Sales Development Representative with English

Cision
Copenhagen, Denmark
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with cold calling experience and strong organizational skills working in a social and marketing tech environment.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with cold calling experience and a drive to transition into closing roles
    — “seek career advancement into a closing role”
  • Individuals who can thrive in a quota-driven environment with short sales cycles
    — “Ability to thrive in a quota driven environment with short sales cycles”
  • Professionals who are fluent in English and comfortable with outbound engagement
    — “Native or business fluent level in English”

Things to consider

  • Requires in-office presence in Copenhagen for three days per week
    — “3 in-office days per week at our Copenhagen office”
  • Candidates must be prepared for a high-volume outreach process
    — “Make a minimum of 80 outbound activities daily”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to qualify leads and schedule platform demos effectively
    — “Book demos with qualified leads for your Account Executive team”
  • Showcase your experience with sales platforms like Salesloft and Salesforce
    — “Research new markets, build a pipeline of potential leads, and nurture relationships using Salesloft, Salesforce, LinkedIn, and other platforms”
  • Emphasize your track record in converting outreach into qualified opportunities
    — “aiming to schedule meetings that convert into qualified sales opportunities”
  • Demonstrate your ability to stay current with industry news and social media trends
    — “Stay current on industry news and understand the social media landscape”
  • Show your adaptability in a multinational, diverse, and open workplace culture
    — “open, informal, diverse and multinational working environment”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

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

What success looks like

  • meeting and exceeding monthly and quarterly targets
  • nurturing relationships with potential customers
Typical background
sales experiencecold calling

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales DevelopmentLead GenerationPipeline BuildingCold Calling

Preferred

CRM SystemsSocial Media Marketing

Stack & domain

SalesloftSalesforceLinkedinCold CallingPositivityDeterminationTeam PlayerSalesMarketing

About the role

Original posting from Cision via Greenhouse

At Cision, we believe in empowering every individual to make an impact. Here, your voice is heard, your ideas are valued, and your unique perspective fuels our collective success. As part of our global team, you'll thrive in an environment that champions curiosity, collaboration, and innovation, all while making meaningful contributions to the brands we accelerate. 

Join us in shaping the future of communication and building authentic connections that matter. Whether you're solving complex problems or driving bold innovations, your growth is our success, and together, we’ll create the conversations of tomorrow. 

Empower your impact at Cision. Be seen, be understood, be you. 

Are you eager to be part of a dynamic and rapidly growing social and marketing tech company? Do you thrive in a challenging sales environment and seek career advancement into a closing role? Are you passionate about sales, driven to build a successful career, and eager to develop your skills? 

If you answered "YES" to any of these questions, keep reading! 

At Brandwatch, a Cision company, our Sales Development team is at the forefront of generating business opportunities. As a Sales Development Representative (SDR), you’ll play a crucial role in building our pipeline. Your mission will be to research and engage with potential accounts, aiming to schedule meetings that convert into qualified sales opportunities. 

What You'll Do

Research new markets, build a pipeline of potential leads, and nurture relationships using Salesloft, Salesforce, LinkedIn, and other platforms

Be the face of Cision.com, you are the first point of contact to engage our potential customers

Become an expert on our brand, business, and SaaS product

Identify points of contact within target companies and reach out to prospective clients via outbound calls, emails and social media

Make a minimum of 80 outbound activities daily, split between 40 calls and 40 emails with the goal of scheduling platform demos

Qualify new leads and follow up on warm leads, own your pipeline

Nurture relationships with potential customers

Book demos with qualified leads for your Account Executive team

Meet and exceed monthly and quarterly targets 

Stay current on industry news and understand the social media landscape

Growth potential, SDRs have a clear growth plan with potential to become Account Executives

What You'll Bring

Bachelor’s Degree in any field, analytical subjects an advantage

Positivity and determination, ability to turn a "no" into a "yes" through consultative questioning and coping with rejection

Team player attitude, eager to be part of an ambitious team

Ability to thrive in a quota driven environment with short sales cycles

Cold calling experience an advantage

Native or business fluent level in English

Exceptional ability to organize work and tasks

What We Offer 

Clearly defined career path - We offer a transparent growth plan with the potential to advance to an Account Executive role or explore different career paths within the company. This could include opportunities in leadership, account management, or customer success; 

Buddy setup to help you onboard and beyond; 

A competitive compensation package featuring a solid base salary and an uncapped commission model designed to drive and reward your success; 

A place in a high performing sales team at a growth-driven company; 

An open, informal, diverse and multinational working environment; 

25 days of PTO per year to promote a healthy work-life balance, plus 1 Wellness Day per quarter on top of your holiday allowance; 

Full Headspace subscription and 24/7 Employee Assistance program; 

Hybrid working model - 3 in-office days per week at our Copenhagen office, arranged in coordination with your manager. Our Copenhagen office is situated in the Danish Design Center, in the heart of a vibrant area filled with cafés, restaurants, and convenient access to public transport.

Cision is the global leader in consumer and media intelligence, engagement, and communication solutions. We equip PR and corporate communications, marketing, and social media professionals with the tools they need to excel in today's data driven world. Our deep expertise, exclusive data partnerships, and award-winning products, including CisionOne, Brandwatch, and PR Newswire, enable over 75,000 companies and organizations, including 84% of the Fortune 500, to see and be seen, understand and be understood by the audiences that matter most to them.

Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation and achieving long-term success. Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge and named a “Top Diversity Employer” for 2021 by DiversityJobs.com.

Cision is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected statuses.

Cision is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Cision will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact hr.support@cision.com

Please review our Global Candidate Data Privacy Statement to learn about Cision’s commitment to protecting personal data collected during the hiring process. 

Source: Cision careers (Greenhouse)

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