Remote Sales Development Representative – EMEA at Kinsta
Job Description
Kinsta is one of the top-managed WordPress hosting companies, with a growing club of 120,000+ businesses including startups, universities and Fortune 500 firms. We’re motivated by excellent quality, and proud to have received a 97% satisfaction rating from our customers.
That’s because, to us, each day is a chance to grow. As a team, we continuously inspire each other to learn new and better ways to make an impact. We own our jobs proudly – our leaders don’t hold our hands, but they’re in our corner whenever we ask for help – and our environment is flexible and remote-first.
Ready to take on a dynamic role where creativity drives results? We’re on the hunt for a Sales Development Representative in the EMEA region who’s passionate about crafting inventive outreach strategies, connecting with new prospects, and making sure every lead is pipeline-ready. If you thrive on exploring new ways to engage leads and love the challenge of driving real impact, we want you on our team!
If you’re a tech-savvy professional with a growth mindset, a flair for creative problem-solving, and a genuine passion for sales, you’ll thrive as a Kinsta SDR! In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with our Account Executives to strategically enroll outbound leads into prospecting campaigns and ignite interest in our products.
What You Will Do:
- Act as a First Point of Contact for Future Customers: Serve as the first interaction for potential clients, where you’ll be instrumental in communicating Kinsta’s vision and services, presenting solutions, and sparking interest in our products.
- Leverage Sales tools: Use our CRM and Sales Stack to research, filter, and identify high-potential leads that align with our sellability standards.
- Drive Creative Outreach: Proactively source and qualify outbound leads using diverse outreach strategies—email, phone, video, and social media—to break through and capture attention.
- Experiment and Refine: Continually test messaging, channels, and sequencing to optimize response rates and engagement, staying ahead of trends and adapting as you go.
- Fill the Pipeline and Book Meetings: Proactively engage leads and book well-prepped qualified discovery meetings for our Account Executives, ensuring a strong and steady flow of prospects in the pipeline.
- Maintain Accurate Data: Update HubSpot records meticulously to ensure contact, company, and deal information remains current, enabling our team to make data-driven decisions.
- Collaborate and Contribute: Actively participate in brainstorming sessions, offering new ideas to improve prospecting processes and overall lead efficiency.
What You Bring To The Table:
- 1-2 years of work experience, preferably in sales development or in a similar role.
- A results-oriented mindset and confidence with cold calling, written, social media, and video outreach to effectively connect with prospects and drive interest.
- Near-native proficiency in English and exceptional writing skills.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Tech-savvy, with a strong interest in technology.
Bonus if you:
- Have prior experience in sales or basic knowledge of the hosting industry.
- Have shown a strong interest in sales through a sales development certificate.
- Have familiarity with HubSpot Sales or Salesforce and other prospecting tools.
- Are Fluent in a second Kinsta language beyond English. Languages we’re currently targeting include Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Japanese.
Our Benefits:
- Flexible and remote-first environment.
- Annual remote expense budget.
- Flexible PTO.
- Paid parental leave.
- Annual professional development budget: available after one year with Kinsta.
- Sabbatical: available after three years with Kinsta (and every three years thereafter).
- Location-specific healthcare benefits (includes vision and dental) for employees hired in the USA, UK, and Hungary.
- Pension plan for employees hired in the UK, and 401k contributions for employees hired in the USA.
Kinsta is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and we will take actions to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.