Business Development, Manager

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.

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.

• 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
• In partnership with HR, support equitable employee experiences, strengthen inclusion acumen, and promote a culture of belonging that values every team member’s contribution

You Are

You are a collaborative and results-oriented leader who knows how to motivate, coach, and develop sales talent. You can move comfortably between strategic planning and hands-on support, using sound judgment to make decisions in a fast-paced environment. You communicate clearly with executives, peers, and team members and build trust through consistency, transparency, and follow-through.

You bring a strong understanding of prospecting, pipeline creation, sales development, and consultative selling. You are comfortable working with performance data, identifying trends, and turning insights into practical actions. You are resourceful, adaptable, and energized by the opportunity to build both people and process.

Your experience includes:

• 2-5 years of experience in sales management, sales development management, or a full sales cycle closing role, preferably in SaaS or enterprise applications
• Experience building trust at the executive level and directing a team to complete assignments using established guidelines and procedures
• Ability to quickly gain a working knowledge of the OneTrust product suite
• Experience building out demos and presentations for internal and external audiences
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias