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Job Description
Our Sales Development Team partners with Akamai's Sales organization to identify and qualify new customer opportunities for the sales team to pursue. We work closely with our Marketing team to follow-up on campaigns and events to increase pipeline and generate demand for new customer revenue.
Responsibilities
- Prospecting for new business opportunities via outbound initiatives.
- Qualifying, nurturing and developing a volume of inbound leads on set target accounts.
- Generating sales‑ready meetings and opportunities for the Account Executives.
- Researching contacts and generating demand through call and email campaigns and attending marketing events.
- Developing lead qualification and prospect engagement using phone and chat systems to achieve or exceed set quotas.
- Using and maintaining our SaaS toolkit (CRM, Sales engagement platform) to keep data accurate.
Qualifications
Have at least 5 years of experience in Sales / Business Development or Telemarketing.Prior experience in Cybersecurity or Cloud computing.Have an interest in analyzing and identifying business needs through information gathering to pre‑qualify opportunities.Have a comfort level doing online research and leveraging various software.Have a desire to work in a team and grow within the organization.Able to communicate in English.Working Environment
FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, allows employees to choose to work from home, office, or both (in the country advertised). We encourage you to discuss working options for this role with your recruiter.
Benefits
Your health.Your finances.Your family.Your time at work.Your time pursuing other endeavors.#J-18808-Ljbffr