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Sales Development Representative

Greenhouse · Anywhere in Ireland

Apply on Greenhouse's site
Motion
Outbound: you'll be cold calling and emailing
Selling to
Enterprise, Mid-market
Level
SDR / BDR

What they'll measure you on

Quoted from the posting. Have a number ready for each one in your answers.

  • “As a Mid-market Sales Development Representative (SDR), you will have the opportunity to impact the bottom line and drive revenue through generating sales opportunities in a team-focused environment.”
  • “Success in this role means hitting and exceeding monthly sales goals, staying ahead of daily metrics, and handling rejection in stride - all with the support of experienced managers.”
  • “Create new business opportunities for the company to grow revenue”

Your prep checklist

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Questions they're likely to ask

  • Walk me through why you want to be an SDR, and why here.

    They want proof you chose this role and this company on purpose. Name something specific from their site.

  • Tell me about a time you got a lot of 'no's in a row. What did you do?

    Rejection is the job. Show a habit that kept you going and what you changed.

  • How do you organize your day when you have 80 dials and 40 emails to get through?

    They're checking you can plan: blocks of time, priorities, and when you review what worked.

  • Tell me about a goal you set and hit. How did you track it?

    SDRs live by numbers. Use a real number and say how you measured progress.

  • What would you do in your first 30 days here?

    Bring a short 30-60-90 outline. It shows you think like the job already started.

  • What feedback have you received that changed how you work?

    SDR managers often ask about coachability. Pick something real and show the before and after.

  • Cold call me. You're selling our product to one of their buyers.

    Outbound SDR interviews often include a role-play. Open with who you are, why you're calling, and a question.

  • The prospect says 'Just send me an email.' What do you say?

    Acknowledge it, ask one question to make the email useful, then ask for 15 minutes.

  • How would you research an account before calling?

    Name two or three signals: recent hiring, funding, a new leader, tech they use. Then how it changes your opener.

  • Write a three-sentence cold email to a VP at a target account.

    Short, about them, one ask. Reference something specific.

  • How would you get into an account with 10,000 employees where we know nobody?

    Multi-threading: several personas, a reason for each, and working with your AE on a plan.

Questions to ask them

  • What does a great first 90 days look like for an SDR here?
  • How are SDRs measured: meetings booked, meetings held, or pipeline created?
  • How do SDRs and AEs work together day to day?
  • What's the typical path from SDR to AE here, and how long does it take?
  • What does coaching look like: call reviews, role-plays, 1:1s?

Expect objections in the role-play. The objection library has word-for-word answers to the twelve most common ones.

Read the full posting
Our mission at Greenhouse is to make hiring work for everyone – so we go to great lengths to hire great people because we believe that they’re the foundation of our success. At Greenhouse, you’ll join a team that collaborates purposefully, fosters inclusivity, and communicates with transparency and accountability so we can achieve our mission. Join us to do the best work of your career, solving meaningful problems with remarkable teams. Greenhouse is looking for a Sales Development Representative to join our team. Are you passionate about a long-term career in sales and learning about what makes a successful salesperson? Do you have the emotional intelligence to read people and quickly get them on board? Do you thrive in competitive environments? If so, read on! As a Mid-market Sales Development Representative (SDR), you will have the opportunity to impact the bottom line and drive revenue through generating sales opportunities in a team-focused environment. Success in this role means hitting and exceeding monthly sales goals, staying ahead of daily metrics, and handling rejection in stride - all with the support of experienced managers. We have a strong focus on optimisation and welcome new ideas on how to improve our lead generation process. Who will love this job • A captivating communicator – you have no fear on the phone and demonstrate excellent written skills for crafting strategic outreach • An evangelist – you believe in our product and are able to authentically tell the Greenhouse story • A self-starter – you find process in ambiguity and strive to over-deliver on all your responsibilities • A creative thinker – you discover new ways to approach your day-to-day and use data to build scalable campaigns • A driven winner – you understand that every day is a new opportunity to be the top performer • A competitor – you are fiercely self-driven while also being a collaborative teammate What you’ll do • Conduct market research to identify new potential customers and leads • Execute on a personalized outreach strategy that includes emailing, cold calling, and LinkedIn messaging • Qualify leads by learning about the prospect's approach to hiring and their unique recruiting needs • Create new business opportunities for the company to grow revenue • Collaborate with a dynamic and driven group of highly skilled SDRs to collectively achieve company goals and celebrate victories as a team • Additional projects and responsibilities as business needs require You should have • A strong work ethic paired with effective prioritization skills • An appetite for learning, with the ability to receive and implement feedback • The ability to tailor written and verbal communication style to various audiences • Familiarity with AI tools and a curiosity about how to apply them to your workflow • Experience cold-calling and cold-emailing, a plus • Your own unique talents! Your background has given you a unique perspective and set of transferable skills that aren’t always in alignment with a given role – but those are qualities we value at Greenhouse. If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications outlined above, we still strongly encourage you to apply. Applicants will be required to provide evidence of their right to work in Ireland as part of the application process and it is pre-condition to any offer of employment. Greenhouse is not in a position to support employment permit applications for candidates for this role. Greenhouse provides a variety of benefits to employees, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, mental health resources, financial wellness benefits, and a fully paid parental leave program. For Ireland-based employees, we offer 25 days' vacation and an employer matching pension program. #LI-MS2 Who we are At Greenhouse, we live by our mission through using our own product to help us hire the right person for the job, every time. We’re committed to designing and responsibly using AI tools to transform how we work while keeping people at the center. We are a remote-first company and have shared office spaces in New York City and Ireland, and optional co-working spaces that give us flexibility to do our best work anywhere. We take an active role in our growth through a performance review program that’s committed to providing actionable feedback, and a bonus structure that rewards great performance. We believe that bringing together a variety of perspectives makes us a stronger company – and we nurture leaders who create an inclusive culture and invest into employee resource groups that celebrate our differences and life experiences. We’re proud to have built an award-winning culture that’s been recognized as Fortune’s Best Places to Work and Inc.’s Best Workplaces multiple years in a row. – Greenhouse Software is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, reach out to accommodations@greenhouse.io. Emails about job opportunities at Greenhouse Software are only offered by employees with @greenhouse.io email addresses. See this page on our website if you suspect a phishing scam.

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