Sales Development Manager

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a hands-on Sales Development Manager to lead an eight-person SDR team across regions and time zones. You will coach, onboard, and promote top performers while driving high-quality pipeline for the Sales team.

The role requires experience in SaaS sales, strong executive presence, and proven cross-functional collaboration. You will forecast, analyze data, and build outbound strategies with teams like Marketing and RevOps, with up to 25% travel across EMEA.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience in software or SaaS sales with a proven track record of success.
• Passion for coaching and mentoring emerging talent.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with several teams simultaneously, including teams in different regions.
• Hands-on experience with sales tools such as Outreach, Demandbase, and Salesforce.
• Executive presence: comfortable leading meetings with senior leadership.
• Coachable: actively listens to and implements manager feedback.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strategic thinker: able to create, prioritize, and implement new outbound strategies.

Responsibilities

• Manage all day-to-day operations of an eight-person SDR team across multiple regions and time zones
• Coach and mentor your team members on a regular basis
• Manage internal career path opportunities for your SDRs and help support promotions
• Hire and onboard new, high-performing SDRs as needed
• Focus on generating high quality pipeline for our Sales team that will contribute to bookings
• Be data-driven. Be comfortable building targets for team members, forecasting pipeline generation, analyzing data, and building and reviewing reports in Salesforce and Tableau
• Build relationships cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, RevOps, and other teams
• Manage multiple projects and strategies simultaneously
• Develop and implement creative outbound strategies to continue driving high performance
• 25% travel across EMEA/Local

Skills

SaaS Sales Experience

Sales Development Management

Coaching And Mentoring

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Executive Presence

Forecasting

Data Analysis

Tools

Salesforce

Tableau

Outreach

Demandbase

Job description

Responsibilities

• Manage all day-to-day operations of an eight-person SDR team across multiple regions and time zones
• Coach and mentor your team members on a regular basis
• Manage internal career path opportunities for your SDRs and help support promotions
• Hire and onboard new, high-performing SDRs as needed
• Focus on generating high quality pipeline for our Sales team that will contribute to bookings
• Be data-driven. Be comfortable building targets for team members, forecasting pipeline generation, analyzing data, and building and reviewing reports in Salesforce and Tableau
• Build relationships cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, RevOps, and other teams
• Manage multiple projects and strategies simultaneously
• Develop and implement creative outbound strategies to continue driving high performance
• 25% travel across EMEA/Local

Requirements

• Two or more years of experience in software or SaaS sales with a proven track record of success
• Passion for coaching and mentoring emerging talent
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with several teams simultaneously, including teams in different regions
• Hands‑on experience with sales tools such as Outreach, Demandbase, and Salesforce
• Executive presence: comfortable leading meetings with senior leadership
• Coachable: actively listens to and implements manager feedback
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strategic thinker: able to create, prioritize, and implement new outbound strategies

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership in managing and mentoring a sales development team while driving pipeline generation through strategic outbound initiatives. Proficient in utilizing sales tools and data analysis to enhance team performance and cross-functional collaboration.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Sales Development Management
• Coaching And Mentoring
• Salesforce Proficiency
• Data Analysis And Reporting
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Hard Skills

• SaaS Sales Experience
• Pipeline Generation
• Outbound Strategy Development
• Target Setting
• Forecasting

Soft Skills

• Exceptional Communication Skills
• Strategic Thinking
• Coachability
• Executive Presence

Industry Keywords

• Sales Development Representative
• High-Performing Teams
• Career Path Management
• EMEA Travel

Tools & Technologies

• Salesforce
• Tableau
• Outreach
• Demandbase