Sales Development Representative, Central | Okta

Okta Inc

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Chicago, IL Posted 8 days ago $82,011$82,011 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As an SDR at Okta in Chicago, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to building the world’s leading identity platform, working closely with customers like JetBlue and T-Mobile. Your role involves researching accounts, developing outreach strategies using tools such as Salesforce and LinkedIn Sales Navigator, collaborating with marketing teams, and engaging inbound leads to generate high-quality meetings. You’ll also conduct discovery calls to understand business needs and support your Account Executives. Ideal candidates are strong communicators, self-motivated, coachable, and curious, with experience in sales tools like Outreach and Salesforce. This role offers a unique opportunity for career growth within the fast-paced cybersecurity industry, requiring relocation if not already based locally.

Skills

Salesforce Outreach LinkedIn Sales Navigator CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Research accounts to develop targeted outreach strategies using sales tools.
  • Engage inbound leads and perform outbound prospecting to generate high-quality meetings.
  • Conduct discovery calls to understand business needs and prepare for Account Executives.
  • Hit call, email, meeting, and pipeline goals as part of your performance metrics.
  • Collaborate with Marketing and Sales teams to plan and execute prospecting campaigns.
  • Maintain accurate data in Salesforce to ensure up-to-date customer information.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
  • 6–12 months of prior business experience preferred
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills essential
  • Self-motivated with a goal-oriented mindset necessary
  • Comfortable managing priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Familiarity with sales tools like Salesforce, Outreach, Sales Navigator
  • Coachable attitude; open to feedback and eager to grow

Market check

Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $185k
This role $82k
$65k most similar roles pay here $245k

This role pays less than 97% of similar roles. Most pay $142,425–$227,455 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $82k versus about $185k for comparable roles.

Based on 239 similar postings.

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About Okta Inc

Okta, Inc. is an American identity and access management company based in San Francisco. It provides cloud software that helps companies manage and secure user authentication into applications, and for developers to build identity controls into applications, websites, web services, and devices.[

Okta Inc currently has 145 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $194,000–$267,000 across 145 roles with salary data.

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