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Sales Development Representative

Chief

Chief

Sales & Business Development
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Mar 14, 2025

About us:

Chief is the private network executive women rely on to maximize their impact. Founded in 2019, Chief helps members raise their leadership game through access to a vetted executive community and valuable insights. Today, Chief’s network represents more than 10,000 companies. Seventy-seven percent of Fortune 100 companies have an executive in Chief, and nearly 40% of Chief Members are in their company’s C-Suite. Chief has been recognized as one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies and one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.

Chief is a mission-driven, Series B stage start-up backed by CapitalG, General Catalyst, Inspired Capital, Primary Ventures and other top-tier investors who believe in our commitment to maximizing the impact of today’s women executives. We have members across the United States, with clubhouse locations in NYC, LA, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.

We believe the diversity of our team and community makes us exponentially more impactful.

Knowing that our people are the most important driver of our success, we focus on building teams where diverse voices, identities, perspectives, and experiences are represented and celebrated. Read more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion here: https://chief.com/commitment-to-dei

The Chief member experience spans digital and in-person connection. Our members build meaningful connections, engage in compelling discussions, and view our unique content through our digital platform.

About the Role:

As a Sales (Member) Development Representative (MDR) with Chief, your role will be instrumental in building our membership base of executive leaders. You will help us identify potential new members, work through a vetting process, and ultimately partner with a Membership Manager in growing our membership nationally.

What You’ll Do:

  • 60% of the time focused on vetting and converting prospective members to interviews held by the Membership Managers

  • 30% of the time focused on lead generation

  • 10% of the time focused on pipeline management

  • Cold calling is not a function of this role

What You’ve Done and Enjoy Doing:

  • Candidates who are excited by growing their initial skills set within a sales function

  • Previous years of experience with reaching a quota and pipeline management is required

  • Proactive self-starter comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

  • Passion for the company’s mission, positioning, and brand

  • Passion for joining the revenue generating team of an organization

  • Ability to communicate and influence in a written capacity

  • Experience with Salesforce.com, SalesLoft, Outreach, or Marketo or equivalent software is a plus

  • Role is based in New York City

While we’re committed to remaining compliant and adhering to mandates, for us, pay transparency is more than a consideration of what’s lawful and unlawful but rather, an opportunity to disclose what’s required, and what we think is a fair and equitable compensation framework.

At Chief, we want to hire, develop, and retain the best talent, making Chief a top destination to accelerate your career. Our compensation framework is a key part of our vision, and we continually revisit and invest in our philosophy and framework to ensure we remain competitive and relevant, on a quest to achieve our vision.

The pay transparency mandates, as well as our own policies and practices, are a means of narrowing the gender pay gap and fostering an engaged and positive working environment that builds trust, on our mission to change the face of leadership.

The hourly rate for this role is: $40

Chief participates in the E-Verify Program in certain locations, as required by law.

https://assets.chief.com/careers/e-verify.pdf

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