Sales Development Representative (English-speaking)
About this role
This Sales Development Representative will own fonio's English-speaking top-of-funnel, driving qualification and demo handoffs that feed our Account Executives and accelerate revenue growth. You'll join a small, ownership-driven team where experimentation and fast feedback matter, with a clear path to become an AE within months for top performers.
What you'll do
- Own the entire English-speaking top-of-funnel from first contact to qualified demo handoff.
- Qualify inbound leads generated by marketing every day.
- Run multi-channel outreach across phone, email, LinkedIn, and new channels.
- Build and iterate on outreach sequences by forming hypotheses, testing, measuring, and improving.
- Shape and improve SDR processes in a fast-growing startup environment.
- Onboard new customers and ensure smooth handoffs to AEs.
- Operate with end-to-end ownership and receive direct feedback to accelerate growth.
What fonio is looking for
- Native or C2-level English proficiency.
- 1+ years of sales experience, ideally in outbound or telesales; B2B SaaS experience preferred.
- Naturally competitive and driven to maximize output, motivated by uncapped commission.
- Willingness to temporarily relocate to Austria (approximately 1–2 months in Vienna) to soak up company culture.
Company at a glance
Fonio.ai is an Austrian startup that built a human-sounding telephone AI capable of autonomously handling calls. It is GDPR- and EU AI Act–compliant, uses third-party LLMs (OpenAI), serves 6,500+ customers and 6,000+ companies daily, and is rapidly growing.
Culture & values
Transparenz ist uns wichtig.
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