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# Sales Development Representative, UAE at Coursera

- **Company:** Coursera
- **Location:** United Arab Emirates
- **Posted:** 2026-11-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-04
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coursera/jobs/6237396004

## Job description

## About Coursera + Udemy

Coursera and Udemy are now one company, bringing together two mission-driven brands to create the world’s most powerful platform for turning learning into progress. Together, we help more than 300 million learners and 12,000+ enterprise customers build the skills they need for a world being reshaped by AI. Read more about the combined company by visiting our [blog](https://blog.coursera.org/coursera-and-udemy-are-now-one-company-creating-the-worlds-most-comprehensive-skills-platform/).

Why join us now?

AI is transforming how people learn, work, and grow, and the need for new skills has never been greater. Coursera brings trusted content and credentials from leading university and industry partners, while Udemy brings a dynamic skills marketplace and global network of real-world experts. By combining these strengths, we can connect more people and organizations to the skills they need, when they need them.

Shape what comes next

By joining our team, you’ll have the opportunity to reshape how the world learns and applies skills—and help millions of people participate in the new economy. Bring your ideas, expertise, and perspective to meaningful work that can make a difference at global scale.

Job Overview:

The Sales Development Team is a critical component of our growth plan.  All inbound and outbound engagement with prospective customers starts with the SDR team. As an Outbound Sales Development Representative (SDR), you will be responsible for generating interest in Coursera by contacting prospects, presenting our solutions, and qualifying leads for our sales team.  You will work closely with sales and marketing teams to ensure we operate as a seamless organization to build our pipeline of business.

The ideal individual will have experience with enterprise sales/partnerships and be interested in working for a social enterprise. Your knowledge of edtech, and enterprise learning combined with superior communication skills and analytical abilities, will shape Coursera’s campus business to help us provide more access to education globally.

Responsibilities:

- Build a pipeline of leads for the sales team by qualifying inbound inquiries and reaching out to high-potential prospects.
- Conduct effective discovery and qualification conversations with prospects through your deep understanding of our product value proposition and use cases.
- Develop creative strategies for engaging and nurturing prospects using content, email, phone, social media and other strategies
- Partner closely with members of the sales and marketing teams to coordinate engagement strategies and improving processes
- Use your frontline knowledge of customer needs to educate the broader team on learnings and opportunities.

Basic Qualifications:

- 1+ years of experience as a Sales Development Representative (SDR) or Business Development Representative (BDR)
- Demonstrated outbound prospecting experience including outreach to net-new businesses
- Proficiency with sales and/or marketing tools such as Salesforce, Outreach, ZoomInfo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator or similar software

Preferred Qualifications:

- Comfort working in ambiguous, quickly-changing environments
- Excellent written and verbal communications and listening skills
- Experience with high volume request and excellent time management skills
- Previous experience in an outbound sales environment

Keep Learning

If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera:

- [Sales Training: Building Your Sales Career](https://www.coursera.org/learn/build-sales-career)

- [Salesforce Fundamentals](https://www.coursera.org/specializations/salesforce-fundamentals)

## Compensation

At Coursera, we offer competitive, zone-based pay aligned to your location, experience, and role level. Our total rewards package goes beyond salary, with comprehensive health and wellness benefits, bonus and RSU equity programs, and global perks designed to help you grow and thrive wherever you are. This role is only available for hire in the UAE.

Posting Date Posting Date: November 3, 2026 Application Window: November 3 - November 10, 2026 We anticipate the application window will be open until November 10 2026. Based on business needs, this opportunity may remain posted beyond or closed before the anticipated application window.

## LI-JB1

For more information about how Coursera collects and uses your personal information, please see our [Coursera + Udemy Global Applicant Privacy Notice](https://files.clinchtalent.com/1d7f2c0f91ebf75d580f56447fa54859/2acb24eb91f1e23b90ac9e9285de5aaf/Global%20Applicant%20Privacy%20Notice.pdf).

To protect against recruitment fraud, Coursera + Udemy recruiters only communicate via official coursera.org/udemy.com email addresses and never through personal accounts. We do not accept resumes via email or social media; please submit all applications directly through our careers page.

If you encounter suspicious recruitment activity, please report it via our [Fraudulent Activity Submission Form.](https://forms.gle/Mb8UktwuaJAukb3H7)

Coursera is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a welcoming and inclusive workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request at recruiting@coursera.org.

## About Coursera

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Coursera is a global online learning platform that partners with leading universities and companies to offer courses, certificates, and degrees, enabling individuals and organizations to build job-relevant skills.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: COUR)
- **Headquarters**: Mountain View, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: EdTech, online learning, professional development and credentialing
- **Target customers**: B2C (individual learners), B2B (enterprises and teams via Coursera for Business), B2G (governments and institutions)
- **Mission**: “To provide universal access to world-class learning” [coursera.org](https://www.coursera.org/about)

## Products & Services
- **Courses & Specializations**: Free and paid online courses across AI, data science, business, health, and more, often with shareable certificates.
- **Professional Certificates**: Job-aligned programs co-created with employers like Google, IBM, and Microsoft (e.g., Google Cybersecurity, IBM Data Analyst).
- **Online Degrees**: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees from accredited universities in fields such as computer science, data, and business.
- **Coursera Plus**: Annual subscription offering unlimited access to most courses, Specializations, and Professional Certificates.
- **Coursera for Business (Teams & Enterprise)**: Enterprise learning platform with analytics, skills benchmarking, and tailored workforce training. [coursera.org](https://www.coursera.org/)
- **AI-Powered Features**: Coach (personalized guide), Role Play, Course Builder, and Skills Tracks — all designed to deliver scalable, personalized learning.
- **Udemy Merger (Pending)**: In December 2025, Coursera announced a definitive agreement to combine with Udemy, creating one of the world’s most comprehensive skills development platforms (all-stock transaction, subject to approvals). [investor.coursera.com](https://investor.coursera.com/news/news-details/2026/Coursera-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2025-Financial-Results/default.aspx)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available in provided sources (public company; market cap fluctuates and is not disclosed in the search results).
- **Key Metric**: Full-year 2025 revenue of $757 million (up 9% YoY). Guidance for 2026: $805–815 million. [investor.coursera.com](https://investor.coursera.com/news/news-details/2026/Coursera-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2025-Financial-Results/default.aspx)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Over 375 university and industry partners including Google, IBM, Microsoft, Stanford, Yale, and Anthropic. Key shareholders: New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Andrew Ng (Chairman).
- **Growth Signals**: 197 million registered learners as of Dec 31, 2025; 93% net retention rate for paid enterprise customers; Q4 2025 revenue growth of 10% YoY; India development center expected to drive 33% of product innovation by 2027; merger with Udemy to expand reach.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Trusted Credentials**: Courses and certificates issued directly by top universities and industry leaders (Google, IBM, etc.), widely recognized by employers.
- **AI-Powered Personalization**: Generative AI features (Coach, Role Play, Course Builder) differentiate the learning experience.
- **Scale & Catalog**: One of the largest online learning catalogs globally, covering high-demand fields like GenAI, data science, and cybersecurity. [coursera.org](https://www.coursera.org/)
- **Public Benefit Corporation & B Corp**: Demonstrates commitment to social impact and accessible education.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI Integration**: Continuing to embed AI across the platform to improve learning outcomes and instructor/partner tools.
- **Udemy Combination**: Completing the merger with Udemy to create the most comprehensive skills platform for both individual learners and enterprises.
- **India Expansion**: Building a cross-functional development center in India (product, engineering, data, design) to drive local and global innovation. [careers.coursera.com](https://careers.coursera.com/india-tech-jobs)
- **Enterprise & Government Upskilling**: Scaling Coursera for Business to serve larger organizations and public sector clients worldwide.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Impact**: Mission-driven environment focused on transforming lives through learning. Annual “Make-A-Thon” encourages innovation across teams.
- **Career Growth**: Extensive careers rubric, opportunities to work on high-impact projects, and early influence in new geographies (e.g., India Tech Jobs).
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Not explicitly defined in provided materials, but roles are located in Mountain View (HQ) and India (Delhi/NCR); likely offers hybrid or remote flexibility.
- **Engineering & Product Teams**: Cross-functional setup in India covering enterprise payments, machine translations, API platform, and notifications — with autonomy to execute independently. [careers.coursera.com](https://careers.coursera.com/india-tech-jobs)
- **Diverse Roles**: Current openings include Content Production Manager, Instructional Designer, Learning Designer, Degree Program Operations Specialist, and more. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coursera)

## Sources
1. [coursera.org](https://www.coursera.org/about) – About Coursera
2. [coursera.org](https://www.coursera.org/) – Main site (product details, FAQs)
3. [investor.coursera.com](https://investor.coursera.com/news/news-details/2026/Coursera-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2025-Financial-Results/default.aspx) – Q4 & FY2025 Financial Results
4. [careers.coursera.com](https://careers.coursera.com/india-tech-jobs) – India Tech Jobs page (development center info)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coursera) – Careers page (open positions)

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