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Sales Development Representative
Austin, TX
About the Opportunity
The AI wave isn't coming—it's already here, and we need hungry hustlers to help us ride it. We are partnering with a highly funded, category-defining AI platform looking for a Sales Development Representative in Austin. In this role, you won't just be making dials; you will be the engine driving the enterprise pipeline for a hyper-growth tech startup. We back this expectation with a $65,000 Base and a $110,000 OTE. If you want a fast-paced environment where your daily hustle translates into direct C-suite exposure and massive career growth, this is your launchpad.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the Enterprise Hunt: Open doors to the most consequential conversations in enterprise tech by targeting Fortune-level companies.
- Talk to Heavy Hitters: Turn cold outreach into qualified pipeline directly with CIOs, CTOs, and senior tech leaders.
- Master the Stack: Dive deep into our cutting-edge AI architecture so you can drop real knowledge, not just pitch a product.
- Fuel the Rocket Ship: Watch your daily outbound activity directly drive our massive Series B growth and company momentum.
Qualifications
- The Experience: 0–2 years of experience (internships and entry-level SDR experience welcome). You have a massive bias for action and don't wait around to be told what to do.
- Intellectually Curious: You have a genuine passion for the startup ecosystem and want to actually understand enterprise technology, not just read a script.
- The Mindset: A smooth communicator who brings confidence to the phone, eats feedback for breakfast, and thrives in a high-energy environment.
What is Shift Group?
Shift Group is a career platform built specifically for elite former athletes and military veterans. We help experienced professionals translate the traits that made them successful in uniform—discipline, resilience, and leadership—into high-impact business roles.
Through our platform and coaching resources, candidates showcase their track record, connect directly with companies seeking proven talent, and position themselves for leadership and strategic opportunities across business development, strategy, operations, and more.
Why Shift Group?
We’ve navigated this transition ourselves. As former athletes and veterans, we know the value of experience, leadership, and performance, and how to translate that into meaningful business impact.
Shift Group gives you the edge:
- Strategic coaching and guidance to refine your leadership approach and accelerate team impact.
- Tools to showcase your achievements and story in ways that make you stand out to decision-makers.
- Access to a network of companies hiring exclusively former athletes and veterans, including roles not publicly posted.
- The ability to position yourself for leadership and high-visibility opportunities.
The result: experienced professionals who don’t just apply, they get noticed, connected, and hired.
Why isn’t the company name listed?
The companies we partner with do not publicly post these roles. Instead, they work directly with Shift Group to identify and hire from our network.
They come to Shift Group with a clear focus on hiring former athletes and veterans, trusting the caliber of talent we develop and building their teams from this community.
This role represents just one of many opportunities available through our platform. By joining Shift Group, you’ll gain access to a curated set of opportunities you won’t find on traditional job boards.
*Shift Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Salary : $65,000 - $110,000