Sales Development Representative - Austin, TX

<div class="content-intro"><p>Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.</p></div><h3><strong>What is The Role:</strong></h3> <p>Elastic is expanding its Sales Development team to support the explosive adoption of our offerings. Companies like Netflix, Lyft, Facebook, The New York Times, and Tinder (yeah, that Tinder) are looking to Elastic to help solve their big data problems. As a Sales Development Representative (SDR), you will play a critical role in the success of our sales organization by proactively identifying, nurturing, and creating new opportunities. Unlike most Sales Development organizations, we care about the <em>quality </em>of the interactions you have with our users more than the <em>quantity</em> of calls you make in a day. At Elastic, you will work with current users to understand their use case and help them navigate their Elastic journey.<br>We provide office space for in-person trainings, collaboration, and team building which is used by SDRs on average of 1-2 days per week depending on tenure, team, and preference. The in-person collaboration helps our SDRs to build stronger relationships and develop in a more collaborative and supportive environment.</p> <h3><strong>What You Will Be Doing:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Collaborate with sales, marketing and our partner team to develop new strategies to build our sales pipeline and grow our business</li> <li>Balance the reactive work of responding to interested users with a creative and proactive approach to identify new opportunities</li> <li>Use Salesforce, Outreach, LinkedIn, and other prospecting tools to research accounts, identify key contacts and craft targeted messaging</li> <li>Learn our technology and effectively communicate our value proposition with a technical audience. Work to understand their goals and challenges to better understand how we can help</li> </ul> <h3>What You Bring:</h3> <ul> <li>1 years of SaaS sales experience</li> <li>Willing to be in the Austin, TX office 3 days a week.</li> <li>Open to feedback, genuinely curious and constantly looking for ways to learn and improve</li> <li>Genuine love of technology, with the ability to learn and communicate complex technical concepts - Don’t worry, we’ll give you a lot of resources!</li> <li>Not afraid to pick up the phone - this is the path to success!</li> <li>Hitting your monthly targets by being results oriented and focussed on achieving, through self discipline, creativity and passion</li> <li>Wanting to be a part of something bigger than yourself</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;">Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary plus a variable component, that together comprise the On-Target Earnings (OTE). &nbsp;On-Target Earnings (OTE) are based on a 70/30 pay mix (base salary / target variable).&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The typical starting OTE range for new hires in this role is listed below.&nbsp; This range represents </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">the lowest to highest OTE we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.&nbsp; We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;">An employee's position within the OTE range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;">Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program.&nbsp; Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.</span></p></div><div class="title">The typical starting salary range for this role is:</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$46,200</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$73,000 USD</span></div></div><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">The typical starting Target Variable range for this role is:</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$19,700</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$31,200 USD</span></div></div><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">The typical starting On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for this role is:</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$65,900</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$104,200 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><h2><strong>Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People</strong></h2> <p>As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.</p> <p>We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.</p> <ul> <li>Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary</li> <li>Health coverage for you and your family in many locations</li> <li>Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles</li> <li>Generous number of vacation days each year</li> <li>Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service</li> <li>Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love</li> <li>Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave</li> </ul> <p>Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.</p> <p>We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email <a href="mailto:candidate_accessibility@elastic.co" target="_blank">candidate_accessibility@elastic.co</a><span class="gmail_default">.</span>&nbsp;We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.</p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws, view posters linked below:</span> <a href="https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/fmlaen.pdf" target="_blank">Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)</a> <span style="color: #000000;">Poster;</span><span style="color: #000000;">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf" target="_blank">Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision</a> Poster; </span><a href="https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/eppabw.pdf" target="_blank">Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)</a> <span style="color: #000000;">Poster and <a href="https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights.pdf" target="_blank">Know Your Rights</a> (Poster)</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Elasticsearch develops and distributes technology and information that is subject to U.S. and other countries’ export controls and licensing requirements for individuals who are located in or are nationals of the following sanctioned countries and regions: Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, or Russia, including the Ukrainian territories annexed by Russia (The Crimea region of Ukraine, The Donetsk People's Republic (DNR), The Luhansk People's Republic (LNR), Kherson or Zaporizhzhia). 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