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Pavago

Sales Development Representative

RemoteSouth Africa, Kenya only
Published
Role
Sales
Experience
Mid
Employment
Full-time
Salary not disclosed
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No BS summary

SDR for outbound B2B sales: cold calling, email/LinkedIn outreach, lead generation, appointment setting, and CRM hygiene. Needs 1–2+ years in SDR/BDR/outbound sales or lead generation, strong English, high-volume outreach comfort, and availability during U.S. business hours. Hiring remotely from South Africa or Kenya.

Core skills

Cold CallingB2B Lead GenerationCRM

Required skills

LinkedIn Sales Navigator/ZoomInfo/Apollo/CrunchbaseOutreach/Salesloft/Apollo/HubSpot SequencesSalesforce/HubSpot CRM/Zoho CRM

Optional skills

SPIN SellingMEDDICChallenger SaleSandler

Required languages

English Strong written and verbal communication required.

What you'll do

  • Generate qualified sales opportunities through outbound prospecting, cold calling, email outreach, and appointment setting.
  • Identify target accounts, connect with decision-makers, and turn cold prospects into qualified meetings for the sales team.
  • Build targeted prospect lists using LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo, Apollo, Crunchbase, and similar prospecting platforms.
  • Research target companies and identify relevant decision-makers.
  • Personalize outreach based on industry, role, company, and potential business needs.
  • Develop and maintain a healthy pipeline of outbound prospects.
  • Consistently identify new opportunities for the sales team.
  • Execute outbound prospecting across phone, email, LinkedIn, and video messaging.
  • Conduct approximately 30–40 cold calls per day.
  • Complete 60–100 outbound activities per day.
  • Engage decision-makers and communicate value clearly.
  • Handle objections confidently and professionally.
  • Build rapport quickly with cold prospects.
  • Qualify interest and convert conversations into booked meetings.
  • Build and execute multi-touch outbound sequences.
  • Run 5–10 touchpoint campaigns across multiple channels.
  • Test and optimize subject lines, email messaging, cold call scripts, value propositions, and calls-to-action.
  • Continuously improve response rates and meeting conversion rates.
  • Follow up consistently without allowing qualified prospects to fall through the cracks.
  • Maintain accurate prospect and activity records in Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho CRM, and similar CRM platforms.
  • Log prospect interactions and outreach activity.
  • Update lead stages and statuses.
  • Track follow-ups and next steps.
  • Maintain strong CRM hygiene.
  • Ensure pipeline activity remains accurate and visible to the sales team.
  • Qualify prospects based on fit, need, interest, and buying potential.
  • Book qualified meetings for Account Executives.
  • Provide clear context and notes before handoff.
  • Coordinate closely with AEs to improve meeting quality.
  • Gather feedback on lead quality and continuously refine prospecting efforts.
  • Partner with Account Executives on targeting and lead handoffs.
  • Collaborate with marketing on messaging and campaign alignment.
  • Share prospect feedback, objections, and market insights.
  • Contribute to improvements in outreach strategy and sales processes.
  • Research target accounts and decision-makers.
  • Build prospect lists.
  • Make 30–40 cold calls.
  • Send personalized emails and LinkedIn messages.
  • Follow up with prospects across active sequences.
  • Handle objections and qualify interest.
  • Update CRM records and next steps.
  • Review response and conversion rates.
  • Collaborate with AEs on lead quality and targeting.

What they require

  • 1–2+ years of experience in Sales Development, Business Development, Outbound Sales, or Lead Generation.
  • Hands-on experience with cold calling and email outreach.
  • Comfortable conducting high-volume outbound activity.
  • Experience using sales engagement tools such as Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo, or HubSpot Sequences.
  • Experience with CRM platforms such as Salesforce, HubSpot, or Zoho CRM.
  • Strong written and verbal English communication.
  • Strong objection-handling and interpersonal skills.
  • Highly organized and disciplined with follow-ups.
  • Resilient and comfortable working in a target-driven sales environment.
  • Availability during U.S. business hours.
  • Preferred: 2–4 years of SDR or BDR experience.
  • Preferred: Proven history of meeting or exceeding activity and meeting quotas.
  • Preferred: Experience selling into B2B SaaS, Technology, Marketing services, or Professional services.
  • Preferred: Experience targeting mid-market or enterprise prospects.
  • Preferred: Experience working in a remote or high-growth sales environment.
  • You’re comfortable picking up the phone and speaking with cold prospects.
  • You communicate clearly and confidently.
  • You know how to turn initial resistance into productive conversations.
  • You’re competitive, goal-oriented, and motivated by measurable results.
  • You remain resilient when facing rejection.
  • You’re disciplined about follow-ups and pipeline management.
  • You enjoy testing different messaging and improving your approach.
  • You take ownership of your activity and results.
  • Enjoy cold calling and outbound prospecting.
  • Know how to engage B2B decision-makers.
  • Are comfortable with high-volume outreach.
  • Can consistently turn conversations into qualified meetings.
  • Want to build a career in B2B sales.
  • Qualified candidates will be invited to complete a one-way video interview through Spark Hire.
  • Candidates who do not complete the video interview may not move forward in the hiring process.

Benefits

  • Direct impact on pipeline and revenue growth.
  • Hands-on experience with modern outbound sales tools.
  • High-performance sales environment.
  • Opportunity to strengthen prospecting, qualification, and B2B selling skills.
  • Fully remote work environment.
  • Structured support and coaching.
  • Clear growth opportunities into Senior SDR, Business Development Representative, Account Executive, and Sales Manager.

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