Sales Development Representative

Vertafore is seeking highly motivated Sales Development Representatives (SDR) to kick start their career in insurance software sales. The SDR will be responsible for generating, qualifying, and developing sales pipeline while collaborating with Marketing and Sales Management to drive bookings and revenue growth.

Responsibilities

  • Execute the Vertafore Lead & Opportunity Management process for building sales pipeline
  • Possess a working understanding of Salesforce.com and other key sales technologies used for Sales Development and Opportunity creation
  • Collaborate with Marketing & Product teams to execute campaigns that ensure lead quality and quantity with proper closed-loop metric reporting
  • Regularly perform against individual monthly and/or quarterly targets: pipeline, conversion rates, and stage "Zero" Opportunities which may consist of meetings, appointments virtually, demos, or follow-up calls assigned to quota carrying sales reps in Vertafore
  • Collaborate with internal sales operations stakeholders on reporting and analysis
  • Ensure CRM tools and Vertafore value-selling methodologies are leveraged to process and track opportunities

Skills

  • Ability to be a team player and perform in a fast-paced, inside sales-oriented environment
  • Confidence to prospect and develop new sales leads
  • Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
  • Comfort with sales technology and CRM tools
  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • Proven track record of achieving goals and/or quotas, or other similar objectives
  • Previous sales experience a plus

Company Overview

  • Vertafore offers software and essential information to address business challenges within the insurance industry. It was founded in 1969, and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.vertafore.com.

 

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