Sales Development Representative - German/Italian Speaker - Hybrid

Role Summary

At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers.

We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome. And that's where you come in:

We are looking for a Sales Development Representative (SDR) to qualify new sales opportunities for our Regional Directors. This is a remote-friendly position.

Responsibilities

• The Sales Development Representative has the responsibility for introducing the Instructure Learning Platform to new clients. This is done through outbound contacting, trade shows, email campaigns and response to inbound leads.
• The SDR will be responsible to own and manage the prospecting for a designated territory and is responsible to create quarterly plans to achieve quotas.
• Additionally, SDRs provide regular, accurate forecasts and update lead status using Salesforce.

Requirements

Here's what you will need to know/have

• German or Italian native speaker or bilingual
• A hard-working, self-motivated person that is willing to achieve excellence.
• Creative and assertive communication skills.
• Open to feedback and development.
• Experience in sales or tech related sales is preferred.
• Consistently meet/exceed sales quotas within specified time frames.
• Experience selling software products and services.
• Demonstrated ability to learn complex enterprise software solutions and use of that knowledge to sell to academic institutions.
• Bachelor's Degree in any related field is preferred, but not needed.
• Working knowledge of Salesforce or similar CRM.

Get in on all the awesome at Instructure!

We offer competitive, meaningful benefits in every country where we operate. While they vary by location, here's a general idea of what you can expect:

• Competitive compensation, plus all full-time employees participate in our ownership program - because everyone should have a stake in our success.
• Flexible work culture. Our remote, hybrid and in-office collaboration spaces vary by role, team and location.
• Generous time off, including local holidays and our annual “Dim the Lights” period in late December, when teams are encouraged to step back and recharge based on departmental needs.
• Comprehensive wellness programs and mental health support
• Learning and development resources, including professional development tools and tuition reimbursement, to support your growth
• The technology and tools you need to do your best work
• Motivosity employee recognition program
• A culture rooted in inclusivity, support, and meaningful connection
• We believe in hiring great people and treating them right. The more diverse we are, the better our ideas and outcomes.
• Instructure is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We comply with applicable employment and anti-discrimination laws in every country where we operate.

All employees must pass a background check as part of the hiring process. To help protect our teams and systems, we’ve implemented identity verification measures. Candidates may be asked to verify their legal name, current physical location, and provide a valid contact number and residential address, in accordance with local data privacy laws.

Any attempt to misrepresent personal or professional information will result in disqualification.

About the Company

Instructure was founded to define, develop, and deploy superior, easy-to-use software. (And that’s what we did / do / will keep on doing.) We are dedicated to the fight against iffy, mothbally, shoddy software. We make better, more usable tools for teaching and learning (you know, stuff people will actually use). A better connected and more open edtech ecosystem. And more effective ways for everyone everywhere to access education, make discoveries, share knowledge, be inspired, and do big things. We accomplish all this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome. So here’s your opportunity.