Business Development, Manager

OneTrust; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

OneTrust is seeking a Business Development Manager to lead and scale a team of Business Development Representatives within our SaaS governance platform space. You will own the team's operating rhythm, drive pipeline generation, and collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Operations to optimize handoffs and outcomes.

The ideal candidate excels at leadership, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-moving environment, with a focus on building scalable

Qualifications

• Leadership and people management experience.
• Ability to use data to drive decisions.
• Cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish clear team goals, performance expectations, and operating plans aligned to broader business objectives
• Recruit, onboard, coach, and retain Business Development Representatives while creating an environment where people can do their best work
• Build and refine scalable outbound prospecting strategies tailored to assigned industries, segments, and territories
• Partner with Account Executives and other Sales leaders to align on target accounts, messaging, qualification standards, and pipeline priorities
• Collaborate with Marketing on campaign follow-up, lead management, feedback loops, and performance reporting
• Use quantitative analysis to evaluate activity, conversion, pipeline contribution, resource allocation, and overall team effectiveness
• Work with Revenue Operations and cross-functional partners to improve processes, productivity, systems, and reporting
• Help define and maintain playbooks, career paths, enablement programs, and success measures for the Business Development organization
• Forecast team performance and translate lead-conversion trends into pipeline expectations and business insights
• Prepare high-performing representatives for future Account Executive opportunities through structured coaching and development plans
• Maintain accountability to team targets while adapting quickly to changing priorities and business needs
• Promote a positive, inclusive, and high-energy team culture where collaboration, learning, and achievement are recognized

Skills

Leadership

People management

Data-driven

Cross-functional

SaaS sales

Job description

Strength in Trust

OneTrust's mission is to enable innovation through the responsible use of data and AI. We believe that ensuring data is trusted shouldn't slow teams down—it should accelerate what's possible. This led us to develop the first technology platform for responsible data use in 2016. Today, with AI representing the latest and most impactful expansion of data yet, OneTrust is once again redefining what responsible innovation looks like. OneTrust, the AI‑Ready Governance Platform™, unifies regulatory intelligence, automation, and connected governance workflows so businesses can continue to move at the speed of AI while ensuring good governance to prevent data misuse at scale. Trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide, OneTrust is shaping the future where trusted data becomes a transformative force for business and society.

The Challenge

The Business Development Manager will lead and grow a high-performing team of Business Development Representatives responsible for creating and qualifying new revenue opportunities within assigned markets. This role will set the team's direction, establish performance expectations, and provide the coaching and support needed to consistently achieve pipeline goals.

You will work closely with Sales, Marketing, Revenue Operations, and Account Executive leaders to strengthen the business development motion and ensure effective handoffs throughout the sales process. To succeed in this role, you should be an adaptable people leader, a strong communicator, and someone who enjoys using data, creativity, and collaboration to solve problems in a fast-moving environment.

OneTrust is a fast-growing SaaS enterprise platform with a strong growth trajectory. We invest in our Sales Team through demand generation, methodology-driven selling, ongoing enablement, customer-informed product development, and access to leaders who help teams deliver meaningful business outcomes.

Your Mission

In this role, you will hire, lead, coach, and develop a team of Business Development Representatives. You will own the team's operating rhythm, monitor performance, and build the processes, tools, and habits that support consistent pipeline generation.

In This Role You Will Also

• Establish clear team goals, performance expectations, and operating plans aligned to broader business objectives
• Recruit, onboard, coach, and retain Business Development Representatives while creating an environment where people can do their best work
• Build and refine scalable outbound prospecting strategies tailored to assigned industries, segments, and territories
• Partner with Account Executives and other Sales leaders to align on target accounts, messaging, qualification standards, and pipeline priorities
• Collaborate with Marketing on campaign follow-up, lead management, feedback loops, and performance reporting
• Use quantitative analysis to evaluate activity, conversion, pipeline contribution, resource allocation, and overall team effectiveness
• Work with Revenue Operations and cross-functional partners to improve processes, productivity, systems, and reporting
• Help define and maintain playbooks, career paths, enablement programs, and success measures for the Business Development organization
• Forecast team performance and translate lead-conversion trends into pipeline expectations and business insights
• Prepare high-performing representatives for future Account Executive opportunities through structured coaching and development plans
• Maintain accountability to team targets while adapting quickly to changing priorities and business needs
• Promote a positive, inclusive, and high-energy team culture where collaboration, learning, and achievement are recognized