Sales Development - Middle East

Elevenlabs
ME
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to junior sales professionals with 5+ years of B2B outbound experience who thrive in autonomous, high-velocity environments and are fluent in Arabic and English.

Best fit for

  • Experienced outbound SDRs comfortable with cold outreach and lead generation in new markets.
    — “5 + years outbound B2B sales experience with a track record of securing new business meetings
  • Self-motivated individuals who can work independently while collaborating with sales teams.
    — “Self-motivated, thriving as part of a team while possessing the ability to stay driven and proactive independently
  • Candidates fluent in Arabic and English with strong communication skills.
    — “Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Arabic and English

Things to consider

  • Requires frequent cold outreach via calls, emails, and social media.
    — “Engage in outbound activities such as cold calling, emailing, and social media outreach
  • Must manage high-volume lead pipelines and prioritize tasks effectively.
    — “Effective time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage a high volume of leads

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific examples of building and scaling outbound processes.
    — “Demonstrated ability to build, scale process
  • Showcase experience in nurturing teams and mentoring junior SDRs.
    — “Demonstrated ability to nurture a team
  • Provide metrics on lead conversion rates and outreach effectiveness.
    — “Monitor and report key performance indicators (KPIs) related to outbound sales activities
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · IndividualLevel · Junior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Identify potential leads and prospects
  • Maximize lead conversion through personalized outreach
Typical background
Sales experienceBachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, or related field

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales DevelopmentOutreach CampaignsCold CallingEmailingSocial Media OutreachCollaboration

Preferred

Experience In AI SalesEnterprise Sales

Stack & domain

SalesOutbound SalesCold CallingEmail OutreachSocial Media OutreachLead GenerationAccount ManagementCommunicationTeamworkMotivationTime ManagementCuriositySelf-motivationAi Voice TechnologyEnterprise SalesVoice And Chat AgentsSpeech GenerationImage And Video Generation

About the role

This role involves identifying and engaging potential clients in the Middle East through various outbound sales strategies, requiring a proactive and data-driven approach to build and nurture relationships that can lead to significant business growth.

Original posting from Elevenlabs via Ashby

ABOUT ELEVENLABS

ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company transforming how we interact with technology.

We launched in January 2023 with the first human-like AI voice model. Today, we serve millions of users and thousands of businesses - from fast-growing startups to large enterprises like Deutsche Telekom and Meta. Our investors are some of the world's most prominent, including Andreessen Horowitz, ICONIQ Growth and Sequoia. We've raised $781M in funding and our last valuation was $11B - multiples of 11, always.

We have expanded from voice into three main platforms:

  • ElevenAgents enables businesses to deliver seamless and intelligent customer experiences, with the integrations, testing, monitoring, and reliability necessary to deploy voice and chat agents at scale.
  • ElevenCreative empowers creators and marketers to generate and edit speech, music, image, and video across 70+ languages.
  • ElevenAPI gives developers access to our leading AI audio foundational models.

Everything we do is the result of the creativity and commitment of our team - builders doing the best work of their lives. We are researchers, engineers, and operators. IOI medalists and ex-founders. If you want to work hard and create lasting positive impact, we want to hear from you.

HOW WE WORK

  • High-velocity: Rapid experimentation, lean autonomous teams, and minimal bureaucracy.
  • Impact not job titles: We don’t have job titles. Instead, it’s about the impact you have. No task is above or beneath you.
  • AI first: We use AI to move faster with higher-quality results. We do this across the whole company—from engineering to growth to operations.
  • Excellence everywhere: Everything we do should match the quality of our AI models.
  • Global team: We prioritize your talent, not your location.

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Innovative culture: You’ll be part of a generational opportunity to define the trajectory of AI, surrounded by a team pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
  • Growth paths: Joining ElevenLabs means joining a dynamic team with countless opportunities to drive impact - beyond your immediate role and responsibilities.
  • Learning & development: ElevenLabs proactively supports professional development through an annual discretionary stipend.
  • Social travel: We also provide an annual discretionary stipend to meet up with colleagues each year, however you choose.
  • Annual company offsite: Each year, we bring the entire team together in a new location - past offsites have included Croatia and Italy.
  • Co-working: If you’re not located near one of our main hubs, we offer a monthly co-working stipend.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Sales Development Representative (SDR Outbound) based in Middle East at ElevenLabs you will play a crucial role in building an effective outbound sales strategy, whilst working closely with the Account Executives. 

We don’t just sell a product or custom-level solutions; we are partnering with enterprises to help them generate new experiences and monetisation opportunities at scale with our breakthrough voice technology.

In this role you will:

  • Conduct research to identify potential leads and prospects within the target market.
  • Engage in outbound activities such as cold calling, emailing, and social media outreach to initiate contact with potential customers
  • Implement personalized and effective outreach campaigns to maximize lead conversion.
  • Collaborate closely with the Account Executive to exchange insights on prospect feedback, objections, and market trends.
  • Continuously refine and adjust outreach strategies based on the feedback loop.
  • Monitor and report key performance indicators (KPIs) related to outbound sales activities, including conversion rates, lead quality, and outreach effectiveness.
  • Collaborate with the sales leadership to analyze data and optimize strategies for better results.

Requirements

  • 5 + years outbound B2B sales experience with a track record of securing new business meetings.
  • Demonstrated ability to build Opportunity sized lead lists in new markets and categories
  • Experience with full suite of prospecting tools
  • Demonstrated ability to build, scale process
  • Demonstrated ability to nurture a team
  • Curiosity - asking insightful questions and developing solutions from a foundation of knowledge and insight.
  • Self-motivated, thriving as part of a team while possessing the ability to stay driven and proactive independently.
  • Effective time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage a high volume of leads.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Arabic and English

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Source: Elevenlabs careers (Ashby)

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