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Sr. Sales Development Representative, Northern Europe

Highspot

Highspot

Sales & Business Development
London, UK
Posted on Tuesday, April 9, 2024
About Highspot
Highspot is pioneering the category that is fundamentally changing the way companies increase sales productivity. On a mission to transform the way millions of people work with sales enablement, Highspot is committed to building breakthrough software with a spark of magic. We believe a great place to work is about more than the work – it’s about what the company stands for, and how it authentically represents its values in the real world. To this end, we have put intentional focus on creating equitable workspaces for each of our employees. Our goal is to create a culture where everyone feels a deep sense of belonging and is empowered to be an agent of change, with the ability to transform themselves, their workplace, and their world.
About The Role
The Senior Account Development Representative (ADR) is responsible for creating a strategic account penetration plan to identify and create qualified sales opportunities within target accounts for their Account Executive(s). The ADR also manages inbound lead activity, qualifying active buying interest and developing opportunities in prospect accounts. The ADR is responsible for conducting business dealings with C-suite level executives in a way that creates a superior experience that will set the stage for effective sales follow-up, as well as future product sales. This position reports to the Manager of Account Development.

What You'll Do

  • Leverage on-boarding and continuous training to be an expert about the company, industry, our platform’s benefits and features in order to effectively articulate the Highspot value proposition, while gathering information about prospect needs.
  • Efficiently research to identify the right people to approach within target accounts: the members of the buying team and its key influencers.
  • Strategically coordinate personalized, multi-channel, multi-threaded, outbound activities to target various buying personas and create high-value opportunities in target accounts.
  • Understand the value drivers of prospects to creatively and professionally craft customized and personalized messages that offer unique perspectives specific to their economic motivators.
  • Successfully manage and overcome prospect objections.
  • Update prospect interactions in Salesforce.com to ensure efficient account management.
  • Consistently achieve monthly qualified opportunity quotas to ensure revenue objective.
  • Understand, as much as possible, the corporate budget, decision-making timeframe, customer goals, and key decision makers within the prospect’s organization.

Your Background

  • At least two+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Experience engaging with multiple executive levels within an organization; familiarity with marketing and sales is a plus.
  • Pre-call planning, opportunity qualification, objection handling, call structure and control, time and territory management is a plus.
  • Proficient with standard corporate productivity tools (email, voicemail, MS Office).
  • Experience with email and social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.)
  • Sales training and salesforce.com experience a plus.
  • You are a motivated self-starter: You love bringing new ideas to the table and understand what it takes to build trust and follow up in a credible and timely manner.
  • You are a team player: You lead by example and go above and beyond for your team and the company.You are agile and embrace change: You are not flustered easily and strive when you have to think on your feet.
  • You are curious to understand your surroundings: You are constantly asking questions and have a strong desire to understand the “how’s” and “why’s” of your environment.
  • You are looking to become part of a world-class team: You want to make an impact and become part of a team where you can grow within the company by being rewarded and recognized based on your performance.
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Benefits
Competitive compensation including equity so you feel like you have a piece of the pie
Flexible Leave Balance
Holiday week off between Christmas and New Year
Private medical insurance for you and your dependents
4 x death in service benefit
Income protection insurance
Company social events throughout the year
Meaningfully contribute to a compelling vision
Quarterly Recharge Fridays (paid days off for mental health recharge)
Access to Coaches and Therapists through Modern Health
Eligibility Checks
We carry out various eligibility and background checks as part of our recruiting process, including employment history, education verification and criminal records check. If you require further information let us know.
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Equal Opportunity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship, color, ethnicity, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or invisible disability status, political affiliation, veteran status, race, religion, or sexual orientation.
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