Sales Development Representative

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Sales Development Representative building qualified K-12 pipeline for PowerSchool’s cloud-based education software. Conducting multichannel outreach, qualifying leads, and creating sales opportunities.

Responsibilities:

  • Convert inbound leads and/or run daily outbound outreach via phone, email, social, and events to book meetings with targeted K-12 decision-makers
  • Keep CRM and other sales systems’ data accurate and up to date, including contact information, activity logs, and notes
  • Conduct discovery conversations tailored to each persona and capture key information using the MEDDPICC framework
  • Qualify leads and create Sales Qualified Opportunities (SQOs) with clear context, next steps, and evidence
  • Ensure each SQO meets agreed criteria and is accepted by an Account Executive on the Sales team
  • Personalize outreach using district-level research, local initiatives, and role-specific value messaging
  • Test outreach approaches and share insights
  • Join regular coaching sessions on call quality, objection handling, discovery skills, and outreach strategies
  • Stay current on product updates and new features to communicate value to prospects
  • Travel occasionally up to 10% for team summits and other high-priority events
  • Meet or exceed monthly activity, meeting, and SQO targets
  • Maintain CRM hygiene, including required fields and MEDDPICC-based notes

Requirements:

  • Proven comfort with high-volume outbound and cold outreach across phone, email, and social media, as well as comfort with inbound lead management
  • Passion for K-12 outcomes and interest in learning public-sector purchasing basics
  • Consistent activity discipline and time management to hit goals
  • Coachable mindset with persistence, curiosity, and the ability to follow qualification scripts while learning to tailor discovery
  • Clear written and oral communication that can personalize value to district and buyer context
  • Working knowledge of Salesforce, or comparable CRM with accurate data entry and task management
  • 2+ years sales, lead generation, customer service, business development, or equivalent education with strong communication and organization skills
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required
  • Familiarity with persona-based messaging and capturing MEDDPICC data in CRM to support AE stage exits
  • Experience creating pipeline for SaaS in K-12 or public sector, including basic RFP awareness
  • Proficiency with modern prospecting tools such as Salesloft, Gong, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
  • Track record of exceeding meeting and sales-qualified opportunity targets and improving conversion rates through testing and iteration

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
  • Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
  • Comprehensive 401(k) plan
  • Generous Parental Leave
  • Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)
  • Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage
  • Applicable commission