Sales Development Representative, Bellevue

Okta Okta · Enterprise · Bellevue, WA · Sales Development-310

This is a Sales Development Representative role at Okta, focusing on selling cybersecurity and identity solutions in the context of AI adoption. The role involves researching accounts, collaborating with marketing and sales teams, engaging leads, conducting discovery calls, and maintaining data in Salesforce. While the company emphasizes AI's importance, this specific role is in sales, not directly building or researching AI.

What you'd actually do

  1. Research accounts and contacts to develop thoughtful outreach strategies using tools like Salesforce, Outreach, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
  2. Collaborate with Marketing and Account Executives to plan and execute prospecting campaigns
  3. Engage inbound leads and perform outbound outreach to generate high-quality meetings and opportunities
  4. Conduct discovery conversations to understand business needs and tee up your Account Executives for success
  5. Hit your call, email, meeting, and pipeline goals — and have fun doing it, with team competitions, shout-outs, and ongoing support

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
  • 6–12 months of prior business experience preferred
  • Strong communicator, written and verbal
  • Self-motivated and goal-oriented
  • Comfortable managing priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment
  • Coachable
  • Curious

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with sales tools like Salesforce, Outreach, and Sales Navigator

What the JD emphasized

  • Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human
  • Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI
  • Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era
  • This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes
  • We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence
  • This isn’t just a stepping stone — it’s your launchpad into a long-term sales career in one of the most exciting industries in tech: cybersecurity and identity
  • We’re looking for driven, curious individuals who thrive in fast-paced environments, embrace feedback, and want to make a tangible impact every day
  • As an SDR at Okta, you'll do more than prospect — you’ll uncover real business challenges, collaborate cross-functionally, and set the foundation for meaningful customer relationships
  • A strong communicator, written and verbal — you know how to connect
  • Self-motivated and goal-oriented — you take initiative and follow through
  • Coachable — you’re open to feedback and eager to grow
  • Curious — you ask great questions and are always looking to learn