Sales Development Manager

Stripe; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Sales Development in Chicago to lead and scale a high-performing SDR team.

The role combines hands-on leadership with strategic contribution to Stripe's new business pipeline, partnering across Marketing, Sales, Enablement, and Product Marketing to drive campaigns and revenue growth. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in high-growth tech environments, strong coaching skills, and the ability to translate technical capabilities into customer

Qualifications

• 2+ years of people management experience.
• Experience leading inbound and outbound sales and operations in an early-stage, high-growth technology environment.
• Proven track record of high performance in a pipeline-generating or closing role.
• Ability to hire, train, and coach a high-performance sales team.
• Ability to build relationships with strategic clients and industry thought leaders.
• Demonstrated passion for startups and new technology businesses.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts and build great relationships with highly technical customers.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, train, and lead a rapidly growing team of SDRs.
• Contribute to both the long-term vision and strategy for the team and manage day-to-day operations.
• Own and drive execution of Stripe's new business pipeline goals by understanding and analyzing top-of-the-funnel metrics, pipeline quality, and revenue influenced across different segments.
• Coach, mentor, and guide the team in developing consultative and solution-based sales skills including campaign strategy, outbound execution, and nurturing interest in opportunities.
• Shape deep partnerships with Marketing, Sales, Sales Operations, Enablement, and Product Marketing teams to successfully collaborate on campaigns and events.
• Optimize your business for efficiency, accelerating ramp time to productivity, and ensure your team has a crisp understanding of Stripe domain knowledge.
• Effectively work cross-functionally across the organization to shape Stripe's solutions to meet client needs.
• Inspire, motivate, and enable individual development to promote career growth of direct reports.

Skills

People management

Inbound & outbound sales

High-growth tech

Hiring & coaching

Strategic client relations

Startup passion

Technical communication

Job description

Manager, Sales Development

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Department: 1130 Global Sales Development Mgrs

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

As a Sales Development Manager at Stripe, you'll drive Stripe's future growth engine by leading a team of inbound and outbound SDRs. You'll be working with Stripe's Sales teams to build Stripe's sales pipeline. As a Sales Development Manager, you'll lead and coach a group of high-performance SDRs, helping them deliver on ambitious targets, as well as be hands-on to work directly with the team. We're looking for a self-starter who has demonstrated success dealing with ambiguity, operating in a high-growth environment, and solving problems with limited oversight.

Ideal candidates will have management experience scaling a technology Sales Development team and superior communication skills. We take a data-driven, detail-oriented approach to Sales Development, and are looking for someone who enjoys building—who will actively participate in the development of sales processes, the articulation of Stripe's value proposition, and the creation of key tools and assets to measure success. Stripe is not a typical company, and this is not a typical sales development function. If you're hungry, smart, persistent, and a great teammate, we want to hear from you.

What you'll do

Responsibilities

• Recruit, train, and lead a rapidly growing team of SDRs
• Contribute to both the long-term vision and strategy for the team and manage day-to-day operations
• Own and drive execution of Stripe's new business pipeline goals by understanding and analyzing top-of-the-funnel metrics, pipeline quality, and revenue influenced across different segments
• Coach, mentor, and guide the team in developing consultative and solution-based sales skills including campaign strategy, outbound execution, and nurturing interest in opportunities
• Shape deep partnerships with Marketing, Sales, Sales Operations, Enablement, and Product Marketing teams to successfully collaborate on campaigns and events
• Optimize your business for efficiency, accelerating ramp time to productivity, and ensure your team has a crisp understanding of Stripe domain knowledge
• Effectively work cross-functionally across the organization to shape Stripe's solutions to meet client needs
• Inspire, motivate, and enable individual development to promote career growth of direct reports

Who you are

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

• 2+ years of people management experience
• Experience leading inbound and outbound sales and operations in an early-stage, high-growth technology environment
• Proven track record of high performance in a pipeline-generating or closing role
• Ability to hire, train, and coach a high-performance sales team
• Ability to build relationships with strategic clients and industry thought leaders
• Demonstrated passion for startups and new technology businesses
• Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts and build great relationships with highly technical customers

Preferred qualifications

• Prior experience at a growth-stage internet or software company
• Executive presence with demonstrated experience interfacing with CROs and senior external stakeholders
• Passion for emerging products and experience in adjacent or tangential fields welcomed
• Background in payments, stablecoins, or other crypto technologies