Elastic is expanding its Sales Development team and is looking for an SDR to join in Austin, TX. You will collaborate with sales, marketing, and partner teams to build and accelerate Elastic's sales pipeline, balancing reactive inquiries with proactive outreach. You will research accounts using Salesforce, Outreach, LinkedIn and other tools, and learn Elastic's technology to communicate its value to a technical audience. This on-site role offers base salary plus a target variable (OTE), stock program and 401(k) benefits, with typical starting ranges provided.
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. 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 quality of the interactions you have with our users more than the quantity 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. 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. What is The Role: As an SDR organization, we spend most of our time finding new business to expand Elastic's presence in all market segments. Your responsibilities will include: Collaborate with sales, marketing and our partner team to develop new strategies to build our sales pipeline and grow our business Balance the reactive work of responding to interested users with a creative and proactive approach to identify new opportunities Use Salesforce, Outreach, LinkedIn, and other prospecting tools to research accounts, identify key contacts and craft targeted messaging 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 What You Bring: There isn’t a cookie-cutter mold for who we hire, but there are some common qualities each member of our high-performing team possesses: 0-1 year work experience Sales or customer service experience a plus Willing to be in the Austin, TX office a few days a week Open to feedback, genuinely curious and constantly looking for ways to learn and improve 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! Not afraid to pick up the phone - this is the path to success! Hitting your monthly targets by being results oriented and focussed on achieving, through self discipline, creativity and passion Wanting to be a part of something bigger than yourself Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary plus a variable component, that together comprise the On-Target Earnings (OTE). On-Target Earnings (OTE) are based on a 70/30 pay mix (base salary / target variable). The typical starting OTE range for new hires in this role is listed below. This range represents the lowest to highest OTE we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. 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. 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. 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. The typical starting salary range for this role is: $46,200 — $73,000 USD The typical starting Target Variable range for this role is: $19,700 — $31,200 USD The typical starting On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for this role is: $65,900 — $104,200 USD Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People 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 i