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BDR Manager

140k – 160kNew York, NYSales EnablementOnsite4+ YOE
Summary

Lead and develop a team of BDRs at an AI-native revenue platform. Own pipeline quota, hiring, coaching, playbooks, and AI adoption while partnering closely with AEs and Marketing.

About the role

What You’ll Do

  • Own team pipeline quota and forecast accuracy. Report metrics, pipeline health, and team performance to the Head of Business Development.
  • Hire, onboard, and ramp new BDRs across all levels (P1, P2, Senior BDR) to productivity.
  • Run weekly 1:1s with BDRs, team-wide meetings, and performance reviews.
  • Build and maintain playbooks, sequences, and training programs that scale as the team grows.
  • Partner with Sales leadership and Marketing on go-to-market strategy, campaigns, and messaging.
  • Identify and manage performance improvement processes for reps who are off-track.
  • Champion AI adoption across the team — set expectations for Claude usage at every level, evaluate new use cases, and roll out what works.
  • Manage and build in person — required in office 5x/week.

Who You Are

People Manager

  • Coaches and develops reps at all levels — P1s through Senior BDRs
  • Manages performance gaps and drives real improvement
  • Builds team culture with a track record of retaining top talent
  • Hires well for BDR fit and potential

Operational Excellence

  • Consistently beats BD quota quarter over quarter
  • Forecasts accurately and reports pipeline health with confidence
  • Builds scalable playbooks, sequences, and onboarding programs
  • Optimizes HubSpot and makes data-driven decisions to improve team health

Cross-Functional Leader

  • Keeps AEs and BDRs in tight alignment with clean handoffs
  • Partners with Marketing on campaigns, messaging, and lead quality
  • Advocates for the BDR team's needs to senior leadership

AI-Native

  • Uses Claude daily across coaching, reporting, pipeline reviews, and planning
  • Sets team-wide standards for AI tool usage and evaluates new use cases
  • Continuously finds ways to compound team output through AI

Strategic Thinker

  • Plans headcount and models capacity ahead of growth
  • Tests new outbound channels and runs structured experimentation
  • Develops reps into future leaders across AE, CS, Partnerships, and beyond

Requirements

  • 4–6 years of management experience, preferably in Business Development & SaaS
  • Proven track record of beating BD quota quarter over quarter
  • Background coaching and developing SDR/BDR reps across multiple levels
  • Experience building and scaling playbooks, onboarding programs, and outbound sequences
  • Hands-on HubSpot experience — configuration, reporting, and team adoption
  • History of cross-functional collaboration with AE and Marketing teams
  • Comfortable using AI tools (Claude or equivalent) in day-to-day workflows

Perks and Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and equity
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Up to 100% employer covered monthly healthcare premium (medical, dental, vision)
  • Lunch provided via Sharebite, plus dinner for any later in office days
  • Parental leave up to 12 weeks
  • Tax free commuter and parking benefits
  • Voluntary insurances (Life, Hospital, Critical Illness, Accident)
  • Employee Assistance Program (Rightway)
  • Free One Medical Membership
  • 401k
Skills
HubSpotSalesforceClaudeAI toolsPipeline forecastingQuota managementPlaybook developmentOnboarding programsOutbound sequencesCross-functional collaboration
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