
Sales Development Manager
Mercury
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $123,500 - $154,400 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Provide high-impact 1:1 coaching to a group of SDRs focused on driving pipeline generation in new verticals
- Oversee pipeline health and lead distribution across the team to ensure consistent, qualified opportunity generation
- Help build and refine outbound messaging that resonates with our ICP
- Identify patterns in high-performing outreach and scale winning tactics to drive better conversion rates across the team
- Build and lead training sessions on prospecting best practices, objection handling, and effective channel usage
- Be a source of energy and accountability. Create a culture of excellence and continuous improvement on your pod
- Work closely with Sales, Marketing, and GTM Strategy to align on ICPs, lead prioritization, and campaign execution
Requirements
- 2–3+ years of experience in a Sales Development role within a B2B SaaS environment
- Proven track record of coaching SDRs 1:1 and leading training across cold calls, email, and LinkedIn outreach
- Experience managing a large pipeline across multiple reps, able to analyze metrics, prioritize high-value opportunities, and course-correct quickly
- Deep understanding of outbound sales strategies and how to drive consistent conversion from prospecting to qualified opportunity
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, can articulate value propositions and give actionable feedback to SDRs
- A motivating presence: you uplift those around you, create accountability, and lead by example
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment where experimentation and adaptability are key
- Familiarity with tools like Salesforce, Salesloft, Apollo, Gong, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator plus awareness of new tools/ integrations/ AI use cases to improve SDR efficiency
- Having a curious mindset and the ability to quickly ramp up on a new vertical is essential
Benefits
- base salary
- equity (stock options/RSUs)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
pipeline generationoutbound messagingprospecting best practicesobjection handlingconversion ratesanalyzing metricsB2B SaaScoaching SDRssales strategieslead prioritization
Soft Skills
communication skillsmotivating presenceaccountabilityleadershipadaptabilitycuriosityenergycontinuous improvementteam collaborationtraining