
Business Development Manager – EMEA
Versa Networks
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇫🇷 France
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About the role
- Lead, coach, and develop BDRs across EMEA and APAC with a strong emphasis on weekly skills coaching
- Build a high-performance culture centered on phone excellence, objection handling, and outbound best practices
- Own both inbound lead management and outbound prospecting strategy
- Dive into analytics-conversion rates, funnel performance, activity metrics-and drive clear improvements
- Build and maintain scalable workflows, processes, and playbooks for predictable pipeline creation
- Partner closely with sales leaders, AEs, and marketing on target accounts, campaigns, and follow-up strategy
- Forecast pipeline generation and report on performance with accuracy
- Identify performance gaps early and coach decisively to close them
- Run daily and weekly rituals: team meetings, call coaching, outbound reviews, 1:1s, and skill-building sessions
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, and Operations to improve lead routing, messaging, scoring, and follow-up
- Ensure strong Salesforce hygiene and operational discipline across the team.
Requirements
- 2+ years managing BDR/SDR teams in SaaS, networking, security, or related tech
- Deep expertise in outbound prospecting, cold calling, objection handling, and high-quality messaging
- Proven success coaching BDRs through role-plays, call reviews, and skill development
- Strong operational acumen across analytics, reporting, workflows, and process optimization
- Experience overseeing both inbound and outbound motions across multiple regions
- Ability to partner effectively with cross-functional leaders (Sales, AEs, Marketing, RevOps)
- Comfort supporting a distributed, multi-time-zone team
- A proactive, high-ownership mindset and a bias toward building structure and clarity.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary & Incentives: We offer a competitive compensation package with and pre-IPO equity to reward your hard work and dedication.
- Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans to ensure you and your family stay healthy and covered.
- Paid Time Off (PTO): Enjoy a generous PTO policy that includes vacation days, sick leave, and paid holidays to recharge and take care of personal matters.
- Flexible Work Environment: We understand the importance of work-life balance. Enjoy the flexibility of remote work, and hybrid option to create the work schedule that works best for you.
- Professional Development: We believe in continuous learning. Access to training, certifications, and educational resources to help you grow in your career and stay ahead of industry trends.
- Employee Recognition: We celebrate achievements both big and small, with regular recognition programs and awards that highlight your contributions to our collective success.
- Collaborative Culture: Be part of a dynamic, inclusive, and supportive team where innovation and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.
- Parental Leave: Generous parental leave policies to support you during life's important moments.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
outbound prospectingcold callingobjection handlinganalyticsreportingworkflowsprocess optimizationpipeline generationlead managementperformance metrics
Soft skills
coachingleadershipcommunicationcollaborationproactive mindsethigh-ownership mindsetorganizational skillsteam buildingproblem-solvingadaptability