Job Description
Job DescriptionSalary: $20/hour + Commission
About Kadince
Kadince (pronounced cadence) is a fully remote software company founded in 2013. In a nutshell, we build tools to help compliance and marketing professionals at financial institutions do their jobs more efficiently.
Kadince has been profitable for several years (were fans of making more than we spend). Were bootstrapped, which means we dont have investors. So our owners answer to no one. And they arent just giving us commands from their vacation homes waiting to cash their next check. Theyre fellow team members and in the trenches with us.
Why Were Hiring
There are around 10,000 financial institutions in the US. At Kadince, were working to help as many of them as possible better manage and track their marketing and compliance efforts. Weve only scratched the surface.
We want to give every financial institution in the country a chance to hear our story and see if were a good fit for their needs (we obviously think we are). In order to keep up with our outreach goals, we need a junior sales professional on our team.
Who We Want to Hire
To be a Junior Sales Development Representative at Kadince, you should have a lot of grit and drive, but are also humble and open to feedback. You work well in fast-paced professional environments and can juggle many things (bonus points if you can juggle actual objects). You have strong writing and speaking skills. Proper grammar and spelling dont scare you (expect to write a lot of emails).
You have a desire to continually learn and improve your people and sales skills. We love giving team members opportunities to improve their skills, whether through online courses, workshops, or learning from others.
You dont need previous sales experience to excel in this role. Honestly, were looking for someone whos ready to start their career from the ground up. The work you do wont be super exciting or glamorous, but youll learn about sales and the fintech industry. If you prove yourself and want to continue on the sales path, wed love to transition you into a regular Sales Development Representative role here at Kadince.
Our vision, mission, and core values should resonate with you. Thatll be crucial to your success and happiness if you join the Kadince team.
Our Vision and Mission
Our vision and mission arent something we hung on the office wall and forgot about. Seriously, we dont have an office, let alone a wall to hang them on. But our vision, mission, and core values sit on the desks of each of our team members. And we discuss them regularly in our meetings. Your goals and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) will be developed to ensure youre working to help us achieve our vision and mission.
Our vision and mission are what get us up each morning. They, in addition to our core values, help us make decisions.
Vision - Setting the standard for operating a great software company.
Were big fans of author Jim Collins and his best-selling book, Good to Great (bonus points if youve read it). While there are lots of good software companies out there, we want to be one of the great ones.
The first word of our vision is also significant. To go high school English class on you, the present participle setting illustrates that were not looking to set the standard and then be done, but that the standard is always moving and were always chasing it. We continually stop to recognize the awesome things weve done and then look for ways to do them even better.
Mission - Building the best software for compliance and marketing professionals at financial institutions.
As Jim Collins taught in his Hedgehog Concept (told you we think hes greatpun intended), great companies need to determine what they can be the best at in the world and focus on that. There are so many things we could solve as a software company, but weve found what we think we can be the best in the world at and we stick to it every day.
Our Core Values
Our core values remind us who we are. They also guide us in the decisions we make. Theyre listed in order of importance. If we have a question when making a decision about people, for example, we look to the core value above it to make our decision.
- Integrity - Were honest with ourselves and others.
- People - We understand that people are the foundation of Kadince and we act accordingly.
- Care - We love what we do and do it consistently and intentionally to the best of our abilities.
- Remarkability - We provide remarkable experiences to all who come into contact with Kadince.
- Growth - We accept yesterday and improve today.
What a Day in the Life of a Junior Sales Development Representative Looks Like
At the start of your day, you check your email to see if that Chief Compliance Officer or Marketing Director youve been waiting to hear back from has responded. Oh look, she did! Shes interested in learning more about Kadince, so you reply and schedule a demo.
Now you grab a blanket (and maybe some cocoa) because its time to work on your cold outreach efforts. Our Junior SDRs are in charge of our smaller prospect accounts, so you go through your Salesforce list of prospects to call. No one cold calls quite like Kadince, so when you get someone on the phone, you joke around and have a fun conversation. We havent forgotten that the people on the other side are still people. Even though he isnt interested in learning more about Kadince, he thanks you for reaching out and making his day a little more interesting.
After an hour or two of cold prospecting, you check your email again. Hey, more responses! You respond to everyone whos answered and even schedule a few demos.
For lunch, you decide to pack a sandwich and take your dog to the park. He runs around and gets all his energy out so you dont have to worry about entertaining him for the rest of the day. Or, if youre more of a cat person, you pat your cat on the head and head out for a quick run.
Back at work, you meet with your team for some sales training. You discuss different sales techniques and praise a team member for the great work she did this morning. Theres always something new to learn, and you cant wait until youre able to manage accounts and sell our software on your own.
For your last big project of the day, you handwrite personalized messages on some marketing flyers youll be mailing. Youve done the hard work of verifying the contacts mailing address, and its time to put that knowledge to use. But we dont like to be the same as any other company, so we go the extra mile to add a little personal touch. If you learned anything neat on LinkedIn, you might even send your contact a gift.
At the end of the day, you take a look at your calendar for tomorrow and plan accordingly.
When and Where Youd Work and What Youd Work On
Kadince is a principle-based company, which means we focus on principles, not policies. Since were a fully remote company, youll speak with Brandon Checketts, your leader, to determine when and where youll work. Youll also work with your leader each week, month, quarter, and year to review your goals/KPI and what youve been working on.
The principle is to work wherever you want as long as you meet or exceed your KPI. This may mean working when our prospects work, planning your day around team meetings, or working a longer day because you have a doctors appointment tomorrow. Overall, your schedule needs to help you achieve our vision and mission and demonstrate our core values.
At Kadince, work wont tie you down to one location. Youll have the flexibility to work remotely and even change locations from time to time. Want to spend a few weeks somewhere newmaybe exploring a different state or another country? Thats totally possible, as long as its approved by HR ahead of time to make sure everythings good from a legal and tax standpoint. Just make sure that wherever you plan to work has a reliable internet connection of at least 10 Mbps download and 1-2 Mbps upload (as if you would go anywhere without it anyway).
Who Youd Be Working With
We have over 30 team members (which makes us really happy since Kadince was started by two people in their basements). If hired, youll probably work with each team member in one way or another. Some of the people youll work with most frequently are:
Brandon is our wonderful Director of Sales. Hes been with Kadince since 2018 and loves to grow his professional skills. Brandon is a self-proclaimed aviation geek. He loves to watch airplanes and learn everything he can about them. He seems to be going somewhere new every week. Where will he be this weekend? Nobody knows!
Jordan, a Sales Development Representative, was born in Texas but has lived all over. Jordan loves to learn and grow, and his goal is to be a positive force for everyone in his life. He loves to set goals for himself and find creative ways to reach them. The coolest fact about him? Somehow, Jordan has two spleens.
Jacob is a Senior Sales Representative. He may be a great salesperson, but hes also a killer cook (hopefully not literally). He once received 56 stitches and set the record at his university for number of basketball games played, although not at the same time. If he could do anything, hed travel to Brazil and see an anaconda in its natural habitat. (Maybe his new friend could join a Zoom call?)
Benefits
Since were a remote company, we dont offer office snacks and ping pong tables. But if youre a fan of core benefits that bring great rewards and peace of mind, youll like what we have to offer. Competitive pay, 401(k) matching, generous paid leave, insurance (medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability), and a flex spending account. Yeah, its pretty great...
And we love to spoil our team. We celebrate big events with you, like birthdays and work anniversaries, so you can expect some pretty fun gifts. We once sent some high-quality lip balm to each team member so we could all play a prank on Scott, our Director of Product. Were fun like that. And each year we give every team member the last week of the year off (we like to spread holiday cheer).
How to Apply
Applicants who stand out are those who are interested in working for Kadince, not just applying for as many positions as possible or trying to keep unemployment benefits. Weve seen it all. No kidding, we once had someone ask us in an interview what the name of our company is. Needless to say, we could tell that person wasnt really passionate about joining our team.
When applying to Kadince, please send us PDFs of your resume and cover letter. The cover letter is your opportunity to tell us why you would be a great fit for the position, but should be no longer than 300 words. Take advantage of this time. Seriously, sell yourself!
Thank you for your interest in Kadince. We look forward to reviewing your application.
This position is open to candidates living in AL, AK, AZ, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NH, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WV, WI, and WY.
Kadince, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.