Sales Development Representative at AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Sales Cycle Facilitation, Customer Acquisition, Lead Qualification, Opportunity Identification, Information Gathering, Pre-qualifying Opportunities, Phone Engagement, Social Engagement, Email Engagement, Pipeline Generation, Account Prospecting, SalesLoft, CRM Solutions, Microsoft Office, Salesforce, Business-to-Business Sales

Industry

technology;Information and Internet

Description

Would you like to work in a dynamic sales-growth role? Do you enjoy facilitating the early stages of sales cycles? Join our exciting sales development team Our Sales Development Team partners with the Field Marketing organization to guide the early stages of the sales cycle and assist with new customer acquisition. We work closely with other teams to follow-up on campaigns and events to increase pipeline and generate demand for new customer revenue opportunities. Become a trusted advisor to customers As a Sales Development Representative, you will identify and qualify enterprise account leads and opportunities. You will focus on analyzing business needs by conducting information-gathering and pre-qualify opportunities through phone, social and email engagement. You will be generating qualified opportunities for regional sales teams. As a Senior Sales Development Representative, you will be responsible for: * Identifying, prospecting and penetrating target accounts to achieve pipeline and booking sourced goals * Updating lead and prospect activity in SalesLoft to optimize sales and marketing processes * Collaborating in a business-to-business sales environment to position our technology solutions to a varied audience * Setting qualified introductory meetings for sales representatives and nurturing top-of-funnel pipeline Do what you love To be successful in this role you will: * Have 5 years of related industry work experience and a bachelor's degree or demonstrate relevant, equivalent experience * Have experience identifying business needs through information-gathering and pre-qualifying opportunities * Have experience engaging with customers and prospects via phone, email and social strategies * Be comfortable speaking with IT decision makers via various mediums * Have experience with Microsoft Office, Salesforce, or similar CRM solutions * Demonstrate a strong interest in the security and cloud industry, and be naturally curious about industry trends * Be a self-starter with a proactive mindset, eager to take initiative and learn independently * Show adaptability and a continuous learning attitude to thrive in a fast-paced environment Work in a way that works for you FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply. Learn [https://www.akamai.com/careers] what makes Akamai a great place to work Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like! https://twitter.com/Akamai?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.facebook.com/akamaicareers/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/akamai-technologies/ https://www.instagram.com/akamaicareers/ https://www.akamai.com/blog? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYo5nh8xQFpnnPl17sQRURR9ugKL-KMRO We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together. At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here. Working for you At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life: * Your health * Your finances * Your family * Your time at work * Your time pursuing other endeavors Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future. About us Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away. Join us Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you! #LI-Remote

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Responsibilities

The Sales Development Representative will identify and qualify enterprise account leads and opportunities by analyzing business needs through phone, social, and email engagement. Responsibilities include prospecting target accounts, updating lead activity in SalesLoft, and setting qualified introductory meetings for regional sales teams.