SDR Team Lead: Build & Coach High-Impact Outreach

Agena Group; Lancing; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym discounts

Travel discounts

Gift vouchers

Health care

Car lease

Cycle to work

EV charging

Wellbeing program

Volunteer days

Job summary

Agena Group in Lancing is seeking a hands-on SDR Team Leader to build and lead the outbound sales development function within the Commercial Growth Engine. This player‑manager role focuses on recruiting, coaching, and setting daily standards, turning targeted accounts and inbound leads into qualified opportunities.

You'll drive multichannel outreach across phone, email, LinkedIn, and other channels, collaborate with Marketing, Sales and Operations, ensure accurate CRM usage, and coach the team

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading or mentoring SDR or inside sales teams.
• Hands-on outbound sales professional with strong prospecting and qualification skills.
• Experience coaching and developing high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead and develop a high-performing SDR team with recruitment and coaching.
• Create a customer-focused outbound culture prioritising qualified opportunities.
• Lead multichannel prospecting across phone, email, LinkedIn and more.
• Qualify prospects and convert engagement into meetings and opportunities.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales and Operations for targeted outreach.
• Utilise AI and sales intelligence tools to improve research and productivity.
• Monitor performance metrics and drive improvements via coaching.
• Ensure accurate CRM usage and effective lead handovers.

Skills

Team leadership

Outbound sales

CRM systems

Coaching

Data-driven

Multichannel outreach

Tools

CRM platforms

Sales engagement tools

AI-powered sales tools

Job description

Agena Group in Lancing is seeking a hands-on SDR Team Leader to build and lead the outbound sales development function within the Commercial Growth Engine. This player‑manager role focuses on recruiting, coaching, and setting daily standards, turning targeted accounts and inbound leads into qualified opportunities.

You'll drive multichannel outreach across phone, email, LinkedIn, and other channels, collaborate with Marketing, Sales and Operations, ensure accurate CRM usage, and coach the team