Hire, lead, and coach a team of BDRs to consistently meet and exceed pipeline and meeting quota goals
Develop onboarding, training, and continuous development programs to improve prospecting skills, product knowledge, and messaging
Monitor performance metrics (calls, emails, meetings booked, conversion rates) and provide actionable feedback
Partner with Marketing, Sales leadership as well as Account Executives to optimize lead generation campaigns, qualification criteria, and handoff of high-quality prospects
Drive accountability and motivation through clear goal setting, coaching plans, and career development paths
Implement and refine sales development processes, tools, and playbooks to increase efficiency and scalability
Report on team performance, pipeline contribution, and KPIs as part of the recurring sales and marketing meetings and include recommendations for improvement
Collaborate closely with Marketing, Sales Development, and Account Executives to optimize lead handoff, improve conversion rates, and align top-of-funnel activities with overall revenue strategy
Requirements
3+ years of sales or business development experience
At least one year in a team leadership or management role
3 years BDR experience
Proven track record of building and managing high-performing outbound sales development or BDR/SDR teams
Former high performing BDR/SDR
Strong coaching, mentoring, and motivational leadership skills
Data-driven mindset with ability to understand the unified lead funnel, analyze KPIs and translate insights into action
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Proficiency with Salesforce, Outreach, ZoomInfo, Gong, AI/ChatGPT
Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales, and RevOps
Experience working remotely and/or managing BDRs remotely
Ability to travel regularly to home office to manage and meet with the BDR team & AEs and participate as a sales representative at industry events and conferences