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LangChain26 days ago

Sales Development Director

onsite🇺🇸USSan Francisco, CAmanager5–10 yrs exp$250K - $315K / year

Recruiter Fit Breakdown & Candid Summary

1

This is a leadership role for an experienced sales manager to build the SDR function from the ground up at a high-growth AI startup.

2

The ideal candidate has a proven track record of managing SDR teams and thrives in ambiguous, fast-paced environments where processes are still being defined.

3

Candidates who prefer highly structured, legacy corporate environments or those without experience selling to technical/developer audiences will likely struggle here.

4

This role requires a hands-on leader who is comfortable with both high-level strategy and granular performance coaching.

Role Responsibilities

  • 1Lead, coach, and scale the founding SDR team.
  • 2Own SDR performance metrics, including pipeline creation and conversion rates.
  • 3Recruit and develop top-tier sales development talent.
  • 4Design and implement repeatable inbound and outbound qualification playbooks.
  • 5Collaborate with Marketing and RevOps to optimize target account strategies and workflows.

Skills Matrix

Must-Have Skills

5 required
Sales Development Management(SDR management)
Pipeline Generation
Technical Sales(developer tools sales)
GTM Strategy(go-to-market strategy)
Data-driven Sales Management

Nice-to-Have Skills

3 preferred
AI/ML Industry Experience
RevOps Collaboration
Sales Tooling(LinkedIn Sales Nav)
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