Manager, Sales Development
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 22, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 29, 2026. OpenText scores A on the Alion truth index.
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Sales Development Manager - Reading, GBR
Your impact
The Sales Development Manager will report to the Senior Director of Sales Development. They will manage and oversee the hiring, onboarding, coaching, development, performance, and retention of an Sales Development team of approximately 8-10 individual contributors. This includes the qualification and development of inbound leads, as well as strategic outbound prospecting into an Enterprise named account Sales structure.
What the role offers
- Leading & coaching a diverse team to achieve business targets - BANT-qualified leads with associated pipeline growth and revenue conversion
- Managing account-based outreach that aligns with Sales strategy (phone, email, social, video, etc.)
- Coaching, training, motivating and developing their team to achieve their weekly targets and quarterly KPIs
- Driving performance to ensure individual and team targets are met/exceeded consistently
- Conducting 1:1 performance reviews to coach each individual team member; responsibility for all aspects of performance management
The Sales Development Manager will be responsible for driving all AD programs in working with Sales, Campaigns & Field Marketing within their territories and will be a central point of contact for the Sales Development Reps regarding process, strategy, programs, and quota requirements.
The Sales Development Manager will be responsible for generating inbound and outbound lead generation best practices and programs. They will implement cold calling and incentive programs that will generate leads aligned with the primary solution areas. They will work with respective internal groups to identify and manage required training and support for the Sales Development Reps to ensure that business goals are achieved.
What you need to succeed
A qualified candidate should have the following skills and knowledge:
- 3+ years of relevant people leadership experience in a technology-based pre-sales or inside sales position
- Strong coaching and development skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Engaging and communicating confidently; will present to and collaborate with Sales and Marketing leadership regularly
- Strong organization and time management skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office, Salesforce.com, SalesLoft, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, 6Sense, social selling & other business development & sales methodologies.
One last thing
The Sales Development Manager is a frontline leader, that would be based out of our Reading, GBR hub and have an in office (5 days) presence. The successful candidate will be strong in attracting and retaining talent while nurturing potential new talent.
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