Sales Development Representative (Mandarin-speaking)
At a glance
Entry-level Sales Development role at Stripe. Singapore.
Pay not stated
Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Research high-value prospects and prepare outreach materials alongside SDR and account executive partners
- Qualify marketing-sourced leads, advance viable opportunities, and schedule conversations with salespeople
- Use cold calls and marketing responses to start conversations with Greater China prospects
- Question prospects to uncover needs, assess interest, and prepare qualified handoffs to sales
- Keep lead records current in the CRM while meeting service agreements and contributing to weekly reporting
What you bring
- You can show a record of standout performance or previous professional success
- You communicate exceptionally well in writing and conversation
- You take initiative and can work effectively in a fast-changing environment
- You speak and write Mandarin Chinese and English at a high professional level
Who this fits
This role suits an early-career seller who enjoys prospecting, qualification, and improving sales or demand-generation processes. You'll work from the Singapore office three days per week and prospect into companies across Greater China. The initial months include a Sales Development Associate program before progression into the SDR role.
From the employer
Who we are
About Stripe
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.
About the team
As a Sales Development Representative (SDR) on the Greater China (GCN) team at Stripe, you'll support some of the region's largest and most innovative companies across various industries. You'll help power Stripe's growth engine by partnering closely with the Demand Generation and Account Executive teams to qualify leads and build a high-quality sales pipeline. You thrive on engaging with prospects, uncovering their needs, and identifying high-value opportunities. You're skilled at navigating early-stage sales conversations and energized by both learning new products and articulating their value in complex scenarios.
You also enjoy building—whether it's improving the demand generation and sales processes, sharpening how we communicate Stripe's value, or creating tools and assets that help the team scale. If you're hungry, curious, persistent, and a strong team player, we'd love to hear from you.
For the first months, you'll be part of the Sales Development Associate program, which is designed to accelerate your onboarding and ramp to full productivity as an SDR. This intensive program is built to help you quickly build and develop skills required to be successful in this role. Upon completion, you'll continue learning and growing in your career as part of Stripe's Sales Development Academy. These programs are endorsed and supported by sales leaders as an important part of investing in our people.
We take a data-driven, problem-solving approach to sales development, and look for someone who is confident in both prospecting to customers and in helping design our strategy.
What you'll do
Responsibilities
- Research and create outreach materials for high-value prospects, in partnership with SDRs and AEs
- Follow up with Marketing-generated leads to qualify as sales opportunities. Move solid leads through the funnel connecting them to a salesperson, and arranging meetings
- Execute outbound sales plays created by Marketing
- Initiate contact with potential customers through cold-calling or responding to inquiries generated from Marketing
- Develop relationships with prospects to uncover needs through effective questioning to qualify interest and viability to prepare hand-off to sales
- Follow up with potential customers who expressed interest but did not initially result in a sales opportunity
- Effectively work through lead list meeting and exceeding service-level agreements, consistently update activity and contact information within the CRM system, and support weekly reporting efforts
- Collaborate and provide feedback and insights to Marketing to help improve targeting and messaging
- Prospect into enterprises of all sizes across the Greater China region using a variety of tools and outreach methods
Who you are
We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum requirements
- A track record of top performance or prior success
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
- Self-starter who is able to operate in a hyper-growth environment
- High professional fluency in Mandarin Chinese and English is required for this role, as it involves working primarily with and prospecting into companies from the Greater China region
- This role requires in-office participation three (3) days per week in our Singapore office
At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us.
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