Sales Development Representative

Summary

Join Turnitin as a Sales Development Representative to generate and prospect sales opportunities for our Integrity and Assessment product portfolio. You will develop qualified leads, understand customer needs, and position the right product solutions. This role is key to supporting account executives by focusing on lead generation, overcoming gatekeepers, and other prospecting tasks. You will research ideal contact lists, reach out to potential customers, manage a pipeline of prospects, and identify best practices for lead generation. The position requires strong communication skills, Salesforce proficiency, and a proven track record in sales development. Turnitin offers a remote-centric culture and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or at least 5 years of relevant work experience
• 2+ years experience as a sales development representative with a track record of achieving lead/sales quotas
• 2+ years of sales experience in a SaaS and/or Ed Tech environment preferred
• Minimum 2 years of experience in initiating and nurturing relationships with potential customers using targeted outbound prospecting techniques
• 2+ years proficiency with SalesForce or other CRM is ideal
• Full proficiency in English and German
• Flawless communication skills, both oral and written communication, and comfortable speaking in public
• Demonstrated ability to work solo as well as being a productive team member, sending email and doing phone calls every day
• Have a strong work ethic and are eager to learn and make new connections with prospects
• Experience using LinkedIn Sales Navigator or other similar prospecting applications while keeping track of dead-end leads
• Proven creative problem-solving approach and strong analytical skills

Responsibilities

• Represent the Turnitin product portfolio, starting with a comprehensive understanding and leading to research potential for higher education, secondary education and corporate customers to identify how our solutions could meet their needs
• Generate leads and build relationships by nurturing warm prospects and finding new potential sales opportunities
• Manage and maintain a pipeline of interested prospects and engage sales account executives for next steps
• Identify best practices to refine the company’s lead generation activities
• Utilise SalesForce, emails and follow up with phone calls to generate new sales opportunities
• Follow designated global processes for tracking and moving leads through the sales funnel
• Identify prospect's needs and suggest appropriate products/services
• Build long-term trusting relationships with prospects to qualify leads as sales opportunities
• Proactively seek new business opportunities in the higher and secondary education market
• Set up mutual discovery meetings between (prospective) customers and sales account executives
• Report to the sales manager with weekly, monthly, and quarterly results

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional European language is a plus
• 1+ years selling in Ed Tech or SaaS industries is a plus

Benefits

• Remote First Culture
• Health Care Coverage*
• Education Reimbursement*
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• 4 Self-Care Days per year
• National Holidays*
• 2 Founder Days + Juneteenth Observed
• Paid Volunteer Time*
• Charitable contribution match*
• Monthly Wellness or Home Office Reimbursement/*
• Access to Modern Health (mental health platform)
• Parental Leave*
• Retirement Plan with match/contribution*