Sales Development Representative

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Sales Development Representative

Apply remote type Remote Job: Hybrid locations ARE-Dubai-Dubai Media City time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id JREQ185973 Sales Development Representative, AEM Corporates Proficient in Arabic and English Are you looking for the chance to develop your sales career with a world-class company that is market-leading for both content and technology? Are you self-motivated, independent, and persistent? Do you demonstrate a determination to succeed, influence others, and build strong working relationships? We are looking for you! We are looking for a Sales Development Representative to join our Corporates Team within the Asia & Emerging Markets (AEM) unit. The SDR team, essential in Thomson Reuters’ sales efforts, is responsible for generating qualified leads for our regional sales teams via prospecting activities and account research. You will also participate in the early/mid stages of sales opportunities. In this role, you’ll be responsible for the MENA market. We are a fast-paced business where we embrace our values and never forget to have fun. We are committed to the growth of our sales teams and want people who are as excited about this opportunity as we are! About the Role In this opportunity as a Sales Development Representative, you will be responsible for:

• Lead Generation and Research: Use various tools to identify high-propensity accounts and generate relevant leads.
• Prospecting and Outreach: Initiate contact (through outbound calls, emails) and introduce them to our products.
• Qualification and Evaluation: Assess the suitability of prospects by asking probing questions to qualify them based on BANT criteria and understand their needs, challenges, and potential fit with our solutions.
• Product Knowledge: Develop a deep understanding of our offerings and effectively communicate their features, benefits, and value propositions to prospects.
• Appointment Setting: Schedule sales appointments and demonstrations, considering availability and capacity.
• Lead Nurturing and Account Support: Engage and nurture leads and assist in managing client relationships to accelerate the sales cycle.
• Collaboration with Sales Team: Collaborate closely with the sales team, providing detailed lead information for accurate prep and successful client engagement.
• Data Management and Reporting: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all prospect interactions and activities within our CRM system.
• Own the Targets: Keep a close track on targets with a goal to meet or exceed your targets and KPIs and maintain consistently strong performance.

About You You’re a fit for the role of Sales Development Representative if your background includes:

• Proficient in Arabic and English
• 1+ or more years within SDR or B2B inside sales
• Proven track record of exceeding against quota and/or other performance metrics and working cross-functionally to achieve sales objectives and targets.
• Demonstrable “hunter” sales mentality - using sales enablement tools
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, sales automation, and CRM (Salesforce)
• Tenacity: You are determined to succeed, and you are motivated by the success of customers, team members, and the wider organization.
• Curiosity: You are always learning and seeking ways to make things better.
• Experience in outbound prospecting and sales into corporates in the Middle East market is advantageous.

What's in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity, and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.
• Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just, and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting, and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing, and informing. We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward. Accessibility As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace. We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr