Sales Development Representative
At a glance
Junior Sales Development role at Cato Networks. Zürich.
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What you'll do
- Find and qualify prospects across your assigned territory using sales and lead-generation tools
- Build corporate prospect lists through direct contact and email campaigns
- Work with regional sales directors to qualify opportunities, book presentations and sometimes join partner visits
- Review lead progress weekly, keep sales records current and report activity across the sales process
- Meet sales activity targets while managing a high-volume workload and learning about new products
What you bring
- At least three years in an SDR role within a demanding, fast-moving startup environment
- Native German proficiency and a bachelor's degree or equivalent higher education
- A record of beating quarterly sales quotas
- Experience with Salesforce, Outreach, Discovering or another listed SDR productivity tool
Who this fits
This junior-level role suits an experienced SDR who can balance prospecting execution with strategic thinking and team coordination. You should be comfortable with a high-volume, target-driven workload and occasional travel to trade shows, around once or twice a year.
From the employer
Cato Networks is the converged network and security cloud for the AI era.
As AI reshapes cybersecurity, enterprises face a dual challenge: unlocking AI’s potential while defending against AI-driven attacks. Cato addresses both through a unified, cloud-native platform, providing the visibility and context to prioritize risks and stop threats in real time across users, applications, data, and AI agents.
Join us as we scale: take on ambitious technological challenges and shape the next generation of enterprise security at a company trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide.
We are looking for experienced Sales Development Representatives to join our amazing team in DACH. This is an exciting opportunity to work with the company who invented and pioneered the revolution of SASE. You will play a critical role in driving revenue in our defined markets.
Responsibilities
- Prospect and qualify potential customers within an assigned geographic territory, leveraging various sales and lead generation tools
- Develop corporate customer prospects through direct outreach and email campaigns
- Work in coordination with Regional Sales Directors to identify potential customers, qualify opportunities, schedule presentations, and occasionally accompany them on partner visits to strengthen relationships and generate new business opportunities
- Weekly review of leads developed, new leads added, and field sales intelligence; maintain accurate records and generate reports on all phases of sales activities
- Keep informed on new products, services, and other information of interest to customers through successful completion of sales training and self-study
- Display self-discipline and focus to effectively manage a high-volume business environment with strong time management skills
- Achieve or exceed daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly goals and production levels as defined by sales management
Requirements
- Dynamic, high energy sales professional with 3+ years of SDR experience within an intense, fast-paced, goal-oriented startup environment - ideally from a Networking or Security product company
- Demonstrated ability to exceed quarterly quotas
- Blend of strategic thinking and tactical implementation
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally within a team-oriented environment
- Strong computer, written, and interpersonal communications skills
- Experience with Salesforce.com, Outreach, Discovering, or other common SDR productivity tools.
- Ability to travel to Trade Shows when needed (~1-2x /year)
- BA/BS Degree or equivalent higher education
- Native German speaker required