Sales Development Representative

Sales Development Representative (SDR)

SV Academy · Full-Time· Paid Training Included ·Clear Path to Six Figures

Are you driven, competitive, and ready to build a career in one of the highest-growth fields in tech? SV Academy is hiring Sales Development Representatives — and we're looking for people who are hungry to prove themselves, not people who already have the perfect resume.

No tech background required. No prior sales experience required. What we're looking for is harder to teach: ambition, resilience, and the ability to connect with people and move them to action.

About SV Academy

SV Academy partners with 400 leading tech companies to identify, train, and place the next generation of top-performing SDRs. Since 2017, we've helped more than 6,000 ambitious individuals launch meaningful careers at some of the most innovative companies in the industry — across SaaS, AI, fintech, cybersecurity, and high-growth tech.

About the SDR Role

As a Sales Development Representative, you'll be on the front line of business growth — identifying and engaging high-value prospects, qualifying leads, and creating pipeline for Account Executives. You'll work directly with enterprise clients, develop a deep understanding of the sales process, and build the skills that top-performing SDRs use to advance into Account Executive roles within 12–18 months.

This is a full-time role. You'll be embedded at a partner company as a W-2 employee of SV Academy, with daily coaching from our mentors and the partner's own sales leadership. The role begins with two weeks of free evening training — so you can keep your current job until you're ready to make the full transition.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage & Educate: You'll reach out to potential enterprise clients via phone, cold email, and LinkedIn — sharing insights about innovative products and driving meaningful conversations with decision-makers.
• Lead Qualification: Identify, research, and qualify leads. Schedule high-value discovery meetings with C-suite and senior-level stakeholders for the Account Executive team.
• Enterprise Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with enterprise prospects, understand their business needs, and position solutions with relevance and precision
• Hit Your Targets: Own your numbers. Hit outreach, conversion, and meeting-booked targets every week — and push yourself to exceed them.
• Learn the Stack: Master the full SDR toolkit: Salesforce or HubSpot, Outreach or Salesloft, ZoomInfo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator. Earn your ZoomInfo Certification during training.
• Grow Every Day: Receive and act on daily feedback from SV Academy mentors and partner sales leadership. The fastest-improving Residents become the strongest full-time hires.

Who We're Looking For

• Entrepreneurial Mindset: You take initiative, solve problems creatively, and find ways to add value before anyone asks you to.
• Demonstrated Dedication: You've shown up for hard things and followed through — whether in work, sport, academics, or life. We care about your track record, not your title.
• Strong Communicator: You build rapport quickly, communicate clearly in writing and conversation, and can hold your own with senior-level decision-makers.
• Curious & Coachable: You want to understand how things work — why a prospect buys, what makes a message land, how to sharpen your approach after every call.
• Long-Term Focused: You're not here for a stepping stone. You want to build a career in tech sales and you're prepared to invest in getting there.
• Resilient & Thick-Skinned: Sales involves rejection. A lot of it. You process it, learn from it, and come back sharper — not defeated.

Compensation & Program Structure

The destination: a full-time offer at a partner company with a clear path to six figures in total annual compensation (base commission), plus full health, dental, vision, and retirement benefits from Day 1 of your full-time role.

Requirements

• Full-time availability starting Day 11 (the Residency is a full-time role)
• Available for evening Zoom training sessions during Weeks 1–2 (Mon–Thu 6–9 pm ET)
• Legal authorization to work in the United States
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
• Passion for sales, technology, and business development

Ready to Own Your Success?

If you're ready to invest in yourself and build a career that reflects what you're actually capable of — apply today. SV Academy will meet you the rest of the way.