Sales Development Representative | FIRST, VERIFY Inc. 17077
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Job Location:
Cape Town - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
$ 1500 - 2500
Posted on:
13 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Sales Development Representative (SDR) -
Location: South Africa (Remote)
Compensation: $1500 to $2500 USD/month (all-in). Open to base plus commission.
Schedule: Full-time US coverage (likely 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET with morning calling blocks prioritized).
Start: Mid to late January (ASAP if available).
About FIRST Verify
FIRST (operates FIRST Verify) helps industrial clients pre-qualify and vet contractors across safety insurance financials and compliance through an online platform. We are a remote distributed team serving primarily US-based customers.
We are building our outbound sales motion and hiring our first SDR to generate meetings from company-provided target lists and messaging sequences.
Role Summary
This is an execution-focused SDR role. You will follow up with prospects from a company-provided list using approved messaging sequences and a defined cadence across phone email and other channels.
You will not be responsible for writing messaging from scratch. Success in this role comes from consistency attention to detail strong calling habits and the ability to move priority accounts from first touch to qualified sales conversations.
Key Responsibilities
Execute outbound outreach to a defined list of priority accounts using approved sequences and talk tracks
Make high-volume outbound calls and follow up across email phone SMS and other approved channels
Work daily calling blocks to reach US East Coast and West Coast prospects
Engage targeted prospects initiate conversations and qualify interest based on defined criteria
Book qualified meetings and hand off opportunities to the sales team with clean notes and context
Maintain accurate activity logging statuses and next steps in Salesforce
Provide structured feedback on objections response patterns and sequence performance
What Success Looks Like
Strong daily activity execution against the established cadence
Consistent meeting generation from the provided list
High-quality qualification and handoffs (clear notes correct stages strong next steps)
Reliable voice quality and professional presence with industrial blue-collar buyer personas
Improvement over time in connect rates conversation rates and meeting conversion
Required Skills and Qualifications
Prior SDR/BDR or outbound prospecting experience preferred
Strong spoken English with a clear professional phone presence (crystal-clear call quality required)
Comfortable spending a large portion of the day on outbound calling
Ability to follow structured processes and messaging with precision
Organized persistent resilient to rejection and comfortable with routine outreach
Familiarity with CRM systems and basic sales metrics (activity connects meetings conversion rates)
Stable internet connection and reliable VOIP setup suitable for professional calling
Nice to Have
Experience selling into industrial construction manufacturing logistics or contractor-related audiences
Experience using Salesloft or similar sequencing tools
LinkedIn Sales Navigator experience
Interest in growing beyond meeting setting into closing and account management over time
Tools You Will Use
Salesforce (CRM)
Salesloft (sequencing dialer SMS)
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Additional calling/SMS tools as needed
Growth Path
This role is designed to start with meeting generation and strong outbound execution. For the right person there is a clear ramp to closing and account management within 6 to 12 months with the potential to mentor future SDR hires as the team grows.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Sales Experience
- B2B Sales
- Time Management
- Customer Service
- Cold Calling
- Retail Sales
- Territory Management
- Upselling
- Product Demos
- Outside Sales
- Medicare
- negotiation
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