Sales Development Representative
Lighthouse is on a mission to disrupt commercial strategy for the hospitality industry with their innovative platform. They are seeking a Sales Development Representative to drive growth by qualifying leads and building the sales pipeline while collaborating with the marketing and sales teams.
Responsibilities
- Conduct research on key contacts in the hospitality industry, specifically hotel chains and their management companies
- Use news, industry trends, and company updates to put together well-crafted messaging for key contacts
- Make outbound calls, send LinkedIn messages, and craft highly personalized emails to prospective clients. This role will require maintaining a high volume of activities while maintaining the highest quality of outreach
- Proactively seek new business opportunities for Lighthouse
- Identify the needs of prospective clients, and qualify both inbound and outbound leads. Get prospects excited to meet with Business Development Managers, as well as executing a strong handoff to the sales team
- Work closely with Lighthouse’s Marketing team to generate leads and follow up with prospective clients after trade shows, webinars, and other events and campaigns
- Work cross-functionally with Regional Sales Managers, Business Development Managers, and the marketing team to optimize Lighthouse’s sales process and win rate
Skills
- High energy with a passion for building relationships and connecting with people
- Professional communication skills, both written and verbal
- Highly organized, with a strong attention to detail
- A desire to pursue a career in sales
- Strong prioritization skills with a demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple activities simultaneously
- Self-motivated team player with a proven ability to work both as an individual and as part of a team
- Demonstrated coachability and a desire for continuous improvement
- Experience in the hospitality industry
- Prior experience as an SDR, or in sales
- Experience using Salesforce or another CRM tool
Benefits
- Flexible time off: Autonomy to manage your work-life balance.
- 401k matching: Up to 4%.
- Health insurance: Two Blue Cross Blue Shield plans with 99% company contribution to the base plan and 75% for dependents and spouses, plus $25/month to HSA.
- Vision and Dental Insurance: Dental Buy-up plan option, 50% company contributions to premiums for both employees, dependents and spouses for both.
- Employee Assistance Program: 100% confidential and free.
- Employer paid Short Term Disability + $50,000 Life Insurance
- Parental leave: 12 weeks of company paid primary caregiver leave, 3 weeks of company paid secondary caregiver leave, $1,500 new parent bonus, and 4 week flexible return to work plan.
- Wellbeing support: Subsidized ClassPass subscription.
- Referral bonus: Earn rewards for bringing in new talent.
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