Sales Development Representative 1

About the position LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed. Join us to transform the way the world works. This role will be based in San Francisco, New York or Chicago and is not eligible for sponsorship. At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team. As a Sales Development Representative, you will assist in generating new business by qualifying inbound leads and driving various outbound campaigns but, more importantly, you will focus on the development of the individuals qualifying those leads. Sales Development roles exist in each of the LinkedIn divisions (see below). LinkedIn's Talent Solutions (talent.linkedin.com) help companies find and engage the best talent using the world's largest professional network. LinkedIn Talent Solutions provides innovative recruiting tools to help our customers become more successful at talent acquisition. LinkedIn provides to the customers the opportunity to change the hiring and selling process, through our Corporate Solutions. As a Sales Development Representative, you will assist in generating new business opportunities by qualifying inbound leads and/or driving various outbound campaigns and creating the pipeline for the growing business in the region. Responsibilities • Qualify and develop inbound and/or outbound sales leads • Run campaigns to generate new sales prospects • Complete accurate tracking of communication with current and potential customers in SalesForce.com • Work with the Account Executive team to design industry-specific outbound efforts and define the best strategy to approach new leads • Schedule demonstrations between account executives and potential customers • Use the best social selling techniques (Sales Navigator) to identify sales leads and be able to prospect into them • High volume of calls with Decision Makers to identify the "pain", which could be addressed by LinkedIn Corporate Solutions • Responsible for the majority of the Account Executive pipeline Requirements • 1+ years of professional and/or internship experience in sales, marketing, recruiting, lead generation, inside/outside sales or related experience in a quota-carrying role. Nice-to-haves • Experience working with Salesforce.com or other CRM platforms • Expert knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel) • Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and telephone skills • Ability to effectively manage time, prioritize tasks and work within deadlines with little supervision • Ability to analyze business opportunities and read situations well • Ability to gather and use data to inform decision making and persuade others • Ability to develop compelling strategies that deliver results with a strong attention to detail • Ability to work in a fast-paced, startup environment Benefits • LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. • The pay range for this role is $64,000 to $92,000. • Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. • This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. • The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. • For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits. • Equal Opportunity Statement • We seek candidates with a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. • LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. • LinkedIn is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. • Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful. • If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us at [email protected] and describe the specific accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation. • Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in that process. • Examples of reasonable accommodations include but are not limited to: • Documents in alternate formats or read aloud to you • Having interviews in an accessible location • Being accompanied by a service dog • Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview • A request for an accommodation will be responded to within three business days. • However, non-disability related requests, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response. • LinkedIn will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. • However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by LinkedIn, or (c) consistent with LinkedIn's legal duty to furnish information. • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance • Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, LinkedIn will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. • Pay Transparency Policy Statement • As a federal contractor, LinkedIn follows the Pay Transparency and non-discrimination provisions described at this link: https://lnkd.in/paytransparency. • Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates • Please follow this link to access the document that provides transparency around the way in which LinkedIn handles personal data of employees and job applicants: https://legal.linkedin.com/candidate-portal. 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