Sales Development Associate

Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient to enable the acceleration of safe AI at scale. As the market leader in both data resilience and data security posture management, Veeam is built for the convergence of identity, data, security, and AI risk. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we go fearlessly forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands. About the role: The SDA is responsible for identifying, validating, creating, and qualifying new account opportunities in assigned accounts, territories, or buying centers for the channel, inside and field sellers to pursue. SDAs use a spectrum of tactics, including phone outreach with voicemail, email, social media, and chat, to connect with prospects and foster meaningful interactions. SDAs qualify marketing-generated demand, which is demonstrated by engagement with marketing campaigns, specific actions, and meeting the scoring threshold. These initial marketing interactions are used as starting points to identify and engage other members of the buying group in an outbound effort to further validate buying signals and qualify the potential opportunity. What You'll Do Aligns with the manager and conducts under appropriate supervision the following responsibilities: New demand (e.g., opportunities with buying group members attached) for the channel and sales organization to pursue. Marketing-generated demand against established criteria before passing a qualified opportunity to sales reps (inside or channel) and/or account executives. Validate, and reach out to additional personas or members of a buying group that may be involved in the buying decision and share this with sales. Predetermined groups of prospects for field, inside or channel sales by using multiple touch tactics or cadences to foster meaningful interactions and determine the level of interest for potential opportunities. With all demand management-related service-level agreements and manage account info, prospecting, qualification, and nurture activities, in the company’s CRM (Salesforce) and have meaningful, productive conversations with individuals representing the buyer personas targeted by the organization. A high level of outbound calls. Organizations with Veeam products maximizing coverage within a defined region. Sales activities within the expanded Veeam Team and maintains a solid working knowledge of Veeam Software and related products and the benefits they provide to potential prospects. Identified monthly KPIs (example: # leads converted to sales qualified opportunity, number of leads generated, number of meetings set up by sellers) in call out days and events. Participate in ongoing enablement around product releases, marketing updates, sales methodology and customer buying behaviors. What You'll Bring Bachelor’s Degree (a combination of education and experience will be considered) Previous sales experience, ideally of high-tech products/services, is a plus Outbound calling and/or Revenue Development Representative experience is a plus Technical education and technology understanding of storage backup, cloud backup and the key manufacturers in the industry that Veeam works with is preferred. Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively. Ability to adapt to changes in roles and responsibilities. Social medias and social selling best practices Collaboration across internal teams to ensure actionable results. Ability to work independently with limited direction in a fast-paced environment; must be a high-energy, motivated self-starter. Knowledge of basic business research tools (LinkedIn, Google, Salesforce or similar CRM, Hoovers) Excellent correspondence skills (Outloo ... (truncated, view full listing at source)