Sales Development Representative (African region, English speaking)

What You Will Do

• Partner for Success: Collaborate closely with your Account Executives and Marketing to identify target accounts, execute strategic campaigns, and generate high-quality pipeline across your territory.
• Create Meaningful Conversations: Engage inbound and outbound prospects through a thoughtful multi-channel approach. Ask great questions, uncover business challenges, and qualify opportunities that create value for both the customer and our sales teams.
• Leverage Technology: Use LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Demandbase, Sumble, AI-powered tools, and other sales technologies to research accounts, identify key decision-makers, personalize your outreach, and maximize your effectiveness.
• Become an Elastic Expert: Develop a strong understanding of the Elastic platform, our AI-powered solutions, and the industries we serve so you can confidently articulate business value and connect customer challenges with the right solutions.
• Learn, Grow, and Own Your Development: Take ownership of your growth by embracing coaching, continuous feedback, and ongoing enablement. You'll work alongside experienced colleagues who are invested in helping you build a successful long-term career at Elastic.

What You Bring

• Sales, Sales Development, or customer-facing experience is a plus, but not a requirement. We're equally excited to meet ambitious early-career professionals who are eager to build a career in sales.
• A strong drive to succeed and a genuine desire to build a successful career in sales.
• A highly coachable mindset: you actively seek feedback, embrace challenges, and continuously look for ways to improve.
• Curiosity and a passion for understanding technology, customer challenges, and how businesses grow.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage prospects confidently through phone, email, LinkedIn, and other digital channels.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize effectively and manage multiple opportunities.
• AI-First Mindset: You embrace AI as a thought partner, using it to learn faster, work smarter, personalize outreach, and continuously improve.
• Resilience, determination, and the ambition to consistently achieve and exceed your goals.
• A collaborative mindset and the motivation to contribute to a high-performing team where everyone's success matters.
• Fluency in English

Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary plus a variable component.

At Elastic, our compensation philosophy aims to provide fair, competitive and transparent remuneration. Salary ranges are established based on a combination of external market benchmarks, internal pay equity considerations, and the responsibilities and complexity associated with each role. This approach helps ensure consistency across comparable roles while remaining competitive within the relevant labour markets.

The final compensation offered within the applicable range will be determined based on several objective factors, including relevant professional experience, level of skills and expertise, alignment with the role requirements, and the overall scope and complexity of the position.

The typical starting On-Target Earnings range (Base Salary + Variable) for this role is: €38.700—€61.300 EUR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co. We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.

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