FullTime
Remote
SaaS
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About this role
At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it.
Being an SDR at Vanta is, first and foremost, about hitting targets and driving revenue. But beyond that, it’s about joining a community that is deeply committed to your success and career growth. We believe that the future of our sales organisation lies with our SDRs, which is why we place a strong emphasis on enablement and career advancement.
You’ll receive the training, support, and mentorship you need to excel, with a clear path to advance within our sales team.Vanta is growing quickly, we're profitable, and we're continually outpacing our growth targets while maintaining very strong NPS scores. Needless to say, it's an exciting time!
We're scaling our Sales Development team with customer-focused SDRs who will take ownership of our outbound sales engine and help to build pipeline as we move up market, and distinguish Vanta as best-in-class to prospects in a burgeoning competitive landscape.If this sounds like you, and you're excited to join a growing team, we'd love to hear from you.
What you’ll do as a Business Development Representative at Vanta:Have a strong understanding of Vanta’s value proposition and productMaster the process of identifying strategic accounts using tools like Salesforce, ZoomInfo, Outreach, Linkedin Sales Nav, and 6Sense, that will help us move up marketOrganise a multi-channel approach to prospecting and and maximise efforts by developing sequences in OutreachCoordinate meetings on account executive’s calendars and log activitiesEfficiently and gracefully counter objections, as well as have excellent interpersonal & technical skillsHow to be successful in this role:Have an enthusiasm for Cold Ca
Tools & Tech Stack
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Channel / Partner
Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances
Territory
Named Accounts
Pre-assigned list of target companies
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — BDR
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
Role Signals
Green Flags
Dedicated prospecting team
SaaS — Interview Intel
Typical Sales Cycle
30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)
Common Buyer Objections
- "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
- "We built something in-house already"
- "We don't have budget until next quarter"
- "Our team won't adopt another tool"
Key Industry Metrics
Hot Topics to Reference
- • AI-native product disruption
- • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
- • Vertical SaaS consolidation
- • Usage-based pricing models
Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.
Tags
How do you qualify inbound leads?
Template questionDescribe your approach to multi-threading into an account.
Template questionHow do you prioritize your pipeline?
Template questionExpect high-volume outreach activity with success measured by meetings booked and pipeline generated.
Top SaaS reps often earn significant upside through accelerators once quota is exceeded.
This remote-friendly role based in IE provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.
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