Manager, Sales Development

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

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 work 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-performing SDRs, helping them deliver on ambitious targets, as well as 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.

What it asks for · 9

• 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
• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing comprehensive program management initiatives to ensure successful project execution and alignment with organizational objectives
• Experience working with AI inactive data, understanding its implications, and developing strategies for effective management and utilization

Also a plus

• Prior experience at a growth-stage internet or software company
• Fluency in any other European language is a plus

What the job covers

• 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, accelerate 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

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

• sales13×
• experience7×
• sales development5×
• management4×
• requirements4×
• build3×
• coach3×
• demonstrated3×
• execution3×
• meet3×
• operations3×
• outbound3×
• passion3×
• people3×
• pipeline3×
• sdrs3×

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