Sales Development Representative

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Chicago, IL, USA
In-Office
52K-76K Annually
Entry level
Cloud • Software
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The Role
Generate qualified sales pipeline by calling inbound leads, prioritizing high-volume opportunities, qualifying prospects across Salesforce products, and partnering with Account Executives. Use Salesforce AI tools to improve workflows, research customer needs and business personas, communicate value and ROI, handle objections, and meet monthly opportunity and sales quotas. This early-career role includes mentorship and development toward a client-facing technology sales career.
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Sales Development Representative, Nonprofit
Are you looking for a fulfilling career empowering companies to connect with their customers in a whole new way? As a Sales Development Representative, you will join our elite sales team and do just that! You will learn how to evangelize Salesforce, the Customer Success Platform and World’s #1 AI CRM, by researching and identifying net-new business opportunities — you will have a direct impact in our revenue generation goals. This role is an exciting opportunity for you to develop your core sales skills and business acumen as you work alongside industry sales leaders.
We hire driven individuals who thrive in a challenging and ambiguous environment, who know that they can succeed in a fast-paced, client-facing sales career, and are comfortable with achieving/exceeding metrics, key performance indicators (KPIs), and sales quotas.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
As a Sales Development Representative (SDR) in the NGO industry within our Public Sector Vertical, you will support the NGO Sales Team by leveraging demand-generation efforts from the Field Marketing team and qualifying inbound leads. Your success will be measured by a monthly quota of qualified opportunities and closed business, allowing you to challenge the status quo. This early career role serves as a gateway to a client-facing sales career at Salesforce, providing insight into our sales processes. SDRs play a crucial role in shaping marketing strategies and targeted engagements based on customer interactions, while continuously improving their skills through mentorship and coaching.
What You'll Do

  • The Sales Development Representative will generate new business pipeline and interest through calling on inbound leads

  • Leverage the use of Salesforce's AI tools to streamline sales workflows, empower the team with timely insights, and articulate the value proposition of our offerings to drive business growth

  • Create a great first impression for prospects and customers by providing them with a world-class experience

  • Qualify leads ranging from inbound calls, chats, website downloads, content syndication from third party websites, and webinars across all products in the Salesforce Portfolio (Core Products, Marketing Cloud, Slack, Tableau and Mulesoft)

  • Managing a high volume of inbound leads with a strategy on prioritization of your leads

  • Partnering closely with Account Executives to help move along qualified pipeline through the sales cycle

  • Building a point of view on how to help qualify customers needs

  • Speaking to value and return on investment vs. technical functionality

  • Learning how to anticipate and prepare for objections

  • Researching and understanding various lines of business and personas

What's In It For You

  • Being part of an International Team

  • Build a solid foundation on tech sales and NGO Industry

  • Develop strategic partnerships with experienced Account Executives across all lines of business to help generate new business

  • Work hands-on with Salesforce products and expand your technical knowledge

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Strong desire to be in technology sales

  • Long-term interest in a client-facing sales career

  • Self-Starter, high energy and positive attitude

  • Competitive spirit and the drive for results

  • Coachable and Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

  • Superior organizational skills and attention to detail

  • Excellent written/verbal communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experiences in NGOs (internship, volunteering)

  • Previous internship or full-time corporate sales experience

  • B2B software sales experience is a plus

This role is only open to those who are current or prior Salesforce interns. All others who do not meet this criteria will not be considered.

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When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.

At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $51,750 - $69,225 annually There is a different range applicable to specific work locations. In California and New York, and select cities in the metropolitan areas of Boston, Chicago, Seattle, and Washington DC, the base pay range for this role in those locations is $56,850 - $76,125 per year. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.

Skills Required

  • Strong desire to pursue technology sales
  • Long-term interest in a client-facing sales career
  • Self-starter with high energy and a positive attitude
  • Competitive spirit and drive for results
  • Coachability and comfort working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Superior organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Current or prior Salesforce internship experience
  • NGO experience through an internship or volunteering
  • Previous internship or full-time corporate sales experience
  • B2B software sales experience

Salesforce Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with medical, dental, and vision options, mental‑health programs, and low‑deductible or heavily subsidized tiers. Feedback suggests offerings like Lyra counseling, care navigation, and wellness reimbursements make access broad and user‑friendly.
  • Parental & Family Support Parental and family benefits are portrayed as robust, including paid leave for primary and secondary caregivers and extensive family‑building support such as fertility, adoption, and doula benefits. Backup childcare and caregiver resources provide practical help across different life stages.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time‑off programs are highlighted as generous, with flexible PTO and hybrid options alongside seven days of paid Volunteer Time Off each year. Feedback suggests this combination supports work‑life balance and community engagement.

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What We Do

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where Humans with agents drive customer success together. Through Agentforce, our groundbreaking suite of customizable agents and tools, Salesforce brings autonomous AI agents, unified data from any source, and best-in-class Customer 360 apps together on one integrated platform to help companies connect with customers in a whole new way. Salesforce is democratizing AI agents for businesses of every size and industry so every company can embrace a workforce without limits. Our low code, open, and secure platform helps companies build and customize Salesforce fast so they can safely scale AI-powered work to every customer and employee experience and transform their business. Salesforce is proud to be the market leader, but we’re even more proud to lead in philanthropy, innovation and culture. Guided by core values of trust, customer success, innovation, equality, and sustainability, Salesforce is more than a business — we’re a platform for change.

Why Work With Us

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