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Inbound Sales Development Representative

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In-Office
Austin, TX
23-26 Hourly
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Austin, TX
23-26 Hourly
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As a Sales Development Representative, you will identify and qualify sales opportunities, engage prospects, and support the sales team while pursuing a career in high-tech sales.
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We’re not just building better tech. We’re rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn’t sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them.

It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other. No egos, no solo acts. Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together.

One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform.

About the Role:

As a Sales Development Representative, you will be responsible for identifying and
qualifying sales opportunities for the Confluent sales team. This position lays the foundation for a successful high tech sales career. There is a clear career growth path within Confluent for the right candidate that is willing to learn, work hard, and succeed.

What You Will Do:
  • Work with top enterprise and commercial accounts in your assigned territory

  • Qualify & convert inbound leads into opportunities for our sales teams

  • Direct prospect engagement through a multi-threaded approach that prioritizes calling, as well as utilizing email and LinkedIn communication

  • Initial prospect discovery and qualification before passing off to sales

  • Join a structured sales training program with clear milestones, and a career progression plan for strong performers

What You Will Bring:
  • 1-2 years experience; technical aptitude/curiosity

  • Basic knowledge of SDR concepts, practices, procedures, and principles

  • Passion for Sales and the desire to grow and excel

  • Ability to independently solve problems

  • Excellent written & verbal communication skills

  • Highly driven, intelligent, motivated and coachable

  • Collaborative and team oriented

Ready to build what's next? Let’s get in motion.

Come As You Are

Belonging isn’t a perk here. It’s the baseline. We work across time zones and backgrounds, knowing the best ideas come from different perspectives. And we make space for everyone to lead, grow, and challenge what’s possible.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job-related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.

Confluent Austin, Texas, USA Office

3300 N Interstate Hwy 35, Austin, TX, United States, 78705

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