Sales Development Representative

Those relationships should uncover opportunities to deploy WP Engine through inbound business development/ lead generation.
 

What Is Cool About This Job

The SDR team is the first point of contact for our customers and responsible for generating lead volume and warm introductions for our acquisition teams. You are creative, passionate, and an ambitious teammate, eager to advance through a clearly defined learning and earning path. WP Engine offers a dynamic, creative environment where you are provided the tools, resources and unique leadership to sell and take your career to the next level!

This is a hybrid team. Our sales team works from our Austin, TX or Omaha, NE office on the 1st Tuesday of the month and weekly every Thursday.
 

The Day to Day

• Properly research and catalog contact, account and opportunity information.
• Work with both inbound leads as well as generating outbound leads to consistently over achieve a monthly lead quota.
• Expand relationships with prospects and clients, allowing them to understand our full advantage of our WordPress solutions.
• Work as part of a selling team with a focus on the initial relationship development.
• You can use effective sales techniques to uncover those customer needs that can be addressed through our solutions.
• You can articulate the benefits of using our solutions to prospective customers across a broad array of industries.
• You can achieve or exceed monthly quotas of qualified opportunities.
• Hybrid role, visiting our Austin or Omaha office a few times per month for ongoing education

Your Expertise and Passion

• Prior sales experience required; exposure to Solution Selling, Customer-Centric Selling, Sandler, or SPIN strongly preferred.
• Experience working with Salesforce.com or other CRM applications is required.
• Daring and performance driven mindset.
• Consistent over-achievement and work ethic.
• The ability to learn quickly and be a self-starter are vital to this role.
• Effectively lead prospect/client expectations.
• Ability to effectively communicate over the phone, chat and email.
• Ability to quickly qualify potential WP Engine clients.

The Perks and Benefits

• Company Stock Options (Every employee is an owner in the company)

• Great Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance)

• Fertility Benefits (IVF/Fertility drug coverage)

• HSA Company contribution

• 401(k) with a 4% match

• Disability Insurance 

• Paid Family and Caregiver’s Leave

• Employee Assistance Program

• Generous Vacation Time (Who doesn’t like time off)

• One-time $500 payment to set up your home office

• 4 Company Wellness Days a year

• 1 floating holiday

• $100 monthly wellness allowance to spend on what you want

• Free subscription to Calm

• Pet Insurance

• On-going education through LinkedIn Learning, Workday Learning and our Career Growth Portal

Base Salary / Variable / OTE
$45,000 base / $10,000 variable / $55,000 OTE

At WP Engine, we strive to have the broadest possible view of diversity, going beyond visible differences to include the background, experiences, skills, and perspectives that make each person unique. WP Engine is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. ​
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At WP Engine, we strive to have the broadest possible view of diversity, going beyond visible differences to include the background, experiences, skills, and perspectives that make each person unique. WP Engine is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. ​

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