About the Role
As a Sales Development Representative, you will assist in generating new business opportunities by qualifying inbound leads and/or driving various outbound campaigns and creating the pipeline for the growing business in the region. Sales Development roles exist to service our Talent Solutions and Sales Solutions businesses.
Responsibilities
- Build strong partnerships with AEs by aligning priorities, targets, and success metrics, operating within ROE to drive clarity, accountability, and seamless teamwork.
- Engage prospects through structured outreach, understand their business needs, and apply product knowledge and qualification frameworks (e.g., BANT) to create meaningful opportunities and guide next steps.
- Continuously refine outreach through testing, data enrichment, and feedback, leveraging insights to improve engagement, conversion, and overall funnel performance.
- Deliver on monthly and quarterly goals by aligning daily execution to core KPIs, following structured plans, and using data to track and improve effectiveness.
- Understand customer buying processes, communicate value effectively, and maintain accurate CRM inputs to support strong pipeline quality and forecasting.
Requirements
- Minimum 1 year of experience in sales, business development, recruiting, lead generation or sales operations OR High School Diploma, General Educational Development (GED), or equivalent
- Business fluency in Japanese and English
- 6+ months of experience with CRM/ERP systems (e.g., Salesforce, Dynamics, HubSpot), with the ability to maintain accurate pipeline data.
- Familiarity with modern prospecting approaches, including multi-channel outreach (calls, email, LinkedIn) and use of AI-powered tools for research and workflow efficiency
- Strong communication and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret basic metrics, collaborate with sales teams, and continuously improve outreach effectiveness
- Recruitment agency experience is a plus.
Skills
- AI Fluency
- Sales & Business Acumen
- Customer Research & Active Listening
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Drive for Results
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 1 year of experience in sales, business development, recruiting, lead generation or sales operations
- 6+ months of experience with CRM/ERP systems
Education Level
- High School Diploma, General Educational Development (GED), or equivalent
About the Company
- LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce.
- Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day.
- We're also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth.
- We aspire to create a culture that's built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.
- Join us to transform the way the world works.
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