Sales Development Representative
Role Overview
As a Sales Development Representative at Astronomer, you will be the first point of contact for prospective customers, responsible for identifying and qualifying high-potential leads through outbound calls, emails, and LinkedIn to build a strong pipeline. This junior-level role involves partnering with sales and marketing teams to refine lead conversion strategies, using tools like Salesforce and LinkedIn Sales Navigator to track engagement, and hitting pipeline goals for outreach volume and meetings set. You will assess leads for fit and intent, setting up meaningful conversations for Account Executives to drive sales.
Perks & Benefits
This role is remote, offering flexibility in location, though it may involve in-person or hybrid elements as indicated by the tags. The estimated total compensation ranges from $90,000 to $115,000, including an equity component and comprehensive benefits. Career growth is emphasized for those hungry to build a sales career, with opportunities to work with cutting-edge technology like Apache Airflow in a fast-paced environment that values diversity and inclusion.
Full Job Description
Astronomer empowers data teams to bring mission-critical software, analytics, and AI to life and is the company behind Astro, the industry-leading unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow®. Astro accelerates building reliable data products that unlock insights, unleash AI value, and powers data-driven applications. Trusted by more than 800 of the world's leading enterprises, Astronomer lets businesses do more with their data. To learn more, visit www.astronomer.io.
About this Role:
As a Sales Development Representative (SDR) at Astronomer, you'll be the first point of contact for prospective customers and a key driver of pipeline for the sales team. You'll identify and qualify high-potential leads, introduce them to Astro, and set up meaningful conversations for our Account Executives. If you're hungry to build a career in sales and want to work with technology that data teams actually love, this is your role.
What You Get to Do:
Prospect & Outreach – Research and engage potential customers through outbound calls, emails, and LinkedIn to build a strong, consistent pipeline.
Qualify Leads – Assess inbound and outbound leads for fit across needs, budget, and intent to convert them into Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs).
Partner with Sales & Marketing – Work closely with both teams to refine MQL-to-SQL conversion strategies and keep high-quality leads flowing.
Work Smart with Tools – Use Salesforce, sales automation platforms, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator to track engagement and sharpen your outreach.
Stay Sharp – Keep up with industry trends, customer pain points, and Astronomer's evolving value prop so every conversation lands.
Hit Your Numbers – Own your pipeline goals — outreach volume, meetings set, and conversion rates — and push beyond them.
What You Bring to the Role:
Open to all experience levels, including new grads — any background in sales, business development, or outbound outreach (internships included) is a plus.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a knack for crafting outreach that actually gets responses.
Resilient and self-motivated — you don't get rattled by rejection and stay focused on the goal.
Able to break down technical concepts and connect them to what a prospect actually cares about.
Ready to thrive in a fast-paced, in-person environment.
Bonus Points If You Have:
Hands-on experience with CRM tools like Salesforce or HubSpot, sales automation platforms, or LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
Exposure to the data engineering or analytics space — bonus if you've heard of Apache Airflow.
Experience selling to technical personas like data engineers, analytics leads, or CTOs.
The estimated total compensation for this role ranges from $90,000 - $115,000 based on leveling and geography, along with an equity component and a comprehensive benefits package. This range is merely an estimate; actual compensation may deviate from this range based on skills, experience, and qualifications.
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At Astronomer, we value diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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