Sales Development Representative (Automattic for Agencies)

Overview

Automattic is looking for a results-oriented Sales Development Rep (SDR) to join their sales team, responsible for sourcing and converting leads into opportunities.

Job Description

Automattic is the global leader in publishing, messaging, and commerce software, building the operating system for the open web. Automattic for Agencies empowers agencies and developers to create outstanding WordPress websites and online experiences.

Responsibilities

  • - Generate quality agency leads through outbound campaigns, including email, cold-calling, and social media outreach, introducing the Automattic for Agencies program
  • - Ensure a smooth handoff to the other members of the sales team by providing detailed background information and context on each opportunity
  • - Maintain records of interactions with leads in our CRM system to ensure accurate tracking
  • - Report on lead generation activities, conversion rates, and overall progress toward goals
  • - Collaborate with the sales and leadership teams to align on goals, share feedback from prospects, and refine the outbound process
  • - Consistently meet or exceed weekly and monthly activity targets, such as the number of calls made, emails sent, and meetings booked

Required Skills

  • - Strong passion for sales and helping to grow our business in a customer-first environment
  • - Are highly socially intelligent; easily able to understand, empathize, and connect with people
  • - Skilled at verbal and written communication
  • - Love solving problems and discovering opportunities to help people succeed
  • - Thrive in a goal-oriented and high-growth environment that achieves results
  • - Value being part of a dynamic team and having a clear impact on the business
  • - Coachable and eager to learn through constructive feedback
  • - A curiosity to learn new skill sets, new CMS tools, a new industry, and more about the prospective new customers you’ll be reaching out to

Benefits

  • - Fully-remote company
  • - Open vacation policy
  • - Consult our Benefits Page for a full list of benefits by country

About the company

We are the people behind WordPress.com, Woo, Jetpack, WordPress VIP, Simplenote, Longreads, The Atavist, WPScan, Akismet, Gravatar, Crowdsignal, Cloudup, Tumblr, Day One, Pocket Casts, Newspack, Beeper, and more. We believe in making the web a better place.