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Sales Development Representative

Sales Development Representative

Build the outbound engine for the company building a better way to build sales teams.

Build the outbound engine for the company building a better way to build sales teams.

You’ll work directly with the founders to identify the right accounts, earn attention from senior revenue leaders, and turn cold starts into qualified conversations. This is a role for someone who wants to master the craft—and help define the playbook.

OPPORTUNITY / 001

BASE

$60K–$75K

OTE

$85K–$110K

PIPELINE TARGET

$1.5M+

COMMISSION

Uncapped

LOCATION United States · Remote-friendly

REPORTS TO Founder / GTM Lead

STAGE Early · High ownership

01 / THE BRIEF

Why this role exists now

The market is moving fast, and the right teams already feel the pain. We need someone exceptional to find them and start the conversation.

The market is moving fast, and the right teams already feel the pain. We need someone exceptional to find them and start the conversation.

Kendo helps revenue teams coach, ramp, and improve their people with AI. Your job is to identify organizations where inconsistent management, slow ramp, and invisible skill gaps are creating real business cost—then earn enough attention and trust to open a valuable conversation.

Kendo helps revenue teams coach, ramp, and improve their people with AI. Your job is to identify organizations where inconsistent management, slow ramp, and invisible skill gaps are creating real business cost—then earn enough attention and trust to open a valuable conversation.

02 / OPERATING PLAN

What winning looks like

What winning looks like

We care about learning velocity, pipeline quality, and customer truth. That’s all.

30

Learn the market

Learn the product, ideal customer, category, and founder-led sales motion deeply enough to write and speak with relevance.

60

Build the engine

Create focused account lists, test thoughtful outbound sequences, and establish a consistent daily prospecting rhythm.

90

Create pipeline

Generate qualified meetings, improve conversion through fast feedback, and show repeatable command of outreach and qualification.

365

Set the standard

Consistently hit pipeline targets, help document the outbound playbook, and earn a clear path toward greater ownership.

03 / THE BAR

High autonomy. High honesty. High standards.

High autonomy. High honesty. High standards.

You might be exceptional here if…

You might be exceptional here if…

You’re curious enough to research before reaching out. You can write clearly without sounding manufactured. You’re comfortable earning attention through calls, email, and social. You recover quickly from rejection. You want coaching and apply it fast. You care more about qualified pipeline than activity theater.

This probably isn’t for you if…

This probably isn’t for you if…

You need a finished script before taking action. You optimize for volume without relevance. You avoid the phone. You take rejection personally. You hide weak results instead of diagnosing them. You want a narrow task list rather than broad ownership of an outcome.

01

Apply with your résumé, LinkedIn, and a brief note on the work you’re proudest of.

02

A direct conversation about ambition, resilience, judgment, and what great work looks like.

03

A practical prospecting exercise: research an account, write an outreach sequence, and run a short cold-call scenario.

04

Fast, clear feedback and alignment on expectations, economics, and the opportunity.

The best SDR role of your career should teach you how great pipeline is built.

The best SDR role of your career should teach you how great pipeline is built.

If that sounds energizing—not exhausting—we should talk.