About Keyfactor
Our mission is to build a connected society, rooted in trust, with identity-first security for every machine and human. Keyfactor helps organizations move fast to establish digital trust at scale — and then maintain it. With decades of cybersecurity experience, Keyfactor is trusted by more than 1,500 companies across the globe. We are proud to continually earn recognition as a Best Place to Work, and we achieve that through our amazing people who cultivate our culture as we grow. We hope you will trust your future with Keyfactor!
Title: Sales Development Representative
Location: Germany; Remote
Experience: Entry-Level
Job Function: Sales Development
Employment Type: Full Time
Industry: Computer and Network Security
Job Summary
The Sales Development Representative (SDR) identifies and qualifies new leads to generate potential sales opportunities.
The position is based in our Aachen office but can be undertaken remotely if you are based in Germany. Applicants must be based in Germany and must hold valid Right to Work in Germany.
Job Responsibilities
- Builds and maintains a healthy top-of-funnel pipeline, ensuring a steady flow of qualified opportunities for Sales Directors.
- Utilizes an Account-Based Experience strategy to tailor interactions and engagements with targeted accounts, enhancing lead quality and conversion rates.
- Works with the marketing team to amplify the reach and effectiveness of campaigns within their territory and follows up with inbound leads, ensuring no opportunity is missed.
- Identifies and engages with key stakeholders within targeted accounts, leveraging insights and data to personalize outreach and communications.
- Conducts initial qualification of leads, assessing their fit and potential value before passing them along to Enterprise Sales Directors for further development.
- Gathers and reports insights on market trends, competitor activities, and potential opportunities to inform sales and marketing strategies.
- Utilizes outbound sales tactics such as cold calling, email campaigns, and social selling to engage potential clients.
- Collaborates with marketing to leverage campaigns and events for pipeline acceleration.
- Conducts market research to understand industry trends, competitor landscapes, and potential customer pain points.
- Maintains accurate records of sales activities and pipeline development in CRM tools.
Minimum Qualifications, Education, and Skills
- High school diploma or equivalent; bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or a related field or equivalent experience.
- Experience in sales, customer service, or a related role.
- Fluency in German Language - verbal and written
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Basic knowledge of CRM systems.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to conduct research and identify potential leads.
- Capability to handle initial sales inquiries and follow up on leads.
- Adaptability to learn new sales techniques and tools.
- Basic understanding of sales processes and CRM tools.
- Familiarity with marketing tactics and lead generation.
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Compensation
Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Culture, Career Opportunities and Benefits
We build teams that continually strive to get better than the day before. You will be challenged daily and given opportunities to grow personally and professionally. We balance autonomy and structure to create an entrepreneurial environment to spur creativity and new ideas.
Here are just some of the initiatives that make our culture special:
- Second Fridays (a company-wide day off on the second Friday of every month minus November and December of 2025 due to the Holiday schedule). Please note that this benefit is subject to change.
- Comprehensive benefit coverage globally.
- Generous paid parental leave globally.
- Competitive time off globally.
- Dedicated employee-focused ambassadors via Key Contributors & Culture Committees.
- DIVERSE Commitment, a call to action for a more inclusive and diverse future in business, society, and technology.
- The Keyfactor Alliance Program to support DEIB efforts.
- Wellbeing resources, wellness allowance, mindfulness app free membership, Wellness Wednesdays.
- Global Volunteer Day, company non-profit matching, and 3 volunteer days off.
- Monthly Talent development and Cross Functional meetings to support professional development.
- Regular All Hands meetings – followed by group gatherings.
Our Core Values
Our core values are extremely important to how we run our business and what we look for in every team member:
Trust is paramount.
We deliver security software and solutions where trust and openness are of the highest importance for our customers. We are honest and a trusted partner in every aspect of business.
Customers are core.
We strategize, operate, and execute through a customer-centric view. We prioritize the security interests of our customers, and we act as if their data were our own.
Innovation never stops, it only accelerates.
The speed of change is accelerating. We are committed, through investment and focus, to stay ahead of the innovation curve.
We deliver with agility.
We thrive in high-paced and continually changing environments. We navigate through newly added variables, adjust accordingly, while driving towards our strategic goals.
United by respect.
Respect for all is what unites us. We promote diversity, inclusivity, equity, and acting with empathy and openness, both in our business and in our communities.
Teams make “it” happen.
Vision and goals are not individually achievable – they require teamwork. We pride ourselves in operating as a cohesive team, creating promoters and partners, and winning as one.
Keyfactor is a proud equal opportunity employer including but not limited to veterans and individuals with disabilities.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: Applicants with disabilities may contact a member of Keyfactor’s People team via [email protected] and/or telephone at 1.216.785.2990 to request and arrange for accommodations at any time.
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