Sales Development Representative

Sales Development Representative (SDR) – Outbound Sales, Lead Generation & B2B Prospecting | Remote

Position Type: Remote
Working Hours: Irish or Greek Business Hours (depending on location)
Department: Sales / Business Development
Function: Outbound Prospecting / Lead Generation / Sales Development

About the Role

At Pavago, one of our clients is hiring a results-drivenSales Development Representative (SDR) to drive outbound prospecting, generate qualified leads, and build a consistent pipeline of sales opportunities.

This is a hands-on sales development role for someone who enjoys connecting with potential customers, identifying business opportunities, and turning initial conversations into qualified meetings for the sales team.

You’ll be responsible for executingcold calling, email outreach, social prospecting, lead qualification, and CRM management while continuously improving outreach strategies to increase engagement and conversion rates.

The ideal candidate has previous experience inB2B outbound sales, business development, or lead generation, communicates confidently with decision-makers, and takes ownership of their pipeline and performance metrics.

You’ll collaborate closely with account executives and sales leadership while independently managing daily outreach activities.

What You’ll Own

Outbound Prospecting & Lead Generation

• Identify and engage potential customers throughcold calls, personalized emails, and social outreach.
• Build and maintain a consistent pipeline of qualified sales leads.
• Research prospective companies and relevant decision-makers.
• Execute targeted outbound campaigns aligned with sales objectives.
• Develop personalized outreach messages to improve prospect engagement.
• Follow up consistently with prospects across multiple communication channels.
• Identify new opportunities within target markets.
• Maintain a steady volume of outbound activity to support pipeline growth.

Lead Qualification & Discovery

• Conduct initial discovery conversations with prospective customers.
• Understand prospect needs, business challenges, budgets, and purchasing timelines.
• Evaluate potential opportunities against established qualification criteria.
• Identify decision-makers and relevant stakeholders.
• Determine whether prospects align with the company’s ideal customer profile.
• Schedule qualified meetings and hand off opportunities to account executives.
• Provide clear notes and relevant context for every qualified opportunity.
• Ensure smooth communication between prospects and the sales team.

CRM Management & Pipeline Tracking

• Maintain accurate prospect and account information in the CRM.
• Log calls, emails, meetings, and other outreach activities.
• Track lead status, follow-up requirements, and pipeline progression.
• Keep CRM records organized and up to date.
• Monitor outbound activity and conversion metrics.
• Ensure qualified opportunities are properly documented.
• Maintain visibility into pipeline performance for sales leadership.
• Prevent missed follow-ups through consistent pipeline management.

Outreach Sequences & Sales Optimization

• Build, manage, and refine outbound prospecting sequences.
• Test different email subject lines, messaging angles, and call scripts.
• Analyze outreach performance to identify improvement opportunities.
• Adjust messaging based on prospect feedback and response data.
• Improve connection rates, reply rates, and meeting conversion rates.
• Experiment with personalized outreach approaches.
• Maintain consistent follow-up cadences.
• Share insights that help improve overall outbound sales effectiveness.

Market Research & Account Intelligence

• Research target accounts and relevant buying personas.
• Identify companies that match the ideal customer profile.
• Gather relevant prospect and market intelligence.
• Monitor competitor activity and market developments.
• Identify potential buying signals and sales opportunities.
• Develop targeted prospect lists.
• Support account prioritization based on business relevance.
• Share market insights with the sales team.

Sales Team Collaboration

• Participate in regular pipeline reviews and sales discussions.
• Collaborate with account executives on qualified lead handoffs.
• Share feedback from prospect conversations.
• Help refine the company’sIdeal Customer Profile (ICP).
• Communicate prospect objections, buying signals, and emerging opportunities.
• Coordinate with sales leadership on outreach priorities.
• Provide accurate updates on activity, pipeline generation, and performance.
• Contribute ideas to improve prospecting strategies and sales processes.

Requirements

• Proven experience as aSales Development Representative (SDR), Business Development Representative (BDR), Outbound Sales Representative, or similar role.
• Demonstrated success meeting outbound activity and pipeline generation targets.
• Experience conductingcold calls, email outreach, and outbound prospecting.
• Strong understanding of lead generation and qualification processes.
• Fluent English communication skills — written and spoken.
• Confidence communicating professionally with business decision-makers.
• Familiarity with CRM platforms and outbound sales tools.
• Experience managing outreach sequences and follow-up activities.
• Ability to conduct discovery conversations and identify qualified opportunities.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage high-volume outreach without missing follow-ups.
• Comfortable tracking sales activities and pipeline performance.
• Ability to work independently and consistently meet performance expectations.
• Strong resilience and ability to handle rejection professionally.
• Comfortable collaborating with a distributed sales team.
• Must be based in Ireland or Greece.
• Must be available during Irish or Greek business hours, depending on location.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in B2B sales development or business development.
• Experience prospecting and communicating with business decision-makers.
• Familiarity with structured outbound sales methodologies.
• Experience developing and optimizing multichannel outreach sequences.
• Understanding of Ideal Customer Profiles and buyer personas.
• Experience using CRM reporting to evaluate sales performance.
• Familiarity with account-based prospecting.
• Experience collaborating directly with account executives.
• Ability to personalize outreach based on account research and prospect intelligence.

Tools & Skills

CRM & Sales Pipeline Management

• CRM activity tracking
• Lead and contact management
• Pipeline organization
• Opportunity qualification
• Follow-up management
• Sales activity reporting

Outbound Sales & Prospecting

• Cold Calling
• Cold Email Outreach
• Social Selling
• B2B Lead Generation
• Prospect Research
• Sales Sequencing
• Personalized Outreach
• Appointment Setting

Sales Performance & Optimization

• Lead Qualification
• Discovery Conversations
• Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) Development
• Outreach Conversion Analysis
• Pipeline Reporting
• Sales Messaging Optimization
• Account Research

What Makes You a Strong Fit

You’ll likely thrive in this role if you:

• Enjoy outbound prospecting and initiating conversations with new customers.
• Take ownership of your activity numbers and pipeline performance.
• Are comfortable making cold calls and engaging decision-makers.
• Can communicate clearly and confidently in English.
• Understand how to qualify opportunities before passing them to account executives.
• Maintain accurate CRM records without constant reminders.
• Treat rejection as an opportunity to learn and improve.
• Can adapt your messaging based on prospect feedback.
• Are disciplined about follow-ups and outreach consistency.
• Enjoy experimenting with different prospecting strategies.
• Communicate proactively with teammates and sales leadership.
• Can manage your responsibilities independently in a remote environment.
• Are motivated by measurable results and pipeline growth.

What a Typical Day Looks Like

Your day begins with reviewing your CRM pipeline, prioritizing follow-ups, and preparing a targeted list of prospects.

You’ll spend the morning conductingoutbound calls, sending personalized emails, and engaging potential customers during peak business hours.

As prospects respond, you’ll conduct discovery conversations, evaluate their needs and purchasing timelines, and identify opportunities worth advancing.

You may then connect with an account executive to hand off a qualified lead, sharing relevant context and detailed notes.

Later in the day, you’ll research new target accounts, identify decision-makers, and develop personalized outreach for upcoming campaigns.

You’ll also review response data, refine messaging, and update your CRM to ensure the sales team has accurate visibility into pipeline performance.

In short: You’ll prospect, qualify leads, manage outreach, and generate high-quality sales opportunities that contribute directly to pipeline growth.

Key Metrics for Success

Outbound Activity

• Number of outbound calls completed
• Volume of personalized emails sent
• Social outreach activity
• Consistency of follow-up execution
• Prospect engagement rates

Lead Generation & Qualification

• Number of qualified leads generated
• Qualified meetings booked
• Lead-to-meeting conversion rate
• Quality of opportunities passed to account executives
• Alignment of qualified prospects with the Ideal Customer Profile

Pipeline Performance

• Sales pipeline generated
• Outreach-to-opportunity conversion rates
• Meeting acceptance rates
• Pipeline progression
• Contribution to sales team targets

CRM & Process Management

• Accuracy and completeness of CRM records
• Timely activity logging
• Follow-up completion rates
• Outreach sequence performance
• Quality of lead handoff documentation

Location & Working Hours

Location: Remote — Ireland or Greece

Working Hours:

• Ireland-based candidates: Irish business hours
• Greece-based candidates: Greek business hours

Candidates must be located in eitherIreland or Greece and available to work during the applicable local business hours.

This is a remote position requiring consistent availability for prospect outreach, sales collaboration, and scheduled meetings.

Why This Role Stands Out

This opportunity is ideal for a sales professional who wants to take ownership of outbound prospecting and contribute directly to a growing sales pipeline.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Build and manage your own outbound prospecting pipeline.
• Engage decision-makers through multiple outreach channels.
• Develop your discovery and lead qualification skills.
• Work closely with account executives and sales leadership.
• Experiment with outreach strategies and improve conversion rates.
• Contribute to refining the company’s sales processes and target customer profiles.
• Work remotely from Ireland or Greece while remaining connected to a collaborative sales team.

This role is particularly well suited to someone who enjoyshigh-activity outbound sales, measurable performance targets, and continuous improvement.

Interview Process

1. Initial Application
2. Spark Hire One-Way Video Interview
3. Recruiter Screening
4. Client Interview
5. Final Selection & Onboarding

Spark Hire Video Interview – Required

As part of the application process,all candidates are required to complete a one-way video interview through Spark Hire.

After completing the first step of your application, you’ll receive aSpark Hire invitation by email with instructions to record and submit your video responses.

Completion of the Spark Hire video isrequired to be considered for the next stage. Please check your inbox as well as your spam or junk folder for the invitation.

Apply Now

If you’re an experiencedSales Development Representative, Business Development Representative, or Outbound Sales Professional with strong cold-calling skills, fluent English communication, and a proven ability to generate qualified sales opportunities, we’d love to hear from you.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of outbound prospecting, collaborate with a sales team, and contribute directly to pipeline growth.

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