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Sales Development Representative (Software/Saas)

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Who we are

DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust. We protect the digital world by ensuring the security, privacy, and authenticity of every interaction. Our AI-powered DigiCert ONE platform unifies PKI, DNS, and certificate lifecycle management, to secure infrastructure, software, devices, messages, AI content and agents. Learn why more than 100,000 organizations, including 90% of the Fortune 500, choose DigiCert to stop today’s threats and prepare for a quantum-safe future at

Job summary

The Sales Development Representative – Existing Accounts plays a critical role in growing revenue within our installed customer base. This role is dedicated to identifying cross-sell, upsell, and expansion opportunities across existing accounts by proactively engaging customers, understanding their evolving needs, and positioning additional DigiCert solutions that drive value.

This role partners closely with Account Managers and Customer Success to execute a coordinated expansion strategy, ensuring we deepen relationships, increase product adoption, and maximize customer lifetime value.

This is a fixed-term contract position.

What you will do

Cross-Sell & Expansion Pipeline Generation

  • Proactively engage existing customers to identify cross-sell and upsell opportunities.
  • Conduct discovery calls to understand customer challenges, product usage, and unmet needs.
  • Map customer needs to DigiCert solutions to generate high-quality expansion opportunities.
  • Build and maintain a strong pipeline focused on incremental ACV.

Customer Relationship Development

  • Serve as an early touchpoint to strengthen engagement within assigned accounts.
  • Educate customers on additional products, capabilities, and best practices.
  • Maintain regular, value-added communication to increase awareness and adoption.

Collaboration with Account Managers & Customer Success

  • Work closely with AMs to coordinate account strategy and prioritize high-value accounts.
  • Share insights, usage trends, and opportunity signals to support account planning.
  • Assist in prequalification and handoff of opportunities to ensure smooth transitions.

Operational Excellence

  • Maintain accurate logging of activities, discovery notes, and opportunity creation in CRM.
  • Deliver weekly reporting on pipeline creation, SAOs, and outreach performance.
  • Follow established sales playbooks and contribute to improving cross-sell motion effectiveness.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Monthly SAOs created: Target aligned to expansion objectives
  • Qualified Meetings (QMs): Volume and conversion from outreach
  • Account penetration: Increase in product usage namely Valimail DMARC products
  • Contribution to retention and growth metrics (in partnership with AMs)

What you will have

  • 2+ years of SDR, BDR, inside sales, or customer-facing experience preferred
  • Must have sales experience within the software or SaaS (Software as a Service) industry
  • Strong communication and discovery skills
  • Ability to build rapport quickly with existing customers
  • Curious, proactive, and comfortable conducting needs-based conversations
  • Ability to manage high activity levels in a structured, organized way
  • Familiarity with CRM systems (Salesforce preferred)
  • Experience in cybersecurity or SaaS is an advantage, but not required
  • Customer-centric mindset
  • Strong listening and problem-identification skills
  • Ability to simplify complex concepts and articulate value
  • Persistent, resilient, and motivated by targets
  • High coachability and eagerness to learn
  • Team-first mindset in partnering with AMs and CSMs

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
  • Generous paid time off, including holidays and additional leave options
  • Family-friendly leave policies, including maternity, paternity, and other supportive leave programs
  • Health and wellness support, including medical cover (where applicable), gym reimbursements, and mental well-being resources
  • Pension, life insurance, and income protection benefits (location dependent)
  • Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential support for employees and their families
  • Education assistance and professional development opportunities
  • Access to LinkedIn Learning and continuous learning resources
  • Employee referral bonus program and additional company perks and discounts
  • Internal rewards and recognition platform (Motivosity) to celebrate and acknowledge project wins, milestone achievements, and the outstanding contributions of our colleagues
  • Business travel insurance and global employee support programs

To protect candidate information and maintain a secure hiring process, all applications must be submitted through our careers portal. Resumes or CVs sent directly via email will not be reviewed or considered.

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What this application asks

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First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Resume/CV, Cover Letter, Location

  • Have you completed secondary education or its equivalent? choose one · optional
  • Are you legally authorized to work in the country in which this role is located? choose one
  • Will you now or in the future require sponsorship to work in the country where this role is based? choose one
  • Please confirm the Country in which you currently reside? choose one
  • If the country you currently live in is NOT listed in the question above, please confirm in which country you live? optional
  • What are your salary expectations for this role?
  • Were you referred for this position? choose one
  • If you were referred for this position, please provide the full name of the referrer optional
  • Please provide a link to your LinkedIn profile.
  • Are you willing and able to work Monday to Friday between 15:00-24:00 and 16:00-01:00 SAST? Please note that due to U.S. daylight saving time, these hours may shift one hour later during certain periods of the year. choose one
  • How many years of sales experience do you have in the software or SaaS (Software as a Service) industry? Please specify written answer
  • As part of the employment process, all candidates are subject to employment and education verification, as well as a comprehensive background check, in accordance with applicable laws and company policies. I understand that I will be provided with additional information and asked to provide authorization before any such checks are conducted.  choose one
  • I understand that all information provided in my application must be accurate and truthful, and that any misrepresentation may result in disqualification from the hiring process or termination of employment if discovered after hire.  choose one
  • I acknowledge that DigiCert and its service providers may collect and process my image and related identity verification information to verify my identity, prevent fraud, maintain security, and administer the hiring process. I understand that this information will be used only for these purposes and retained in accordance with DigiCert's applicable policies and legal obligations. If I choose not to provide the information required to complete identity verification, DigiCert may be unable to continue processing my application. Do you acknowledge and agree? choose one

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