Sales Development Representative

About Kiavi

Kiavi is one of the nation’s largest private lenders to residential real estate investors (REIs). We harness the power of data & technology to offer our customers a simpler, more reliable, and faster way to access the capital they need to scale their businesses. Formerly known as LendingHome, we’re committed to helping REIs revitalize the approximately $25 trillion worth of aged U.S. housing stock to provide move-in ready homes and rental housing for millions of Americans across the country.

Combining our technology and industry expertise, Kiavi has grown to a team of over 500 and has won many awards over the years including Forbes Fintech 50, Finovate Awards, Best Digital Mortgage Platform, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and more.

• Loans Funded: $30 billion in loans funded
• Homes financed: 100,000+ projects funded for our customers across the country
• Geography: 49 states + D.C. where we lend to REIs so they can revitalize neighborhoods
• Employees: Over 500 employees with competitive benefits and perks

The Role

Kiavi is looking for a high energy and dynamic Sales Development Representative to provide pre-sales support. This role will be responsible for servicing inbound sales and related inquiries with a focus on engaging and qualifying all prospective customers. This role is one of the first touch points for prospects and has the opportunity to set the tone for the sales cycle following. You will have the opportunity to be closely mentored and professionally developed by more seasoned LendingHome sales professionals.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing inbound leads for bridge and rental clients
• Educate and develop leads for inbound through inbound prospecting via phone, email, events, follow up on webinars, and assorted campaigns
• Make 80 to 100 dials a day
• Identify and develop an in-depth understanding of each lead generation process, supporting marketing activities, prospect touch-points and the hand-off to the Account Executive
• Will be separating Market Qualified Leads from Qualified Leads

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in finance, business administration, or equivalent preferred
• 1 year of experience in customer service or sales
• Experience with high volume outbound calls
• Intellectually curious and with a keen interest in real estate or mortgage
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Salesforce (or equivalent CRM experience) preferred