Sales Development Representative

cloud journey.

Your role and responsibilities

HashiCorp is growing its Sales Development team in Austin, TX. As a Sales Development Representative (SDR), you'll play a pivotal role in propelling our sales organization forward by proactively identifying and creating new opportunities. Your primary focus will be on cultivating a robust business pipeline through meaningful engagements with our diverse customer base.

In this role, you will gain an understanding of our technology, learn what it takes to be a great SDR, and build foundational skills that you will carry throughout your career. Our goal is to set you up for success in this role while providing opportunities for you to grow and advance in your career at HashiCorp.

What you'll do (responsibilities)

Work with our Corporate, Enterprise and Strategic teams by effectively managing inbound lead flow while running first touch discovery calls with customers to identify qualified sales opportunities

Collaborate with sales, marketing, and our partner team to develop new strategies to build sales pipeline and grow our business

Effectively engage with new and existing leads through various channels to increase customer interest and excitement around HashiCorp products

Learn our technology and effectively communicate our value to a technical audience, adding value with every touchpoint

Engage in team development and mentoring

Achieve monthly quotas of sourced qualified opportunities and closed business

Diversity in thought, background, and experience is essential to our success, so there isn't a one-size-fits-all approach to who we hire.

Required education

None

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

1-2 years sales (or relatable) experience

High integrity and a team-first mentality

Open to feedback, genuinely curious and constantly looking for ways to learn & improve

Genuine interest and excitement for HashiCorp's technology - don't worry, we have a phenomenal onboarding program to get you up to speed.

Preferred technical and professional experience

Experience working with a technical product or the aptitude to quickly learn complex technical concepts

Fearless approach to prospecting -- phone skills, excellent listening skills, and strong writing skills are all important

Salesforce and other sales tools experience is a plus

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM has a global presence, operating in more than 175 countries with a broad-based geographic distribution of revenue. The company's Global Markets organization is a strategic sales business unit that manages IBM's global footprint, working closely with dedicated country-based operating units to serve clients locally. These country teams have client relationship managers who lead integrated teams of consultants, solution specialists and delivery professionals to enable clients' growth and innovation. By complementing local expertise with global experience and digital capabilities, IBM builds deep and broad-based client relationships. This local management focus fosters speed in supporting clients, addressing new markets and making investments in emerging opportunities. Additionally, the Global Markets organization serves clients with expertise in their industry as well as through the products and services that IBM and partners supply. IBM is also expanding its reach to new and existing clients through digital marketplaces.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualifiedapplicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexualorientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability,neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is alsocommitted to compliance with all fair employment practices regardingcitizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

• Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.