Sales Development Representative

Sumo Logic
Sydney, Australia
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level sales professionals with a focus on technology who thrive in collaborative and fast-paced environments. This role is suited for candidates with prior SDR experience and a preference for working in Sydney, Australia.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with prior SDR experience and a passion for technology sales
    — “Minimum a year of experience in an SDR role”
  • Individuals with a background in SaaS, security, or cloud software sales
    — “Experience selling SaaS, security, or cloud software”
  • Candidates who enjoy working in a high-growth environment with clear career progression
    — “We have a demonstrated track record of providing growth opportunities to our SDR team members”

Things to consider

  • Candidates must be prepared to engage in high-level conversations with senior executives
    — “Hold credible, business-level conversations with senior executives such as CISOs, CIOs, and heads of IT”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your success in exceeding quotas and your ability to research and engage with senior-level contacts
    — “A track record of beating your quota”
  • Showcase your experience with modern sales tools like LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Outreach
    — “Prospect with a modern toolkit, including LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo, and Outreach”
  • Emphasize your adaptability and ability to work in a dynamic, high-growth setting
    — “Energy for a fast-paced, high-growth environment where priorities shift quickly”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Met or exceeded monthly target for qualified opportunities
  • Built and prioritized strategic target accounts
Typical background
Minimum 1 year of experience in an SDR roleBachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales DevelopmentLead GenerationProspectingSales CommunicationCRM Tools

Preferred

Saas SalesSecurity Sales

Stack & domain

SDRSaasSecurityCloud SoftwareCommunication

About the role

Original posting from Sumo Logic via Greenhouse

Our Sales Development Representatives are a key part of a Regional Sales team consisting of a Sales Manager and Mid-Market or Enterprise Account Executives. You will support all levels of the sales organization by finding new revenue opportunities that add to the total pipeline. You will foster relationships with Account Executives, Regional Sales Managers, and potential future customers.

What makes a Sales Development Representative successful? We are a team of intuitive, passionate hunters looking for green-field opportunities within potential customers. And we like to have fun.

We have a demonstrated track record of providing growth opportunities to our SDR team members to transition down the AE track, Customer Success or Marketing.

What you’ll do

Own a defined territory. Build, prioritize, and qualify a list of strategic target accounts, then research the people and priorities inside each one.

Build a territory plan with your Account Executives and Sales Manager, covering which companies to target, who to reach, and what to say.

Prospect with a modern toolkit, including LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo, and Outreach.

Run outreach across calls, email, and LinkedIn to grow relationships in both new and existing accounts.

Hold credible, business-level conversations with senior executives such as CISOs, CIOs, and heads of IT.

Qualify opportunities, handle objections, and book discovery meetings for our Account Executives.

Meet or beat your monthly target for qualified opportunities.

Help improve our demand generation process. Tell us what’s working, what isn’t, and what we should try next.

Keep sharpening your skills through regular training, product enablement, and coaching.

What you bring

Minimum a year of experience in an SDR  role

A track record of beating your quota

Energy for a fast-paced, high-growth environment where priorities shift quickly

Curiosity about people and businesses, plus the discipline to research before you reach out

Clear, confident communication in English, both written and spoken

A bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience

Bonus points

Experience in a lead generation or sales development role

Experience selling SaaS, security, or cloud software

This role is for talent looking to continue their career in sales. If you are naturally curious, a strong communicator, and have a hunger to learn, Sumo Logic is the place for you to launch your sales career! We offer our BDRs multiple career paths/opportunities in various lines of business at Sumo Logic.

About Us

Sumo Logic, Inc. helps make the digital world secure, fast, and reliable by unifying critical security and operational data through its Intelligent Operations Platform. Built to address the increasing complexity of modern cybersecurity and cloud operations challenges, we empower digital teams to move from reaction to readiness—combining agentic AI-powered SIEM and log analytics into a single platform to detect, investigate, and resolve modern challenges. Customers around the world rely on Sumo Logic for trusted insights to protect against security threats, ensure reliability, and gain powerful insights into their digital environments. For more information, visit www.sumologic.com.

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Source: Sumo Logic careers (Greenhouse)

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