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Senior Sales Development Representative

Tanium · Addison, TX

Base
$56K–$80K
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
8d ago

Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.

Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”

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What Tanium sells

Visibility and control of government and school computers

Government agencies, cities, and schools run many computers that must keep working and stay safe. Their IT and security teams need a clear view of all of them and control over them. Tanium's software gives them that visibility and control.

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The Braun Read

Worth a look

Solid on the basics. Use the first call to fill in the gaps.

Pay
Base is listed but not OTE. Ask what the variable is and how many people hit it.
Transparency
Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
Pipeline
A mix of self-sourced pipeline and inbound or SDR help.
Time on market
Open 8 days.
Company hiring
Ramping up: posted 6 sales roles in the last 30 days.

Red flags

None spotted.

Green flags

  • SDR or inbound support. You won't be building all of your own pipeline from zero.

Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  2. 2.

    What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  3. 3.

    Has the comp plan changed in the last 12 to 18 months? What changed?

    A plan that changes every year means the goalposts keep moving.

  4. 4.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment number.

  5. 5.

    What's the OTE, and what did the median rep earn last year?

    Base is what you're guaranteed. OTE and the median show the upside.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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The role

SDR/BDR.

Selling motion

Not stated in the posting.

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
IT and security operatorsIn their words: “puts the full depth of the Tanium Autonomous IT Platform behind every IT and security operator - human and agentic”

Pipeline expectations

A mix of self-sourced pipeline and inbound / SDR support.

Compensation

$56K–$80K base

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • OTE
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Territory
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
The Basics: Tanium is looking for talented and energetic individuals to be part of our growing business. The Sr. Sales Development Representative will work closely with all facets of our business including our Sales Team, Marketing Team, and our Channel Team. Motivated and driven individuals will thrive in this environment while building the foundation for a long-term technology sales career. We will partner with you on your development to help you grow your career; while investing in your development and ensuring you have the resources to be successful. Essential Job Functions - Schedule highly qualified meetings for your field sales team members using a defined sales methodology and utilizing sales strategies within your territory. - Partner with field sales to build and execute an outbound prospecting strategy that actively develops your territory. - Manage Marketing lead generation and follow up activity on inbound leads for your territory. - Leverage world class tools such as Salesforce, Nooks, LinkedIn Navigator, Claude AI, and Notion, to drive the biggest impact across your territory. - Collaborate with sales, marketing, and partners, to build a strong and qualified pipeline for your territory. Through trainings and enablement, build a strong understanding of cold-calling prospection, become a Tanium expert, learn about the competitive landscape and current trends in the marketplace. - Work with your leadership team to build strong communications skills and learn how to deliver effective reporting back to the business. - Meet or exceed minimum weekly activity metrics: calls, emails, conversations and meetings. - Work closely with your team and business partners in a highly collaborative environment. - Travel Requirements: [5% of time expected to travel] Minimum & Preferred Job Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Business or related area, or equivalent experience - 2+ years of Enterprise SaaS or Security experience preferred - Demonstrate passion about being part of a team focused on helping customers solve some of the most pressing needs in Security and IT, while helping drive innovation and collaborations across the business - Build strong relationships across the business and become a trusted resource for the team - Work closely with a high energy, dynamic sales team in the ongoing optimization of strategic sales approaches - Be eager to learn, committed to getting 1% better every day and be open to feedback - Competitive mentality that drives you to exceed About Tanium Tanium is the Autonomous IT company. As Al accelerates both innovation and risk, Tanium Atlas, the company's autonomous operating system, puts the full depth of the Tanium Autonomous IT Platform behind every IT and security operator - human and agentic. Tanium provides the real-time intelligence, agentic decision-making, and autonomous execution operators needed to detect, decide, and remediate at machine speed across their endpoint estate. The company is recognized as a Leader in the inaugural 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Management Tools, as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Client Endpoint Management Software for Windows Device Management 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment, and as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™. Endpoint Management Platforms, Q2 2026. To learn how Tanium delivers Autonomous IT for unstoppable business, visit www.tanium.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X. On a mission. Together. At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions. As a global organization with stakeholders around the world, it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things. Our commitment to excellence and innovation has earned us a place on the Forbes Cloud 100 list for ten consecutive years, and we continue to be recognized worldwide as a great place to work. Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most. What you’ll get The target annual base salary range for this full-time position is $56,000 to $80,000 and this position will also be commission eligible. This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, training, and experience. This position is classified as non-exempt and eligible for overtime pay as required by law. In addition to an annual base salary, team members will receive equity awards and a generous benefits package consisting of medical, dental and vision plan, family planning benefits, health savings account, flexible spending account, transportation savings account, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, life, accident and disability coverage, business travel accident insurance, employee assistance programs, disability insurance, and other well-being benefits. Tanium is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected Veteran status, or other legally protected categories. If you require a reasonable accommodation in searching for a job opening, completing an application, interviewing, or completing any pre-employment testing or requirements, please contact accommodations@tanium.com. For more information refer to the “Know Your Rights” poster which is available here - https://www.eeoc.gov/poster. Please be aware of job offers coming from people claiming to be Tanium employees. Tanium employees will only use @tanium.com email addresses to communicate with you, will have video interviews with you, and will never ask you for money. This link leads to the machine readable files that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The machine-readable files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data. 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