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Sales Development Representative, Austin

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In-Office
Austin, TX, USA
50K-50K Annually
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In-Office
Austin, TX, USA
50K-50K Annually
Junior
Generate qualified sales pipeline through outbound prospecting, phone conversations, and opportunity qualification. Identify finance users’ pain points, connect customer needs to Planful’s SaaS solutions, collaborate with Account Executives, achieve quarterly quotas, document call notes, and maintain customer records in Salesforce. The role is hybrid in Austin and requires strong communication, organization, initiative, and an interest in technology sales.
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About Us

Planful is the pioneer of financial performance management cloud software. The Planful platform, which helps businesses drive peak financial performance, is used around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. Planful’s award-winning AI capabilities accelerate decision-making, helping Planful users in over 100 countries to close faster, accelerate cycle times, increase productivity, and improve accuracy. Planful is a private company with more than 1,500 customers, including Bose, Boston Red Sox, Five Guys, Grafton Plc, Gousto, and Specialized, and is backed by Vector Capital, a leading global private equity firm. Learn more at Planful.com.

About The Role

Are you full of energy, creative, and ready for a role in a fast-paced, SaaS-based company? Planful is looking to grow our Sales Development team to keep up with our growing demand. You will develop skills to filter and qualify outbound interest, generate pipeline, and help prospective customers address their business problems.
 
*This role will be hybrid out of the Austin, Texas area.
 
What You'll Do
 
● Execute on outbound activities using the Planful tech stack
● Conduct discussions with prospects over the phone to identify and qualify opportunities
● Understand finance users’ pain points, gather requirements, and correlate business value to customer needs
● Partner with Account Executives to strategize your outbound approach to identifying opportunities in target accounts
● Gain an understanding of the MM industry and the value our solutions provide customers
● Achieve quarterly quota
● Provide the Account Executive team with detailed call notes to ensure the opportunity is understood and the next steps are clearly defined
● Update and maintain customer information in Salesforce.com
 

Requirements

  • 6-18 months of professional experience, ideally in a sales role
  • Experience in the Finance or Accounting sector preferred
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Driven, hunter mentality, detail oriented, and team player
  • Self-starter with highly-developed interpersonal and organizational skills; decisive and results-oriented person who is prepared to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment
  • Experience with Salesforce and Outreach is a plus
  • Passionate about pursuing and growing a career in technology/SaaS sales
  • History of overachieving quotas/KPIs in past experiences
  • Comfortable and accountable while working remotely
  • Proactive and wants to be coached consistently while always looking to improve.

About Us

Planful is the pioneer of financial performance management cloud software. The Planful platform, which helps businesses drive peak financial performance, is used around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. Planful’s award-winning AI capabilities accelerate decision-making, helping Planful users in over 100 countries to close faster, accelerate cycle times, increase productivity, and improve accuracy. Planful is a private company with more than 1,500 customers, including Bose, Boston Red Sox, Five Guys, Grafton Plc, Gousto, and Specialized, and is backed by Vector Capital, a leading global private equity firm. Learn more at Planful.com.

About the Role

Are you full of energy, creative, and ready for a role in a fast-paced, SaaS-based company? Planful is looking to grow our Sales Development team to keep up with our growing demand. You will develop skills to filter and qualify outbound interest, generate pipeline, and help prospective customers address their business problems.

Requirements

  • 6-18 months of professional experience, ideally in a sales role
  • Experience in the Finance or Accounting sector preferred
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Driven, hunter mentality, detail oriented, and team player
  • Self-starter with highly-developed interpersonal and organizational skills; decisive and results-oriented person who is prepared to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment
  • Experience with Salesforce and Outreach is a plus
  • Passionate about pursuing and growing a career in technology/SaaS sales
  • History of overachieving quotas/KPIs in past experiences
  • Comfortable and accountable while working remotely
  • Proactive and wants to be coached consistently while always looking to improve.

Responsibilities

  • Execute on outbound activities using the Planful tech stack
  • Conduct discussions with prospects over the phone to identify and qualify opportunities
  • Understand finance users’ pain points, gather requirements, and correlate business value to customer needs
  • Partner with Account Executives to strategize your outbound approach to identifying opportunities in target accounts
  • Gain an understanding of the FPM industry and the value our solutions provide customers
  • Achieve quarterly quota
  • Provide the Account Executive team with detailed call notes to ensure the opportunity is understood and the next steps are clearly defined
  • Update and maintain customer information in Salesforce.com

Why Planful 

To foster the best in class work we’re so proud of, we’ve created a best in class culture, including:
  • 2 Volunteer days per year, Birthday PTO, and quarterly company Wellness Days
  • 3 months supply of diapers and meal deliveries for the first month of your Maternity/Paternity leave and generous parental leave
  • Talkspace access and mental health support
  • Annual company-wide gatherings held in cities like San Diego, Denver, Palm Springs, and Vegas!
  • Office hubs in San Francisco, Toronto, and London. We also offer benefits such as home office setup, and monthly wifi and cell phone reimbursements for all employees, in-office or remote.
  • Employee Resource Groups such as Women of Planful, Parents of Planful, and many more. We encourage our teammates to bring their authentic selves to the team, and have full support in creating new ERGs & communities along the way

Pay Transparency Statement

At Planful, our top priority is supporting our employees and ensuring everyone has access to equal growth opportunities. Compensation decisions are based on each individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and work location.

The base salary range for this role starts at $50,000 USD + commission and benefits, depending on experience and location. This position is also eligible for bonus or commission. You can learn more about our benefits https://planful.com/jobs/.

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