Senior Manager, Global Business Development

Cognex Corporation; Región Centro; Hybrid; MXN 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognex Corporation is seeking a seasoned BDR/ADR leader to scale a global outbound ABM motion, aligning marketing and sales across regions. You will optimize a hyper-targeted playbook, redesign compensation, and drive a data-driven culture.

Expect a hybrid schedule with collaboration across global teams and a focus on enterprise account penetration. You will partner with the Head of Global Marketing to shape demand gen and ABM strategy, building a high-performance ADR organization with regional

Qualifications

• 10+ years in B2B revenue functions with 6+ years leading and scaling BDR/ADR teams across multiple regions.
• Proven ability to pivot inside sales to an outbound ABM framework for enterprise accounts.
• Experience designing new comp structures, quotas, and performance metrics for enterprise penetration.
• Bachelor’s in Business/Marketing; MBA preferred.
• Hands-on with Salesforce, Salesloft/Outreach, 6sense/Demandbase, ZoomInfo and AI sales tools.

Responsibilities

• Strategic outbound ABM architecture with global alignment to sales and demand gen.
• Design and audit multi-channel playbooks (email, phone, LinkedIn, events) for tiered accounts.
• Own ADR funnel quality and ensure timely handoffs to Account Executives.
• Modernize tech stack and evolve KPIs toward enterprise-penetration goals.
• Scale through regional leaders and foster data-driven, accountable culture.

Skills

BDR/ADR leadership

ABM strategy

Multi-regional leadership

Compensation design

Tech stack adoption

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Marketing

MBA preferred

Tools

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Salesloft/Outreach

6sense/Demandbase

ZoomInfo

AI-powered sales tools

Job description

About us- Cognex is the largest, most successful and recognized global player in industrial machine vision! We are a financially strong, international company with no debt and have been in business for over 40 years. Using advanced optics, image sensors and artificial intelligence software Cognex vision and ID systems capture an image then analyze it to make sense of what’s being seen. We are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable work environment, guided by our "Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast" culture, which celebrates employee innovation, determination, and dedication in a dynamic, fun, and distinctive atmosphere.

We are working on a hybrid schedule, 3 days in the office, 2 at home.

The Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Head of Global Marketing, you will lead, scale, and optimize a global team of outbound Account Development Representatives (ADRs), and ADR Managers focused on penetrating top-tier target organizations and "Most Wanted Accounts." Operating at the critical junction of Marketing and Global Sales, you will partner directly with the Head of Global Demand Generation and Regional Sales VPs to design and execute a high-impact outbound Account-Based Marketing (ABM) motion. Your mission is to pivot the organization from inbound lead qualification to a hyper-targeted, outbound ABM strategy, ensuring our global pipeline generation is programmatic, technologically cutting-edge, and highly predictable.

The Ideal Profile

You are a seasoned BDR/ADR leader with experience across multiple global regions and a proven track record of scaling pipeline in a $1B+ B2B enterprise environment. You are a change agent who knows how to transition teams from volume-based inside sales to a sophisticated, value-driven ABM play. You don't just track activity metrics; you build modern compensation structures, adopt AI-driven tech stacks, and align multi-threaded outreach with strategic accounts. You excel at managing through layers (leading managers) and driving execution across complex, matrixed global environments.

Qualifications

• Experience: 10+ years in B2B Revenue functions, with 6+ years specifically leading and scaling BDR/ADR teams, including experience managing other managers across multiple global regions.
• ABM Strategy & Change Management: Proven track record of successfully re-building or pivoting a global inside sales organization from traditional outbound/inbound to an outbound ABM framework.
• Technical Stack Expertise: Hands-on experience choosing, deploying, and driving adoption for tools like Salesforce Sales Cloud, Salesloft/Outreach, 6sense/Demandbase, ZoomInfo, and AI-powered sales acceleration tools.
• Comp & Metric Design: Demonstrated experience architecting new compensation structures, quotas, and performance metrics tailored specifically for enterprise account penetration rather than raw meeting volume.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field; MBA preferred.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Outbound ABM Architecture

• ABM Alignment: Partner with Global Sales VPs and the Head of Global Demand Gen to map, tier, and prioritize "Most Wanted Accounts" for global outbound campaigns.
• Multi-Threaded Playbooks: Design, deploy, and audit hyper-targeted, multi-channel outbound playbooks (email, phone, LinkedIn, executive events) tailored to specific enterprise buying groups.
• Funnel Optimization: Own the ADR stage of the funnel (SDR/ADR to Account Executive handoff), ensuring seamless routing, rigorous qualification, and zero pipeline leakage. (Note: This team is focused purely on sales-qualified pipeline creation, not direct bookings).

2. Operational Modernization & Tech Adoption

• Tech Stack Evolution: Evaluate, implement, and optimize the ADR tech stack (Intent data, sequencing tools, AI dialers/writers) to maximize rep efficiency and intent-driven personalization.
• Metric & Comp Redesign: Shift the team’s KPIs away from legacy vanity metrics (e.g., call volume) toward high-value indicators (e.g., account penetration depth, buying group engagement). Redesign compensation plans to reward strategic enterprise alignment.
• Process Engineering: Standardize global workflows across regions while allowing for necessary localization, removing administrative friction so reps spend maximum time prospecting.

3. Data-Driven Insights & Accountability

• Pipeline Analytics: Partner with Sales Operations to build and monitor dashboards tracking ADR efficiency, account conversion velocities, and outbound ROI.
• Insight-to-Action: Deliver weekly and monthly pipeline forecasts to executive leadership, providing actionable strategic feedback from the field to regional sales and marketing heads.
• Scale Through Layers: Directly manage, mentor, and elevate 2 Regional ADR Managers, building a unified global leadership layer.
• High-Performance Culture: Foster a competitive, highly accountable, and data-driven culture that prioritizes continuous coaching, skills development, and technical curiosity.
• Recruit, Retain, and Develop: Build a best-in-class global ADR organization by recruiting, retaining, and developing the team by establishing career paths, challenging goals and incentives, and building teams within Cognex culture.