About the Role
UpGuard is replacing manual security bottlenecks with AI-driven precision, scaling its infrastructure to process 100 billion risk signals daily. The company builds the Cyber Risk Posture Management (CRPM) platform, integrating security ratings, threat intel, and agentic AI to empower organizations to stay ahead of evolving attack surfaces. The Sales team is crucial for growth, acting as trusted architects of digital resilience in an era of complex third-party risk. UpGuard seeks high-energy individuals for its fast-paced, AI-augmented sales environment.
Responsibilities
- Generating new opportunities across EMEA using outbound tactics (email sequences, LinkedIn, cold calling etc.)
- Identifying, targeting and nurturing potential outbound opportunities
- Understanding the needs of prospects and communicating them clearly to the sales reps you’re working with
- Clearly articulating UpGuard’s value proposition and products to prospects and positioning it based on their particular problem/need
- Taking accurate and detailed notes in our CRM
- Working collaboratively with sales, marketing and product to utilize the insights you learn from prospects to make process and product improvements
Requirements
- 6-12 months experience in B2B tech sales as an SDR/BDR
- Experience cold calling and outbound sales
- High level of proficiency in the English language, both written and spoken
- Ability to give and receive feedback
- High energy and willingness to learn
- Must have a remote setup (company assists with this)
- National police history check and reference checks required before starting
- Cannot support candidates requiring visa sponsorship or relocation
Skills
- Cold calling
- Outbound sales
- English language proficiency
- CRM software
- Sales Engagement software
- Hubspot
- Outreach.io
- Lusha
- Zoominfo
- Sales Navigator
Location
- Remote
- CA
- MD
- MA
- IL
- OR
- WA
- CO
- TX
- FL
- PA
- LA
- MO
- DC
Work Type
- Fully remote
Experience Level
- 6-12 months experience in B2B tech sales
- 1yr+ B2B SaaS experience
Benefits
- Monthly Lifestyle subsidy
- WFH set-up allowance
- $1500 USD annual Learning & Development allowance
- Annual leave (PTO plus two additional UpGuardian leave days)
- 18 weeks paid Parental Leave
- Personal Leave Allowance (sick & carer’s leave)
- Top-spec hardware
- Generative AI subsidy
About the Company
- UpGuard is replacing manual security bottlenecks with AI-driven precision.
- Fresh off a US$75M Series C, UpGuard is scaling its infrastructure to process 100 billion risk signals daily.
- The company builds the Cyber Risk Posture Management (CRPM) platform.
- UpGuard empowers organizations to stay ahead of an ever evolving attack surface.
- UpGuard provides the autonomy to ship world-class technology and the resources to do it at a global scale.
- UpGuard's Sales team is the engine of its growth, acting as trusted architects of digital resilience.
- UpGuard maintains a highly collaborative, consultative culture.
- UpGuard shattered revenue targets and expanded its global footprint in 2025.
- UpGuard is a Certified Great Place to Work® in the US, Australia, UK and India.
- 99% of team members agree that UpGuard is a great place to work.
Equal Opportunity
- As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.
