Manager, Business Development (AMER)

An overview of this role

As a Manager of Business Development in the Americas, you will hire, onboard, and mentor Business Development Representatives (BDRs) in your region, ensuring their success at GitLab. You'll partner closely with the sales team, and ultimately drive pipeline and results. In this role, you will report to the Director of Global Commercial Sales Development.  

What you’ll do

• Train other members of the BDR Team to identify, contact, and create qualified opportunities.
• Ensure BDR Team members improve performance and abilities over time by providing coaching and feedback in recurring weekly 1:1s
• Plan for hiring and onboarding new BDRs.
• Work closely with the Events and Digital teams on Field events and targeted ad and nurture campaigns.
• Work closely with Sales and other members of the Sales Development Leadership team to improve opportunity management and qualification processes
• Work closely with Sales, Senior SDR Manager/Director, as well as the Regional Sales Directors to identify key company accounts to develop.
• Work in collaboration with Content, Marketing Program Managers, and Product Marketing to develop effective messaging for outbound communications to your team’s assigned accounts.

What you’ll bring

• Excellent spoken and written English
• Experience in sales, marketing, or customer service for a technical product - leadership experience is highly preferred.
• Experience with CRM software (Salesforce preferred)
• Experience in sales operations and/or marketing automation software preferred
• Understanding of B2B software, Open Source software, and the developer product space is preferred
• Passionate about technology and learning more about GitLab
• Be ready to learn how to use GitLab and Git
• You share our values, and work in accordance with those values.
• Leadership at GitLab

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
• All remote, asynchronous work environment
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and development budget 
• Parental leave 
• Home office support

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.