Associate Account Executive (Sales Development Representative)
📍 Location:
Nashville, TN💼 Full-Time🚀 Clear path to Account Executive in Year 1About Velocity1Velocity1 is a startup technology company built inside RJ Young, a 70+ year-old, $200 Morganization. We were created to move faster and focus exclusively on cutting-edge technologysolutions including cybersecurity, managed IT, cloud, and modern software. We combine the energy and ambition of a startup with the backing, scale, and trust of anestablished market leader. Velocity1 exists to help organizations stay ahead of what’s next, without the baggage of legacy thinking.
The Role:
Associate Account Executive (SDR) We’re on the hunt for competitive, curious, and coachable individuals who want to start theirsales career on a winning team. As an Associate Account Executive (AAE), you'll be the enginebehind our outbound pipeline - identifying, connecting with, and setting high-quality meetingsfor our Account Executives with potential customers across SMB, Mid-Market, and Enterpriseaccounts. This is a launchpad role with a clear goal: earn your way into an Account Executive seat withinyour first 12 months.
What You'll Do:- Drive outbound prospecting campaigns via phone, email, and LinkedIn to generate netnew meetings
- Obtain monthly goal of 10 qualified opportunities
- Qualify prospects and schedule high-impact sales meetings for the AE team
- Maintain CRM hygiene and clear documentation of all outreach
- Partner with marketing and sales leadership to optimize messaging and targeting
- Learn the ropes of the sales process and shadow AEs to prep for your next step What You’ll Earn
- Competitive base salary
- $1,000/month bonus for hitting your meeting targets (with at least 50% of meetings held)
- $500/month bonus if you hit 70% of target (also with 50% held rate)
What We’re Looking For:- Recent grads, former athletes, military vets, or early-career professionals with a passionfor winning
- Fearless communicators with a bias for action
- Self-motivated, energetic, and hungry to learn
- Competitive mindset - you hate losing more than you love winning
- Comfortable being uncomfortable and eager to grow fast
- Interest in a long-term sales career and excited to level up into an AE role Why Velocity1
- A year-one plan designed to promote top performers into closing roles
- Award-winning culture built on collaboration, grit, and high standards
- Modern tech stack and proven sales methodology
- Monthly team competitions, sales incentives, and career development from leaderswho’ve done it before
- The backing of a 70+ year legacy, with the energy of a startup
