Sales Development Representative, Japan
Stripe · Tokyo · 1134 APAC Sales Development Reps · listed August 24, 2026
The shape of it
Seniority
Not stated
Where
On site
Requirements listed
4
Length
609 words
In the posting’s own words
As a Sales Development Representative (SDR) at Stripe, you will drive Stripe’s future growth engine by working with Demand Gen and the Account Executive team to qualify leads and collaboratively build Stripe’s sales pipeline. You get excited about engaging with prospects to better qualify needs. You are adept at identifying high value opportunities and capable of managing early sales funnel activities.You are used to delivering value in complex situations and are energized by learning about new and existing products. Finally, you enjoy building – you like to actively participate in the development of the demand generation and sales process, the articulation of Stripe’s value proposition, and the creation of key tools and assets. If you’re hungry, smart, persistent, and a great teammate, we want to hear from you!
What it asks for · 4
- A track record of top performance or prior success
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
- Self starter who is able to operate in a hyper growth environment
- This role requires in-office participation three (3) days per week in our Tokyo office
What the job covers
- Research and create outreach materials for high value prospects, in partnership with SDRs and AEs
- Follow up with Marketing generated leads to qualify as sales opportunities. Move solid leads through the funnel connecting them to a salesperson, and arranging meetings
- Execute outbound sales plays created by marketing
- Initiate contact with potential customers through cold-calling or responding to inquiries generated from Marketing
- Develop relationships with prospects to uncover needs through effective questioning to qualify interest and viability to prepare hand-off to sales
- Follow-up with potential customers who expressed interest but did not initially result in a sales opportunity
- Effectively work through lead list meeting/exceeding SLAs, consistently update activity and contact information within the CRM system and support weekly reporting efforts
- Collaborate and provide feedback and insights to Marketing to help improve targeting and messaging
Tools and skills named
Go to market
- Demand generation2×
- Outbound2×
Words the posting leans on
- sales11×
- leads4×
- marketing4×
- qualify4×
- value4×
- part3×
- people3×
- program3×
- prospects3×
- sales development3×
- sdr3×
- skills3×
- build2×
- career2×
- contact2×
- demand2×
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