Sales Development Representative

Dow Jones Open · verified Sep 30, 2026

Singapore Full-time Junior Sales Development

At a glance

Entry-level Sales Development role at Dow Jones. Singapore · full-time.

Pay not stated

RoleSales Development

SeniorityJunior

LocationSingapore

EmploymentFull-time

PostedSep 30, 2026 · 1d ago

Role brief

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What you'll do

Call existing and potential clients to arrange meetings about Professional Information Business products
Build segment-specific campaigns with Sales Directors, Account Executives and Sales Specialists
Choose target groups, assemble prospect lists and use focused campaigns to generate qualified leads
Qualify opportunities and pursue new business or customer upsells toward individual and team revenue goals
Log calls, contacts and campaign activity in the global CRM for management reporting

What you bring

Up to two years of experience in sales, business development or a related field
Comfort with frequent outbound prospecting and meeting, activity and pipeline targets
Professional communication across phone, email and virtual conversations, plus strong writing skills
English and Mandarin proficiency, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Working knowledge of Excel, Word and Teams

Who this fits

This junior sales development role suits someone ready for outbound prospecting, lead qualification and team-based selling, including upselling to current customers. You’ll report to the Sales Development Manager and work with sales, product, marketing and data strategy colleagues.

From the employer

Job Description:

About the Role:

As a Sales Development Representative, you will be responsible for identifying, pursuing, and securing new clients, opportunities, or markets to drive revenue growth. You will focus on prospecting, qualifying leads, building early-stage relationships, and converting new opportunities into customers or revenue-generating engagements. You will be part of the Risk Sales team and report directly to Manager, Sales Development.

About the Team:

Dow Jones Risk is a global provider of best-in-class risk data, technology solutions, due diligence and managed services for managing regulatory and reputational risk. For 20 years, its market-leading data has helped financial institutions and businesses have greater control managing Financial Crime Compliance, Third Party Risk Management, Sanctions Compliance and Trade Compliance. With a global team of expert researchers covering more than 60 languages, Dow Jones applies the same rigor to its data that it has always brought to its journalism, offering the most accurate and complete risk datasets on the market.

You Will:

Call current and prospective clients to set-up meetings for our Professional Information Business suite of products.
Work with Sales Directors, Account Executives and Sales Specialists to create sales campaigns for specific segments. Identify target groups, build prospect lists and produce qualified sales leads through targeted campaigns.
Identify and qualify new leads to achieve and exceed personal and team revenue goals.
Develop necessary internal relationships with all parts of the Professional Information Business team (Data Strategy, Product, Marketing & Sales).
Maintain records of sales calls, contacts and sales campaigns in the global CRM to provide management information.

You Have:

0-2 years of prior experience in business development, sales, or a related industry.
Demonstrated comfort with high-volume outbound outreach and working toward activity, pipeline and meeting targets.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage prospects professionally across phone, email and virtual channels.
Proficiency in Excel, Word and Teams; experience with Salesforce, LinkedIn Sales Navigator or similar prospecting tools is preferred.
Ability to utilize effective influencing strategies to gain agreement or commitment to proposed solutions in order to help advance the sales process to the next level.
Ability to drive new business opportunities within new prospects, as well as ability to upsell to existing Dow Jones customers within a team selling environment.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Language proficiency in English and Mandarin

Our Benefits

Comprehensive Insurance & Retirement plans
Paid Time Off and Leaves
Education Benefits
Family Care Benefits
Career Growth Programs
Access to Dow Jones Products
Employee Referral Program
Employee Well-being Support & Fitness Programs
Financial Health Programs
Cybersecurity Protection

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application or participating in an interview due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

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Business Area:

Dow Jones - Risk Sales

Job Category:

Sales

Union Status:

Non-Union role