At Qualtrics, we create software the world’s best brands use to deliver exceptional frontline experiences, build high-performing teams, and design products people love. But we are more than a platform—we are the creators and stewards of the Experience Management category serving over 18K clients globally. Building a category takes grit, determination, and a disdain for convention—but most of all it requires close-knit, high-functioning teams with an unwavering dedication to serving our customers.
When you join one of our teams, you’ll be part of a nimble group that’s empowered to set aggressive goals and move fast to achieve them. Strategic risks are encouraged and complex problems are solved together, by passing the mic and iterating until the best solution comes to light. You won’t have to look to find growth opportunities—ready or not, they’ll find you. From retail to government to healthcare, we’re on a mission to bring humanity, connection, and empathy back to business. Join over 5,000 people across the globe who think that’s work worth doing.
Sales Development Program
Why We Have This Role
As a Sales Development Representative, you are the face of Qualtrics. Qualtrics leads the way in Experience Management—one of the fastest-growing tech categories—as an SDR you will be at the forefront of this global movement. You will be contacting leaders and executives in organizations of all sizes across many verticals. Your focus is connecting with these potential customers by tailoring how the Qualtrics platform can help them more fully understand their market, customers, and employees. These insights allow leaders to make quicker and more accurate decisions driven by data.
How You'll Find Success
- You identify key decision makers and/or key influencers within an organization across many different departments
- You understand the impact our products have on our customers
- You articulate to prospects how our tools can help their organizations get to the next level with real-time data
- You work well with teammates, like to strategize, and plan out creative methods to generate more business opportunities
- You use rejection as fuel to motivate and push you to work harder and smarter
- You’re a self starter, competitive, and driven. You see the bigger picture. You don’t settle for mediocrity
- You don’t hit quota because that is what is expected of you, rather you blow past quota because it’s who you are
- Money, opportunity for growth, and promotion motivate you
- You are in sales because you want to drive your own destiny
- You view this opportunity as a career, not as a job
How You'll Grow
Sales Development is a rapidly growing division within the sales organization. The purpose of the department is to:
- Generate qualified pipeline that progresses through the sales funnel, generating new closed revenue.
- To develop new quota-carrying Account Executives
Due to hyper growth, we’re constantly looking for hungry and driven individuals who are passionate about a career in corporate sales.
You'll have the ability to be promoted two times while in the program (every 9 months) with your third promotion being into a mid-level Account Executive role.
Things You'll Do
- You make 50+ calls and send 50+ personalized emails per day. In addition, you find and add 15+ new contacts to into your call cadence.
- You work with Account Executives to discuss and strategize methods to penetrate targeted accounts with the goal of setting quality meetings.
- You work closely with our Marketing team to execute on personalized account-based campaigns
- You’re the best with LinkedIn and Salesforce.
- You attend 1:1’s, team meetings, trainings, sales calls, discovery calls, demos, etc. to develop your skills.
- You collaborate with your peers sharing standard methodologies, “oops moments,” and role playing to make sure you’re focused on continuous improvement.
- You compete with yourself, your co-workers, and other teams.
- You’re self disciplined, accountable, and reliable.
What We're Looking For On Your Resume
- Bachelor’s Degree (no specific major)
- Sales Experience Preferred
- Sales Experience could include; sales internships, sales minor, sales program/ club, SDR experiences, inside sales, door-to-door sales, any cold calling experiences, etc.
What You Should Know About Our Team
- This role sits in the following locations: Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Raleigh, NC; Provo, UT
- Competitive Pay: Uncapped Commissions and Accelerators
- Training and Development: 30 minutes every day to focus on personal development (reading a book, listening to a podcast, developing a new skill, etc)
- The Qualtrics Hybrid Work Model: Our hybrid work model is elegantly simple: we all gather in the office three days a week; Mondays and Thursdays, plus one day selected by your organizational leader. These purposeful in-person days in thoughtfully designed offices help us do our best work and harness the power of collaboration and innovation. For the rest of the week, work where you want, owning the integration of work and life.
Our Team's Favorite Perks And Benefits
- Frequent SPIFs (sales performance incentive funds) are offered to earn extra money on top of your compensation package
- Monthly Wellness Bonus: Every quarter you will receive $300 or $1,200 annually to use on a wide variety of wellness benefits. (Ex: monthly gym pass, athletic clothing, massages, camping gear, financial planner, etc).
- 30 paid days off: 15 PTO, 5 personal days, and 10 Holiday closures (You may be expected to work on holidays or weekends in exchange for future time off)
- Qualtrics Experience Program - $1500 for an experience of your choosing (eligible after one year)
- 401k match program
- Medical Benefits: Healthcare, Vision, Parental Leave, Dental, and more
- Free lunch, snacks, drinks, massage chairs, table tennis, an onsite gym, and more
The Qualtrics Hybrid Work Model: Our hybrid work model is elegantly simple: we all gather in the office three days a week; Mondays and Thursdays, plus one day selected by your organizational leader. These purposeful in-person days in thoughtfully designed offices help us do our best work and harness the power of collaboration and innovation. For the rest of the week, work where you want, owning the integration of work and life.
Qualtrics is an equal opportunity employer meaning that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.
Applicants in the United States of America have rights under Federal Employment Laws:Family & Medical Leave Act,Equal Opportunity Employment,Employee Polygraph Protection Act
Qualtrics is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Qualtrics will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please let your Qualtrics contact/recruiter know.
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For full-time positions, this pay range is for base per year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, education, skills, and experience. A sign-on bonus and restricted stock units may be included in an employment offer, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and other benefits, based on eligibility criteria.
Illinois Annual Pay Transparency Range
$45,000—$55,000 USD
For this part-time or intern position, this pay range is for base pay per hour. An intern housing stipend may be included in an employment offer. In addition to a range of medical, financial, and other benefits, based on eligibility criteria.
Illinois Hourly Pay Transparency
$17.50—$17.80 USD
Top Skills
Qualtrics Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
191 North Wacker Drive Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, United States, 60606
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