About the company
Our client is a software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Join as the first dedicated outbound sales hire, creating and screening new sales opportunities across a few different buyer groups. You will also offer early post-sale assistance to smaller customers and pass promising opportunities to the broader sales team.
What you'll do
- Conduct outreach by email, social media and phone to prospects drawn from defined target lists.
- Use current prospecting and automation software instead of relying on a stock script.
- Screen incoming and outgoing leads using fit criteria that you help shape over time.
- Give smaller customers hands-on help after the sale, including a paid onboarding process.
- Record all activity accurately, keep the pipeline reliable and pass qualified opportunities along cleanly.
- Suggest inventive prospecting approaches and fresh ways to engage potential buyers.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- A track record of reaching many prospects each day through a mix of channels such as phone and social platforms.
- Ability to work on-site five days a week.
Bonus points
- Background at an online education or knowledge-sharing business, or at an early-stage AI startup helping build go-to-market from scratch.
- Competitive athletics experience at school level is a plus.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 80,000 to 100,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- Los Altos or San Francisco, California, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in the office
- Full-time
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