We are looking for an ambitious, self-motivated individual who’s excited to build a career in IT sales. Whether you’re a recent graduate eager to break into a high-growth tech company, or you already have sales or customer-facing experience and are ready for your next step, we would love to hear from you!
About the Team
Our Sales Development team sits within our Sales function and is responsible for the creation of warm and cold leads for our Sales organization. Integral to the success of Rapid7, this team plays a key role in building pipeline for our sales engine, directly contributing to revenue growth across our International business. This team has a proven track record in developing SDR’s into high performing Account Executives, so there is no better place to begin, or continue, your lucrative career in High-Tech Sales.
About the Role
You’ll be at the forefront of our sales engine, generating and qualifying high quality leads for our Account Executives across the Middle East and Africa. Through proactive outreach—including cold calling, you’ll engage prospective customers and create new business opportunities.
While the phone is your primary tool, you’ll use a mix of channels to connect, qualify, and build pipeline. You’ll then hand over strong opportunities to Account Executives, directly contributing to revenue growth. Specifically, your focus will be to:
Qualify and develop outbound sales leads and respond to product inquiries
Conduct on-going research to identify new leads, obtain contact information and begin targeting campaigns
Follow-up on all leads generated by marketing and convert initial interest into sales accepted leads
Articulate a sales pitch effectively, securing meetings for our Sales teams to promote Rapid7 and its key services
Complete accurate tracking of communication with current and potential customers in our CRM
Strategise with top-producing Account Executives to target prospect accounts to build pipeline
Achieve quarterly targets to include qualified lead/meeting quota
The skills and qualities you’ll bring include:
Proven success in customer-facing or sales roles, with a passion for delivering value and driving results
Strong communicator and active listener, able to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Commercially driven, with a focus on generating revenue through customer growth, retention, and expansion
Highly collaborative, partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Support, and Engineering to progress opportunities
Demonstrates strong accountability, taking ownership of pipeline, targets, and customer outcomes
Resilient and adaptable, able to overcome objections and navigate challenges in a fast-paced environment
Tenacious and competitive, with a proven ability to thrive in target-driven roles
Curious and motivated to build expertise in cybersecurity products and services
Creative problem solver, able to identify needs and position solutions that deliver business value
Highly organised team player, able to manage multiple accounts while contributing to a high-performing sales culture
Core Value Embodiment: Embody our core values to foster a culture of excellence that drives meaningful impact and collective success.
Fluent in English & Arabic
French language skills are a plus
We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. That’s because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don’t be shy - apply today.
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At Rapid7, our vision is to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by harnessing our collective expertise and passion to challenge what’s possible and drive extraordinary impact. We’re building a dynamic and collaborative workplace where new ideas are welcome.
Protecting 11,000+ customers against bad actors and threats means we’re continuing to push the envelope just like we’ ve been doing for the past 20 years. If you ’re ready to solve some of the toughest challenges in cybersecurity, we’re ready to help you take command of your career. Join us.