Sales Development Representative | Heathrow, FL

Madrona Venture Labs; Heathrow (FL); Hybrid; USD 45,920 - 57,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Madrona Venture Labs seeks a Sales Development Representative in Heathrow, Florida, to identify new business opportunities and build a strong sales pipeline. This role emphasizes outreach through multi-channel strategies including phone, email, and LinkedIn, focusing on engaging potential clients and assessing their needs.

The ideal candidate expresses a strong enthusiasm for sales and possesses excellent communication skills. Preferred qualifications include a bachelor’s degree and prior experience in sales or customer service.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $45,920 to $57,400, inclusive of bonuses and benefits.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of relevant sales experience preferred.
• Experience researching companies and navigating organizational hierarchies.
• Ability to multitask and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to build outbound prospecting lists.
• Identify key decision-makers in target accounts.
• Conduct discovery calls to assess needs.

Skills

Sales enthusiasm

CRM and prospecting tools

Cold calling and objection handling

Verbal and written communication

Grit and perseverance

Collaboration and teamwork

Self-motivated and time management

Education

College or Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CRM software

Prospecting tools

Job description

About Cohesity

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale.

We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design. Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry.

The Sales Development Representative (SDR) plays a critical role in driving awareness and the adoption of Cohesity’s solutions. This foundational role is suited for individuals passionate about beginning a career in sales. The role is focused on identifying new business opportunities and contributing to the development of a strong and sustainable sales pipeline.

How you'll spend your time here

• Collaborate with team members to build and refine outbound prospecting lists.
• Identify key decision-makers within target accounts.
• Create and execute multi-channel outreach sequences (phone, email, LinkedIn, etc.).
• Conduct discovery calls to assess prospective needs and introduce Cohesity solutions.
• Respond promptly to inbound leads via phone, email, LinkedIn, etc.
• Qualify leads using predefined criteria and book meetings for Account Executives to progress opportunities.
• Work closely with account executives to hand off qualified opportunities.
• Develop deep knowledge of Cohesity’s platform to confidently communicate our value proposition.

We’d love to talk to you if you have many of the following

• Enthusiasm for sales, with ideally 1+ year of relevant experience.
• Comfortable using CRM and prospecting tools.
• Experience with researching companies, cold calling, emailing, and navigating organizational hierarchies.
• Confident in making cold calls and handling objections.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Receptive to coaching and continuous feedback.
• High level of grit and perseverance in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong work ethic and goal-oriented mindset.
• Collaborative, team-first attitude with a willingness to share knowledge and best practices.
• Self-motivated with a focus on learning and career development.
• Ability to multitask and manage time effectively.
• College or bachelor’s degree.

Disclosure Pursuant to Applicable State Equal Pay Transparency Laws - This position has a starting pay range as listed below. Actual salary depends upon many factors, including a candidate’s skills, qualifications and experience, location, and salary expectations, and therefore a starting salary at the low end, high end, or even above the stated range may be offered. This position may also be eligible for bonus compensation, commission (if in a sales function), and/or equity grants. Additionally, full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits framework, including health and wellness benefits, vacation, paid holidays and refresh days, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time.

Pay range:

$45,920.00-$57,400.00

The compensation noted above is based on an annualized hourly rate assuming normal full-time employment.

Current pay transparency shows the OTE (On-Target Earnings) for commission-based roles.

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In-Office Expectations

Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.