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Outbound Account Executive
Wing Assistant · Colombia · back to the listing
HR standards
53/100
needs work
Title ↔ description
70/100
solid
Reads as
Sales Representative
100% confident
What this role officially is
commercial sales representative — ESCO, the EU occupation classification
Commercial sales representatives represent a company in selling and providing information on goods and services to businesses and organisations.
Also known as: field sales representative, technical and commercial sales executive, field sales executive, sales and marketing consultant, business development representative, technical and commercial sales representative
How others title the same work
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Startups
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What the listing never says
- 27 bullet points. Long requirement lists deter qualified candidates, who read them as hard gates. Scope clarity
- No pay range published. Candidates cannot tell whether applying is worth their time. Pay transparency
- No location or timezone policy stated, so a candidate cannot tell where they may work from. Scope clarity
The listing, marked up
Nothing in the wording of this listing tripped a check. The scores above still judge how complete and coherent it is.
You will hunt down new business, crush quotas, and close deals. You'll proactively pipeline, pitch, and push prospects all the way to signature - owning the full sales cycle in a fast-paced startup environment where closing is the only thing that matters.
If you enjoy the thrill of turning cold prospects into warm opportunities & closing deals, this role is for you.
Responsibilities
• Conduct high-volume outbound cold calls to prospective clients
• Identify and qualify potential leads and decision-makers
• Schedule meetings for the sales team with qualified prospects
• Execute multi-channel outreach campaigns including:
• Cold calling
• LinkedIn prospecting
• Email marketing
• SMS outreach
• Research target accounts and personalize outreach strategies
• Consistently meet or exceed outreach and meeting quotas
• Maintain accurate records of outreach activities in the CRM
• Collaborate with the sales team to improve messaging and conversion
• Continuously experiment with creative prospecting techniques
Requirements
• 1–3+ years experience in cold calling, SDR, lead generation, or outbound sales
• Comfortable making 50–100+ outbound calls daily
• Proactively pipeline, pitch, and push prospects all the way to signature & own the full sales cycle in a fast-paced startup environment
• Strong communication and persuasion skills
• Experience using LinkedIn for prospecting
• Familiarity with email outreach tools and CRM systems
• Highly resilient and comfortable handling rejection
• Strong research skills to identify the right prospects
• Self-motivated and results-driven
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate:
• Has a hunter mentality
• Loves outbound sales and prospecting
• Is creative with outreach strategies
• Is competitive and motivated by hitting targets
• Thrives in a fast-paced sales environment
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