Sales Development Representative, Early Career

Clera

Salt Lake City, US

RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward early-career professionals comfortable with outbound sales and CRM tools, this role is based in Salt Lake City and focuses on introducing AI recruiting services to startups and growing businesses.

Best fit for

Early-career professionals with outbound sales experience or customer-facing roles in staffing or SMB sales.
— “Experience in a customer-facing role with a high volume of daily conversations, or early-career experience in customer-facing work.”
Candidates who can adapt to using AI tools and sales automation in a fast-evolving startup environment.
— “familiarity with AI tools or automation in sales workflows is a plus.”
Individuals who are comfortable with a hybrid work arrangement and can manage a high volume of outreach activities.
— “Hybrid role based in Salt Lake City, Utah.”

Things to consider

The role requires relocation to Salt Lake City or current residency there, with no visa sponsorship available.
— “Currently based in the United States and located in the Salt Lake City area or willing to relocate.”
The position is an individual contributor role with no explicit team leadership or collaboration responsibilities.
— “This is an individual contributor role for someone early in their sales career.”

How to stand out

Highlight your ability to qualify prospects and understand their hiring needs in your resume and interview responses.
— “Qualify prospects by learning about their hiring needs and book relevant sales meetings.”
Demonstrate proficiency in CRM tools and sales dialers, emphasizing your experience with similar systems.
— “Comfort using CRMs, sales dialers, and outreach sequences.”
Showcase your experience with high-volume outreach and your ability to follow up using structured sequences.
— “Send emails and professional networking messages, and follow up using outreach sequences.”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · LowAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

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

What success looks like

book qualified meetings
create new client opportunities
use prospect lists

Typical background

early-career experience in customer-facing work

Skills & requirements

Required

Outbound SalesCustomer-facing RoleCRM ToolsSales DialersAI Tools

Preferred

SMB SalesMid-market SalesStartup Sales

Stack & domain

Outbound SalesCRM ToolsAI ToolsSales DialersOutreach SequencesCommunicationTeamworkLeadershipSalesRecruiting

About the role

Original posting from Clera via Ashby

ABOUT THE ROLE
Join the sales team at a pre-seed AI recruiting technology startup and help introduce its recruiting services to startups and growing businesses. You will create new client opportunities through outbound outreach and book qualified meetings for the sales team.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Make outbound calls to founders, hiring leaders, and other prospective clients.
Send emails and professional networking messages, and follow up using outreach sequences.
Qualify prospects by learning about their hiring needs and book relevant sales meetings.
Use prospect lists, CRM tools, sales dialers, and AI tools to organize and support outreach.
Review outreach results and apply feedback to improve conversations and meeting outcomes.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Experience in a customer-facing role with a high volume of daily conversations, or early-career experience in customer-facing work.
Background in outbound sales, such as SDR, BDR, appointment setting, inside sales, staffing sales, or a comparable role; experience with SMB, mid-market, or startup buyers is helpful.
Comfort using CRMs, sales dialers, and outreach sequences; familiarity with AI tools or automation in sales workflows is a plus.
Currently based in the United States and located in the Salt Lake City area or willing to relocate. This is an individual contributor role for someone early in their sales career.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Base salary is $60,000 to $70,000 annually, with $85,000 to $105,000 OTE (on-target earnings, base plus variable). Commission is uncapped. Visa sponsorship is not available.
LOCATION
Hybrid role based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Source: Clera careers (Ashby)