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Prospect Development Representative (Emerging Careers) - Toronto, Canada or Ottawa, Canada

Fluency in both English and French required

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About the job

The Inside Sales team is looking for a Prospect Development Representative (Emerging Careers) to support new business acquisition by engaging with prospective and current customers and partners through targeted prospecting and demand generation activities. In this role, you will focus on pipeline development and customer experience management by qualifying opportunities and supporting strategic sales and marketing initiatives.  

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys high-volume, business-to-business engagement and is interested in building a strong foundation in sales development, marketing alignment, and consultative communication.

As a Prospect Development Representative, you will:

• Discover and qualify potential sales opportunities through proactive outreach and inbound lead follow-up. 
• Manage and respond to leads generated from marketing campaigns, online channels, events, and social media. 
• Nurture and route qualified leads to the appropriate sales organization to support pipeline progression.  
• Execute prospecting, appointment-setting, and event recruitment campaigns, including post-event follow-up.  
• Initiate professional communication via phone, email, and digital channels with customer stakeholders, including senior-level contacts.  
• Maintain accurate and timely lead, prospect, and activity data in CRM and reporting systems.  
• Collaborate closely with Sales and Marketing teams to ensure consistent messaging and effective lead coverage.  
• Ensure all applicable security policies and processes are followed to support the organization's secure software development goals. 
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are ourvaluesand influence everything we do. 

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with up to one year of experience in marketing, phone sales, or a high-volume customer contact position.
• Fluency in both English and French required.
• Relevant industry experience, preferably in the computer hardware, software, or telecommunications industries, may be considered in combination with the above qualifications.
• Strong written and verbal communication  skills for professional outreach via phone, email, and digital channels.
• Ability to ask effective discovery questions and articulate value propositions during prospect conversations.
• Basic proficiency with CRM or lead management tools and maintaining accurate activity records.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
• This position is hybrid (minimum of 3 days in office) in either Toronto or Ottawa, Canada.

Additional competencies, knowledge and skills

• Ability to prioritize customer needs and deliver tailored solutions that enhance satisfaction and loyalty. 
• Can cultivate strong, trust-based relationships with clients and stakeholders to foster long-term partnerships. 
• Proactivelyidentifyand overcome challenges tomaintainmomentum and deliver results.
• Able to leverage data and market insights to craft compelling value propositions that address client pain points. 
• Demonstrateinitiative and drive to exceed goals independently in a fast-paced, target-driven environment. 

Benefits Highlights

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans and a health care spending account.
• Short- and long-term disability plans.
• Group RRSP matching program. 
• Gym membership and fitness equipment reimbursement.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, volunteer time off and unlimited sick days.
• Your well-being matters, and that's why we support all dimensions of your well-being by offering programs that reduce stress and distractions to help you remain healthy and productive.

You are welcome here.

At SAS, it's not about fitting into our culture - it's about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our inclusive workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers.

Additional Information:

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. SAS provides a barrier-free workplace and embraces all qualified applicants with varied perspectives and backgrounds. If you're a Canadian applicant with a qualified disability or a disabled veteran, you can request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use www.sas.com/careers. For assistance, please email hrcan@sas.com.

This posting is for a new vacancy.

The base salary range for this position is $63,274 CAD-$77,340 CAD per year and is a good-faith estimate only. Actual pay will vary depending on factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay is just one component of SAS's total compensation package for employees. Employees may also be eligible for commission or a discretionary bonus (based on company and individual performance), as determined by the role. 

Resumes may be considered in the order they are received. SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment. SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process.

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