Sales Development Representative

Job Description:

About the Team

Dow Jones Risk Sales is a dynamic, global organization focused on helping businesses make smarter decisions through trusted news, data, insights, and information solutions. Our teams partner with organizations across industries to understand their unique challenges and connect them with the Dow Jones products and services that drive growth, manage risk, and support informed decision-making.

About the Role

The Sales Development Representative is responsible for identifying, contacting, and qualifying new leads in order to set-up introductory meetings with members of the Americas Strategic sales team.

You Will:

• Call current and prospective clients to set-up meetings for our Professional Information Business suite of products.  
• Work closely with Sales Directors, Account Executives and Sales Specialists to devise sales campaigns for specific segments. Identify target groups, build prospect lists and generate qualified sales leads through targeted campaigns.
• Identify, qualify and develop new leads to achieve and exceed personal and team revenue goals.   
• Develop necessary internal relationships with all parts of the Professional Information Business team (Data Strategy, Product, Marketing & Sales).
• Maintain records of sales calls, contacts and sales campaigns in the global CRM to provide timely management information.

You Have:

• 1+ year experience required  
• Fluency in Spanish required, plus fluency in Portuguese preferred.
• Comfort and confidence with cold calling.
• Ability to work in a team environment. 
• Proactive mindset, with a 'can do' attitude and the ability to adapt in a fast changing environment.
• Good planning and organizational skills.  
• Excellent oral and written communication skills a must.  
• Experience in selling information and compliance tools to senior business decision makers a plus.  
• Knowledge or ability to learn the processes and daily workflow of compliance personnel.
• Ability to utilize effective influencing strategies to gain agreement or commitment to proposed solutions in order to help advance the sales process to the next level.
• Ability to drive new business opportunities within new prospects, as well as ability to upsell to existing Dow Jones customers within a team selling environment.
• Ability to identify key customer issues to determine whether it is appropriate to set-up a meeting with a specialist.
• Ability to maintain effectiveness when working closely with people of diverse cultures or background.
• Ability to effectively handle multiple activities and re-prioritize when necessary to ensure revenue goals are achieved.
• Degree level education preferred.

Our Benefits

• Our Benefits
• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Lifestyle Programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program
• Financial Health Programs
• Cybersecurity Protection

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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Business Area:

Dow Jones - Risk Sales

Job Category:

Sales

Union Status:

Union role
Base Pay Range: $60,000.00 - $75,000.00

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.