Manager, Sales Development

Gong
Austin, TX
On-site

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience building and scaling sales teams in the software industry.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a proven ability to lead and scale high-performing outbound sales teams
    — “Experience building and scaling a team from the ground up”
  • Individuals with a track record of exceeding sales targets and driving results
    — “Consistent track record of 100%+ quota achievement as an individual contributor”
  • Professionals who thrive in a culture of transparency and team accountability
    — “transparency and trust are core to how we operate, and every person has the opportunity to make a visible impact”

Things to consider

  • Must be located within a commutable distance from Austin, limiting remote flexibility
    — “Must be within a commutable distance from Austin”
  • Compensation may vary by location, with a specified range only for Austin-based candidates
    — “there may be a different range for candidates in other locations”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in implementing creative outbound strategies and improving SDR performance
    — “implement a creative Outbound strategy with the goal of engaging with our future raving fans”
  • Demonstrate your ability to coach and develop individual contributors into high performers
    — “Develop the sales, product, and industry skills of each team member”
  • Showcase your leadership in fostering high-performance cultures and team accountability
    — “Foster an environment of high performance & accountability”
  • Emphasize your history of leading data-driven decision making in sales operations
    — “Build & iterate on a data-driven Outbound strategy”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • building and scaling a sales team
  • achieving 100%+ quota
Typical background
2+ years in software sales as an individual contributor and manager

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales ManagementTeam CoachingData-driven Decision MakingCross-functional Collaboration

Preferred

Salesforce.comSales Enablement

Stack & domain

LeadershipCommunicationSalesManagement

About the role

Original posting from Gong via Greenhouse

Gong harnesses the power of AI to transform how revenue teams win. The Gong Revenue AI Operating System unifies data, insights, and workflows into a single, trusted system that observes, guides, and acts alongside the world’s most successful revenue teams. Powered by the Gong Revenue Graph, AI-powered intelligence, specialized agents, and trusted applications, Gong helps more than 5,000 companies around the world deeply understand their teams and customers, automate critical sales workflows, and close more deals with less effort. For more information, visit www.gong.io.

At Gong, you will join a company built on innovative products, ambitious goals, and passionate people. We are shaping the future of revenue intelligence and we want people who are excited to build what comes next. You will work with a team that dreams big, moves fast, and cares deeply about the craft and about each other. Here, transparency and trust are core to how we operate, and every person has the opportunity to make a visible impact. If you want to grow, stretch, and do work that truly matters, Gong is the place to do the best work of your career.

Gong empowers everyone in revenue teams to improve productivity, increase predictability, and drive revenue growth by deeply understanding customers and business trends; driving impactful decisions and actions. The Gong Revenue AI Platform captures and contextualizes customer interactions, surfaces insights and predictions, and powers actions and workflows that are essential for business success. More than 4,500 companies around the world rely on Gong to unlock their revenue potential. For more information, visit www.gong.io.

The Sales Development team is the first point of contact with prospective Gong customers. Gong is all about continued growth, and we need an inspiring leader to join us as we continue our mission to unlock reality and help people reach their full potential!   

As Gong’s newest Outbound Sales Development Manager, you’ll get to build, coach, and lead a world-class team that focuses on targeting and creatively prospecting into our ideal customer profile. Using your operational rigor, emphasis on data-driven decision making, and servant leadership, you’ll empower your team to become masters of their prospecting craft. Leading with account strategy, and building a robust pipeline. You’ll build a culture centered around winning as a team, and enjoying the ride, whilst encouraging diversity, & ensuring accountability. 

At its core, this role will implement a creative Outbound strategy with the goal of engaging with our future raving fans. You’ll drive success through cross-functional initiatives while optimizing the playbook that takes our SDR Team to the next level!

RESPONSIBILITIES

Hire, coach, and manage a team of Outbound Sales Development Reps

Build & iterate on a data-driven Outbound strategy

Foster an environment of high performance & accountability

Develop the sales, product, and industry skills of each team member

Motivate team members through creative incentives

Regularly report on both Team and Individual Results

Identify and make recommendations for improvement in the areas of Process, Efficiency, and Productivity

Work cross-functionally with Marketing on key initiatives

QUALIFICATIONS 

Location: Must be within a commutable distance from Austin

2+ years in Software sales as an IC & Manager

Experience building and scaling a team from the ground up

Consistent track record of 100%+ quota achievement as an individual contributor

Proven track record of success in an SDR Manager role

Experience managing and improving Sales Development KPIs

PERKS & BENEFITS 

We offer Gongsters a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit you and your family’s needs.

Wellbeing Fund - flexible wellness stipend to support a healthy lifestyle.

Mental Health benefits with covered therapy and coaching.

401(k) program to help you invest in your future.

Education & learning stipend for personal growth and development.

Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life blend.

Paid parental leave to support you and your family.

Company-wide recharge days each quarter.

Work from home stipend to help you succeed in a remote environment.

The annual OTE for this position is $156,000 - $190,000 USD. 

Compensation is based on factors unique to each candidate, including, but not limited to, job-related skills, qualification, education, experience, and location. At Gong, we have a location-based compensation structure, which means there may be a different range for candidates in other locations. The total compensation package for this position, in addition to base compensation, may include incentive compensation, bonus, equity, and benefits. Some of our sales compensation programs also offer the potential to achieve above targeted earnings for those who exceed their sales targets. 

We are always looking for outstanding Gongsters! So if this sounds like something that interests you regardless of compensation, please reach out. We may have more roles for you to consider and would love to connect.

We have noticed a rise in recruiting impersonations across the industry, where scammers attempt to access candidates' personal and financial information through fake interviews and offers. All Gong recruiting email communications will always come from the @gong.io domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Gong via other sources should be ignored.

Gong is an equal-opportunity employer. We believe that diversity is integral to our success, and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

To review Gong's privacy policy, visit https://www.gong.io/gong-io-job-candidates-privacy-notice/ for more details.

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Source: Gong careers (Greenhouse)

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