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Kong Inc.

Manager, EMEA Account Development

Kong Inc.

Manager leading a team of ADRs in EMEA at a high-growth tech company. Focused on pipeline generation and talent development in the AI-driven era.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Build and sustain a high-performance culture where ADRs are motivated, engaged, and supported in their career growth.
  • Directly manage a team of ADRs, providing coaching, enablement, and career readiness training to prepare them for AE roles and beyond.
  • Own your team’s contribution to EMEA pipeline targets, ensuring consistent attainment of meetings, opportunities, and conversions.
  • Partner closely with AEs, Marketing, and RevOps to ensure effective territory coverage, messaging alignment, and lead conversion.
  • Leverage proven methodologies and playbooks to optimize performance, while tailoring strategies to Kong’s unique positioning.
  • Deliver regular call reviews, pipeline coaching, and AE-readiness programs to accelerate ADR development.
  • Track KPIs, analyze team performance, and implement process improvements to maximize efficiency and results.
  • Drive effective use of Salesforce, Outreach, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and other prospecting tools.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 3+ years of management experience leading ADR/BDR/SDRs or inside sales teams in tech/SaaS.
  • Proven success building and scaling high-performance ADR teams.
  • Strong background in coaching, enablement, and AE readiness.
  • Experience at a playbook-driven company is highly valuable.
  • Prior AE experience is a plus.
  • Versatility across people leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and process optimization.
  • Fluent in English; German, Arabic, or Spanish highly beneficial but not required.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to foster a culture of accountability, motivation, and growth.
  • Passion for working in a fast-paced, scale-up environment on the path to IPO.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Hybrid work in our central London office (walking distance from Bank Station & London Bridge).
  • Competitive compensation, benefits, and paths for career progression.
  • Join a team that values transparency, collaboration, and innovation.

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management experiencecoachingenablementAE readinessprocess optimizationKPI trackingperformance analysis
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leadershipcommunicationcross-functional collaborationaccountabilitymotivationgrowth mindset