About Keyfactor
Our mission is to build a connected society, rooted in trust, with identity-first security for every machine and human. Keyfactor helps organizations move fast to establish digital trust at scale — and then maintain it. With decades of cybersecurity experience, Keyfactor is trusted by more than 1,500 companies across the globe. We are proud to continually earn recognition as a Best Place to Work, and we achieve that through our amazing people who cultivate our culture as we grow. We hope you will trust your future with Keyfactor!
Title: Sales Development Intern
Location: United States; Atlanta, Georgia
Experience: Entry-level
Job Function: Sales Development
Employment Type: Internship
Industry: Computer & Network Security
About the position
The Sales Development Assistant (SDA) Intern identifies and qualifies new leads to generate potential sales opportunities.
Applicants must be permanently authorized to work in the US.
Responsibilities
• Your primary responsibility (80% focus) involves proactively engaging and qualifying inbound leads within the Service Level Agreement (SLA).
• Serving as the initial point of contact, you will quickly identify client needs and directly schedule a meeting with a Sales Director.
• Additionally, you will independently generate new opportunities through targeted outbound prospecting (20% focus)
• Works with the marketing team to amplify the reach and effectiveness of campaigns within their territory and follows up with inbound leads, ensuring no opportunity is missed.
• Utilizes outbound sales tactics such as cold calling, email campaigns, and social selling to engage potential clients.
• Maintains accurate records of sales activities and pipeline development in CRM tools.
Skills and Qualification
• High school diploma or equivalent; associate degree or bachelor's degree in progress.
• Experience in sales, customer service, or a related role.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to conduct research and identify potential leads.
• Capability to handle initial sales inquiries and follow up on leads.
• Adaptability to learn new sales techniques and tools.
Compensation
Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Culture, Career Opportunities and Benefits
We build teams that continually strive to get better than the day before. You will be challenged daily and given opportunities to grow personally and professionally. We balance autonomy and structure to create an entrepreneurial environment to spur creativity and new ideas.
Here are just some of the initiatives that make our culture special:
Our Core Values
Our core values are extremely important to how we run our business and what we look for in every team member:
Trust is paramount.
We deliver security software and solutions where trust and openness are of the highest importance for our customers. We are honest and a trusted partner in every aspect of business.
Customers are core.
We strategize, operate, and execute through a customer-centric view. We prioritize the security interests of our customers, and we act as if their data were our own.
Innovation never stops, it only accelerates.
The speed of change is accelerating. We are committed, through investment and focus, to stay ahead of the innovation curve.
We deliver with agility.
We thrive in high-paced and continually changing environments. We navigate through newly added variables, adjust accordingly, while driving towards our strategic goals.
United by respect.
Respect for all is what unites us. We promote diversity, inclusivity, equity, and acting with empathy and openness, both in our business and in our communities.
Teams make “it” happen.
Vision and goals are not individually achievable – they require teamwork. We pride ourselves in operating as a cohesive team, creating promoters and partners, and winning as one.
Keyfactor is a proud equal opportunity employer including but not limited to veterans and individuals with disabilities.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: Applicants with disabilities may contact a member of Keyfactor’s People team via people@keyfactor.com and/or telephone at 1.216.785.2990 to request and arrange for accommodations at any time.