Sales Development Representative, Melbourne

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Melbourne, Victoria, AUS
In-Office
Entry level
Big Data • Digital Media • Marketing Tech • Social Media • Analytics • Business Intelligence
The Role
Generate and qualify new business opportunities by researching and engaging prospects, scheduling product walk-throughs, maintaining pipeline in CRM, and working closely with Account Executives to drive revenue. Use outreach tools and participate in training to meet high-volume outbound activity and quota-driven targets.
Summary Generated by Built In

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. 

At Brandwatch, 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 will do:

  • Be the face of Brandwatch, you are the first point of contact to engage our potential customers;
  • Stay up to date on industry news and understand the social media landscape;
  • Become an expert on our brand, business, and SaaS product;
  • Work closely with the Account Executive team to build a sales pipeline and drive revenue through new business opportunities

How you will do it:

  • Generate leads and build relationships by nurturing warm prospects and finding new potential customers, using Salesloft, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Cognism, Gong and other platforms;
  • Make an average of 100 outbound activities to prospects daily, with the goal of scheduling platform walk-throughs and starting the sales process;
  • Manage and maintain a pipeline of interested prospects and engage sales executives for next step;
  • Engage in training and development programs.

What you will have:

  • A background in sales (sales and/or BDR and SaaS experience preferred)/ recruitment or just a passion to develop your career in sales;
  • Excellent written and spoken English skills;
  • Motivation and determination to succeed paired with positive mindset that allow you (over)reach your targets;
  • Ability to execute and take responsibility;
  • Coachability and self-awareness;
  • Team player attitude because we believe the teamwork makes the dreamwork;
  • Ability to thrive in a quota driven environment with short and dynamic sales cycles.

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 days in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday). Located on Flinders Street directly across the road from the train station in a vibrant location. When you’re in the office, you can enjoy a wide variety of soft drinks and snacks as well as participate in the highly regarded table tennis tournaments.
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 CisionOneBrandwatch, 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 [email protected]
 
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Please review our Global Candidate Data Privacy Statement to learn about Cision’s commitment to protecting personal data collected during the hiring process. 


Skills Required

  • Background in sales, BDR, SaaS experience or recruitment, or strong passion to develop a career in sales
  • Excellent written and spoken English skills
  • Motivation, determination, and positive mindset to meet targets
  • Ability to execute, take responsibility, and be coachable
  • Coachability and self-awareness
  • Team player attitude
  • Ability to thrive in a quota-driven environment with short, dynamic sales cycles
  • Experience using Salesloft, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Cognism, Gong or similar sales engagement and CRM platforms
  • Capacity to perform high-volume outbound activity (approximately 100 outbound activities daily)

Brandwatch Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Brandwatch and has not been reviewed or approved by Brandwatch.

  • Flexible Benefits Work is remote-optimized with hybrid options, flexible core hours, and a home-office stipend that support varied working styles. Feedback suggests this flexibility is a notable strength relative to other elements of the package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Unlimited PTO plus additional wellness days and paid holidays/volunteer time provide generous time-away policies. Feedback suggests these policies are attractive on paper, with usage shaped by team norms.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Medical, dental, vision, FSA, mental-health resources (EAP, Headspace), and learning access/stipends indicate a broad wellbeing offering. Feedback suggests these benefits can help offset cash-pay concerns for some roles.

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The Company
HQ: Brighton
5,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Brandwatch is the world’s leading digital consumer intelligence company, allowing users to analyze and utilize conversations from across the web and social media. It is the perfect platform to make sense of your consumers, their needs, wants, and interests. With official access to Twitter, Reddit, and Tumblr's firehose, plus data coming from 100 million other sites, our historical archive includes over a trillion conversations, with 501 million new ones added every day. Our platform then combines queries and AI to help you parse and analyze the data that's useful to you. From there it can be chopped, sliced, and combined to find insights you can put into action.

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