Sales Development Representative (Hybrid)
KnowBe4 · Clearwater, FL
- Base
- Not disclosed
- OTE
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 7mo ago
The Braun Read
Proceed with cautionA few things here deserve a hard look before you spend time on it.
- Pay
- No pay listed at all.
- Transparency
- Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
- Pipeline
- Mostly self-sourced. Great if you like outbound, rough if you don't.
- Time on market
- Open 215+ days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
- Company hiring
- 9 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.
Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.
The role
Cold-call and email prospects to KnowBe4's security awareness training and phishing simulation platform, qualify interest, then hand qualified leads to Account Executives. Hybrid, Tampa Bay area.
New Logo · Outbound
Selling motion
New Logo
Who you are selling to
Not stated in the posting.
Pipeline expectations
Mostly self-sourced. Expect a lot of outbound.
Compensation
The posting doesn't list pay.
What is not disclosed
This posting doesn't tell you:
- Base salary
- OTE
- Quota size
- Quota attainment
- Average deal size
- Territory
- Sales cycle length
Worth asking about on your first call.
Full posting
KnowBe4 empowers the modern workforce to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 is the pioneer of digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans. The KnowBe4 Platform provides attack simulation and training, collaboration security, and agent security powered by AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents) and a proprietary Risk Score. The platform leverages 15-years of behavioral data to combat advanced threats including social engineering, prompt injection, and shadow AI. By securing humans and agents, KnowBe4 leads the industry in workforce trust and defense.
Clearwater positions open to candidates located in greater Tampa Bay area. #ZR
The Sales Development Representative is responsible for reaching out to prospects, qualifying them and passing interested prospects to their assigned Territory/Account Executive(s).
About KnowBe4:
We are the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform. KnowBe4 enables organizations to manage the ongoing problem of social engineering by helping them train employees to make smarter security decisions, every day.
Responsibilities:
- Reach out via phone and/or email to cold prospects and get them interested in a KnowBe4 product
- Gauge the interest of prospects to qualify them as potential customers
- Pass the qualified and interested prospects to their assigned Territory/Account Executive(s)
Qualifications:
- Familiarity with standard concepts, practices and procedures within the IT Security Field a plus
- Experience with Gmail and Google Docs
- Experience with MS Office
- Experience with a CRM or other Sales Tools a plus
- Excellent verbal and written communications
- Good computer skills
- Friendly phone voice
- “Pleasantly persistent” as it can take multiple tries to reach a prospect
- Ability to leave a message and sound interested
- Must be highly organized and results-oriented
Our Fantastic Benefits
We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, employee referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, and certification completion bonuses - all in a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment. For more details about our benefits in each office location, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits.
Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.
Individuals seeking employment at KnowBe4 are considered without prejudice to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/request-accommodation.
No recruitment agencies, please.