US Business Development & Sales Partner (SDR) for Digital Marketing Agency

We are a digital marketing agency based in India, and we are expanding our client acquisition into the US market. We are looking for an experienced US-focused SDR / B2B Sales Development professional who can help us identify, contact, qualify, and book meetings with potential US clients for our digital marketing services. What we need We are NOT looking for someone who will simply provide a list of leads. We need someone who can actively handle the outbound sales process: Research and identify relevant US businesses Identify the business owner / decision-maker Conduct cold outreach through cold calling, email, LinkedIn, or other effective channels Start conversations with prospects Understand their current marketing challenges Qualify prospects based on our agreed criteria Handle basic objections Book qualified meetings with genuinely interested prospects Maintain follow-ups with prospects Provide us with notes/context before each meeting Our Target Market We are primarily interested in US-based businesses that can benefit from services such as: Software development SEO Website development Digital marketing Lead generation We are open to discussing the most suitable US industries with the selected SDR. What counts as a qualified appointment? This is extremely important. We do not want random meetings just to increase the appointment count. A qualified appointment should ideally have: A genuine business need/problem related to our services The prospect is a business owner, decision-maker, or relevant authority The business is based in the United States The prospect understands why the meeting is being scheduled The prospect has shown genuine interest in discussing our services The prospect is willing to discuss potential solutions and budget/timing where appropriate We will agree on the exact qualification criteria with the selected candidate before starting. Ideal Candidate We are looking for someone with proven experience in: US B2B sales SDR / BDR work Appointment setting Cold calling Cold email LinkedIn outreach Lead qualification Objection handling Sales development Ideally selling marketing, SEO, SaaS, technology, or other B2B services Experience selling to US businesses is strongly preferred. If you have previously generated qualified meetings for marketing agencies, SEO companies, SaaS companies, or other B2B service businesses, please mention this in your proposal. Important We are looking for quality over quantity. We would rather receive 5 genuinely qualified opportunities than 30 random meetings. We are also open to starting with a small trial/pilot to evaluate the quality of the leads and meetings before establishing a long-term engagement. When applying, please answer these questions: How many years of SDR / BDR / appointment-setting experience do you have? How much experience do you have selling to US businesses? What industries have you worked with? Which channels do you use cold calling, email, LinkedIn, etc.? How do you define and qualify a sales-ready prospect? How many qualified meetings have you typically generated per month? Have you worked with a digital marketing or SEO agency before? Please provide one example of a successful outbound campaign you have personally handled. What compensation model do you normally work with hourly, fixed, per qualified meeting, commission, or a combination? Are you available for a small paid trial before a longer-term engagement? Please do not apply if your service only consists of providing scraped lead lists. We need someone who can actively prospect, communicate with prospects, qualify them, and generate genuine sales opportunities.