Sales Development Representative- DACH (m-w-d)
At a glance
Entry-level Sales Development role at Cision. Frankfurt.
Pay not stated
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What you'll do
- Research DACH markets, build a prospect pipeline, and maintain relationships in Salesloft, Salesforce, LinkedIn, and related platforms
- Contact target-company stakeholders through outbound calls, email, and social channels to uncover social media challenges
- Handle inbound requests, qualify leads, and keep warm prospects moving through your pipeline
- Make about fifty daily prospecting calls to arrange Brandwatch platform demonstrations
- Pass qualified opportunities to Account Executives while pursuing quarterly targets
What you bring
- A higher-education credential or bachelor’s degree is required for the role
- You communicate at native German level and are fluent in English
- You can stay organized and productive in a quota-led role involving both short and extended sales cycles
- You bring persistence through rejection, consultative questioning skills, and a collaborative team approach
Who this fits
This role suits a junior sales professional who is self-directed, organized, target-focused, and comfortable with frequent outbound calling. German is the main working language with colleagues and for reports, while applications should use an English CV. The position is based in Frankfurt, and strong performance can lead toward an Account Executive path.
From the employer
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.
Sales Development Representatives (SDR) play a key role in the sales process. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to impact the growth of our business and support our sales team. The role focuses on prospecting new clients within the DACH region. You will be responsible for reaching out to potential clients to learn their current pain points with social media and sell the Brandwatch solution. This is the perfect role for someone who is number driven, self-motivated, hardworking, and a team player! Cision has an ethos of encouraging autonomy, ambition, boldness, and experimentation. We value open people who take initiative and aren’t afraid to fail, learn from mistakes, adjust, and try to get better at what they do every day.
Essential Responsibilities:
-Research new markets, build a pipeline of potential leads, and nurture relationships using Salesloft, Salesforce, LinkedIn, and other platforms
-Be the face of Cision.com, you are the first point of contact to engage our potential customers
-Become an expert on our brand, business, and SaaS product
-Identify points of contact within target companies and reach out to prospective clients via outbound calls, emails and social media
-Manage inbounding requests.
-Make an average of 50 outbound calls to prospects daily with the goal of scheduling platform demos
-Qualify new leads and follow up on warm leads, own your pipeline
-Nurture relationships with potential customers
-Book demos with qualified leads for your Account Executive team
-Meet and exceed quarterly targets
-Stay current on industry news and understand the social media landscape
-Growth potential, SDRs have a clear growth plan with potential to become Account Executives
Minimum Required Qualifications
-Higher education or a Bachelor Degree
-Positivity and determination, ability to turn a "no" into a "yes" through consultative questioning and coping with rejection
-Native level of German language plus fluency in English
-Team player attitude, eager to be part of an ambitious team
-Ability to thrive in a quota driven environment with short and long sales cycles
-Cold calling experience an advantage
-Exceptional ability to organize work and tasks
Cision, Inc. "the Company" only communicates with candidates and extends job offers through direct channels, not third parties.
Please review our Global Candidate Data Privacy Statement to learn about Cision’s commitment to protecting personal data collected during the hiring process. **Day-to-day preferred language with colleagues and set-up for reports and analyses will mostly be German, however, please bear in mind that Cision is a global company, and so is our Talent Acquisition team, so please apply using a CV written in English so we can review your application**Not this one either?
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