Sales Development Representative | US

We're looking for an energetic, motivated, and articulate team player to join the growing DeepL Sales team as a Strategic Sales Development Representative in Austin. The ideal candidate will be responsible for following up, calling, prospecting, and qualifying leads. Qualified candidates should be self‑starters with proven track records of success in their professional and personal or extracurricular lives. They should be excited about SaaS, translation, and an interest in joining a fast‑paced tech scale‑up. Your Responsibilities Create a fantastic first impression to prospects and customers while building a pipeline for DeepL Account Executives Use a multi‑channel approach to connect with leads and contacts from accounts. Create curiosity and excitement on the prospects' side to evaluate DeepL's B2B offerings Organize and categorize sales lead information in Salesforce Focus on building a great team environment for a fun and energetic atmosphere Achieve or exceed monthly quotas of activities and qualified opportunities Ability to build a hypothesis on research and connect the hypothetical challenge to a solution Qualities we look for Active listener with the ability to gather customer requirements and connect them to the DeepL solution Ability to multi‑task, prioritize, and manage time effectively Excellent written and verbal communication skills Exceptional organizational, presentation, and communication skills (both verbal and written) Passion for developing a career in technology sales Minimum 6 months of successful SaaS Sales experience (Inside Sales, SDR, BDR, etc.) Goal‑oriented team player What We Offer Diverse and internationally distributed team: joining our team means becoming part of a large, global community with people of more than 90 nationalities. Open communication, regular feedback: we value clear, honest communication and great collaboration. Hybrid work, flexible hours: we offer a hybrid work schedule with flexible working hours and the flexibility to work from home. Virtual Shares – every employee receives Virtual Shares that link their contribution directly to DeepL's growth. Regular in‑person team events and company‑wide gatherings. Monthly full‑day hacking sessions: every month we have Hack Fridays for exploring passion projects. 30 days of annual leave (excluding public holidays) and access to mental‑health resources. Competitive benefits tailored to each location to ensure support at every step. We are an equal opportunity employer You are welcome at DeepL for who you are – we appreciate authenticity here. Our product is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we all succeed, contribute, and think forward. Our diversity is the power that breaks down language barriers worldwide. #J-18808-Ljbffr DeepL