Remote Sales Development Lead — Fuel New Opportunities

John Deere GmbH & Co. KG; Springfield (IL); Remote; USD 78,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Highly competitive base pay

401K and Defined Contribution

Healthcare benefits with generous HSA

Adoption assistance

Employee Assistance Programs

Tuition assistance

Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms

Charitable contribution match

Employee Purchase Plan & discounts

Vacation and Holiday Pay

Job summary

John Deere seeks a Sales Development Lead to identify, engage, and develop new customer opportunities not yet reached through existing channels. You will create qualified opportunities in growth segments via targeted outreach, customer research, stakeholder mapping, and early funnel qualification.

This remote role collaborates with the demand generation team, dealers, sales teams, and growth intelligence personnel to ensure seamless handoffs to the long-term account owner.

Qualifications

• Proven success in customer-facing sales, business development, account development, or inside sales roles.
• Experience conducting customer research, account planning, and opportunity qualification.
• Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage multiple opportunities and priorities with disciplined follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Identify, engage, and develop new customer opportunities not currently reached through existing channels.
• Create qualified opportunities in strategic growth segments through targeted outreach and research.
• Qualify opportunities as prospects enter the sales funnel and prepare for transfer to the long-term owner.
• Collaborate across demand generation, dealers, sales teams, and growth intelligence personnel.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer research

Communication skills

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CRM software

Job description

John Deere seeks a Sales Development Lead to identify, engage, and develop new customer opportunities not yet reached through existing channels. You will create qualified opportunities in growth segments via targeted outreach, customer research, stakeholder mapping, and early funnel qualification.

This remote role collaborates with the demand generation team, dealers, sales teams, and growth intelligence personnel to ensure seamless handoffs to the long-term account owner.