in Salesforce.comEstablish, develop and grow new business relationships with influential contactsFocus on understanding an organization’s business drivers, challenges, and pain pointsWork closely with the inside and field sales team in the ongoing optimization of strategic sales approaches and to effectively devise territory plansFollow a clear and defined Qualification Process