Sales Development Representative

Job Overview

At ICIMS, we believe the right people can transform a business. As the world's leading recruiting software provider, we help organizations build stronger teams through innovative technology, industry expertise, and a relentless focus on customer success.

As a Sales Development Representative (SDR), you'll play a critical role in helping talent acquisition leaders discover how ICIMS Hire can modernize and scale their hiring efforts. ICIMS Hire is the industry's most flexible and scalable applicant tracking system, helping organizations streamline recruiting processes, improve hiring outcomes, and create exceptional candidate experiences.

In this role, you'll leverage industry-leading sales technology, market insights, and a proven prospecting methodology to engage senior-level decision makers and generate qualified opportunities for our new business prospect sales team. You'll learn how to navigate complex organizations, uncover business challenges, and communicate value through thoughtful, personalized outreach.

You'll join a collaborative, coaching-first culture where transparency, accountability, trust, and continuous improvement are at the core of how we work. Whether your goal is to become an Account Executive, move into leadership, or explore other opportunities within our go-to-market organization, you'll have the support, mentorship, and development opportunities to help you get there.

About Us

ICIMS is a leading enterprise hiring platform that combines the scale and reliability of enterprise software with the transformative power of AI. Thousands of organizations across more than 200 countries and territories trust ICIMS to find and hire the people who shape their future and drive their business forward. Powered by insights from billions of hiring interactions, continuous AI innovation, and a highly extensible platform, ICIMS helps organizations turn talent acquisition into a competitive advantage. For more than 25 years, ICIMS has delivered end-to-end hiring solutions that improve recruiting efficiency, reduce costs and create exceptional candidate experiences.

ICIMS helps solve one of the biggest challenges businesses face today: building a workforce that can adapt, scale, and perform in an increasingly competitive and unpredictable talent market. We uniquely do that by combining enterprise-grade hiring technology, AI-powered insights and automation, and connected talent experiences to help organizations improve hiring outcomes while driving measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Leverage company training opportunities and the iCIMS internal network to build expertise in the iCIMS Talent Cloud offerings, the talent acquisition landscape, and value selling.

• Own an Enterprise book of business with the goal of penetrating target accounts with net new opportunities through proactive prospecting efforts.

• Create a territory plan and research target accounts to identify key decision makers, understand business challenges, and build persona-based value propositions.

• Proactively develop prospecting plans to prioritize and actively engage target accounts, partnering cross functionally within iCIMS for insight and support.

• Utilize social selling and networking (personal and company) to make connections with contacts at target accounts.

• Utilize intent data to prioritize prospecting outreach with the right message at the right time.

• Demonstrate creativity in prospecting efforts through things like video messaging, gifting to personalize your messaging to target contacts.

• Conduct needs calls and pass qualified opportunities to your assigned Account Executive(s).

• Uses SalesLoft and the Salesforce CRM to track and record sales activity.

• Consistently ensure that policies and processes are observed, and that behavior aligns with iCIMS’ core values.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of professional experience.

• A passion for helping prospective customers tackle business issues with complex technology solutions.

• Ability to effectively connect with a potential customer, form relationships, and uncover opportunities with a value-based approach.

• Able to connect with and influence multiples layers within organizations, including senior leadership.

• Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products such as Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

Preferred

• Experience in a sales role contacting prospects by phone, or experience as a corporate or agency recruiter with knowledge and experience using tools such as applicant tracking.

• Experience with talent acquisition technology.

• Experiance with PC

• Experience with prospecting tools (SalesLoft, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo, DemandBase, Gong).

EEO Statement

iCIMS is a place where everyone belongs. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our approach helps us to build a winning team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. So, regardless of how your diversity expresses itself, you can find a home here at iCIMS.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected].

Compensation and Benefits

We accept applications for this position on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and qualified candidates may be contacted throughout the posting period.

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $56,000-60,200 In addition, the estimated on-target earnings (“OTE”), which includes base salary and commissions, is $80,000-$86,000.

Actual compensation will depend on various job-related factors, including but not limited to, location, experience, and job qualifications. This range aligns with our commitment to equitable and transparent compensation practices, as required by applicable law.

Competitive health and wellness benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), dependent care, short term and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, bonding and parental leave, mindfulness resources, an open vacation policy, sick days, paid holidays, quiet hours each workday, and tuition reimbursement. Benefits and eligibility may vary by location, role, and tenure. Learn more here: https://careers.icims.com/benefits