Sales Development Representative

About The Team

Note: This role is an in-office position, based in our Chicago, IL office. As a Sales Development Representative (SDR) at Stripe, you’ll work in a customer-facing role focused on connecting prospective customers with Stripe.

Responsibilities

• Contact potential customers through cold-calling, email, and social channels, or by responding to inquiries generated from Marketing activities.
• Book meetings with potential customers (prospects) and pitch them on Stripe’s products that are a match for their business model.
• Develop relationships with prospects to uncover specific business needs through effective, consultative questioning to qualify interest and prepare a comprehensive hand-off to sales.
• Research and create compelling outreach materials for high-value prospects, in partnership with SDRs and Account Executives.
• Execute outbound sales outreach created by marketing, leveraging strategic messaging to target specific segments.
• Follow-up with potential customers who expressed interest but did not initially result in a sales opportunity, maintaining a warm pipeline.
• Effectively manage customer outreach, consistently meeting/exceeding Service Level Agreements (SLAs), meticulously updating activity and contact information within the Customer Relationship Management system (Salesforce) to support weekly reporting efforts.
• Collaborate and provide essential feedback and insights to Marketing to help improve targeting, messaging, and overall campaign effectiveness.

Who you are

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. Minimum requirements:

• A track record of top performance or prior success in academic, extracurricular, or professional endeavors.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to clearly articulate complex topics.
• Self-starter who is highly motivated and able to operate effectively and autonomously in a hyper-growth environment.

In-office expectations

Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico, Bengaluru, India, and Dublin, Ireland work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss.

Pay and benefits

The annual US base salary range for this role is $68,400 - $102,600. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process. Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.