Apollo
SDR Caller
Job Summary
The role of an SDR Caller at Apollo involves executing high-volume, phone-based outbound outreach to generate meetings for client campaigns. Candidates are expected to master call techniques, objection handling, and qualification strategies, contributing to daily activity targets such as booking qualified meetings. The position emphasizes continuous learning, collaboration, and the development of sales fundamentals. It offers a pathway to future roles like Account Executive or Account Manager, within a company focused on AI-driven productivity and rapid growth.
Required Skills
Job Description
Apollo.io is the leading go-to-market solution for revenue teams, trusted by over 500,000 companies and millions of users globally, from rapidly growing startups to some of the world's largest enterprises. Founded in 2015, the company is one of the fastest growing companies in SaaS, raising approximately $250 million to date and valued at $1.6 billion. Apollo.io provides sales and marketing teams with easy access to verified contact data for over 210 million B2B contacts and 35 million companies worldwide, along with tools to engage and convert these contacts in one unified platform. By helping revenue professionals find the most accurate contact information and automating the outreach process, Apollo.io turns prospects into customers. Apollo raised a series D in 2023 and is backed by top-tier investors, including Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and more, and counts the former President and COO of Hubspot, JD Sherman, among its board members.
As an SDR Caller at Apollo, you’ll be a front-line outbound specialist, generating top-of-funnel meetings through high-volume, phone-first outreach. Based in Remote, US this early-career track role is trained in Apollo Labs' proprietary outreach methodologies and is on a pathway to become a future AE or AM. You’ll work from our Apollo offices at least 3 days/week, collaborating with fellow Callers, Managers, and Labs GTM teams.
A day in the life…
You’ll be responsible for:
- Owning phone-first outbound outreach for 2–3 Apollo Labs client campaigns
- Booking at least 13 qualified meetings per client/month with 70%+ hold rate
- Making ~210 dials per day using Apollo’s Parallel Dialer
- Mastering call architecture, talk tracks, and objection handling strategies
- Logging performance, taking coaching feedback, and improving week over week
You’ll learn the fundamentals of:
- Cold outbound strategy and campaign messaging
- Qualification, discovery, and objection handling
- Team-based collaboration and RevOps tooling
- Sales performance psychology and compensation-based motivation
Mindset and Behaviors
- Bring your grit and determination to advance our company’s values, unique culture, and future results.
- Engage as your unique self in a diverse, inclusive and high-performing team
- Thrive in a competitive environment, embracing challenges, enjoying objection handling, and using setbacks as fuel to improve and win.
- Have a positive outlook, a strong ability to take responsibility for successes and failures, and a relentless drive to keep improving.
- Maintain a sharp focus on your goals and a belief that your daily, weekly and monthly activities will help achieve them.
- Possess a competitive spark, a hunger to win, and a determination to outperform in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.
- Be a self-starter who proactively identifies opportunities, takes initiative, and stays motivated in the face of multiple objections and “no’s.”
Minimum Qualifications
- Have at least 1 year of experience working with high volume calling environments or similar fast-paced, semi-repetitive work environments.
- Top performer in your current role.
- Proven track record of consistently meeting activity targets
- Experience using strong selling techniques & objection handling processes, day to day.
- Ability to communicate, present to, and influence key stakeholders across both technical and non-technical roles.
- Adaptable with the ability to pick up new technologies, assess situations quickly, and find smarter ways to achieve goals.
- Coachable— loves to learn, receive feedback, and improve their skills.
We are AI Native
Apollo.io is an AI-native company built on a culture of continuous improvement. We’re on the front lines of driving productivity for our customers—and we expect the same mindset from our team. If you're energized by finding smarter, faster ways to get things done using AI and automation, you'll thrive here.
Why You’ll Love Working at Apollo
At Apollo, we’re driven by a shared mission: to help our customers unlock their full revenue potential. That’s why we take extreme ownership of our work, move with focus and urgency, and learn voraciously to stay ahead.
We invest deeply in your growth, ensuring you have the resources, support, and autonomy to own your role and make a real impact. Collaboration is at our core—we’re all for one, meaning you’ll have a team across departments ready to help you succeed. We encourage bold ideas and courageous action, giving you the freedom to experiment, take smart risks, and drive big wins.
If you’re looking for a place where your work matters, where you can push boundaries, and where your career can thrive—Apollo is the place for you.
Learn more here!
Apollo
Search, engage, and convert over 210 million contacts at over 35 million companies with Apollo's sales intelligence and engagement platform.
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