Sales Development Manager

Runwise
New York, NY
On-site

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience leading sales teams in high-growth environments and managing sales development processes. This role is based in New York, NY, and emphasizes collaboration with marketing and leadership.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in managing early-stage sales talent and building processes in startups
    — “Experience hiring, onboarding, and developing early-stage sales talent”
  • Individuals who have led sales teams and demonstrated revenue accountability
    — “has led sales teams before and brings an operational and hunter mindset”
  • Professionals with a track record of exceeding pipeline and revenue targets
    — “Demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding team pipeline and revenue targets”

Things to consider

  • The role requires in-office presence, with hybrid work being the norm
    — “Hybrid work environment”
  • Candidates must be comfortable with high-impact, team-oriented goals
    — “create a culture of high performance and continuous improvement”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in building and refining sales playbooks and qualification criteria
    — “Design and refine sales playbooks, messaging, and qualification criteria”
  • Emphasize your ability to coach at varying experience levels
    — “ability to coach team members at varying experience levels”
  • Showcase your familiarity with real estate, proptech, or energy markets
    — “Familiarity with real estate, property management, proptech, SaaS, or energy and building technology markets is a strong plus”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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

What success looks like

  • Recruit, hire, and onboard new sales team members
  • Coach team members through call reviews, pipeline reviews, and regular 1:1s
  • Design and refine sales playbooks
  • Set and manage team KPIs
  • Maintain CRM hygiene standards
Typical background
4+ years of experience in sales3+ years managing sales teamsExperience hiring, onboarding, and developing early-stage sales talent

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales DevelopmentCold CallingPipeline ManagementSales CoachingSales PlaybooksSales Engagement PlatformsProspecting ToolsSales LeadershipSales Team ManagementSales Process DesignSales Performance ManagementCRM HygieneSales Cycle HandoffSales Culture BuildingSales Reporting

Preferred

Real EstateProperty ManagementProptechSaasEnergy And Building Technology

Stack & domain

Sales DevelopmentSales ManagementCRMSales EngagementSales PlaybooksSales MetricsSales ProcessesSales CoachingSales OnboardingSales HiringSales Performance ManagementSales Pipeline ManagementSales ForecastingSales EnablementSales LeadershipSales StrategySales OperationsSales Enablement ToolsSales Enablement PlatformsSales Enablement SoftwareSales Enablement TechnologySales Enablement SolutionsSales Enablement ServicesSales Enablement TrainingSales Enablement CoachingSales Enablement ConsultingSales Enablement Best PracticesSales Enablement FrameworksSales Enablement MethodologiesSales Enablement ProgramsSales Enablement InitiativesSales Enablement StrategiesLeadershipCoachingCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingStrategic ThinkingAnalytical SkillsProject ManagementTime ManagementDecision-makingNegotiationPresentation SkillsNetworkingCustomer ServiceEnergyReal EstateProperty ManagementProptechSaasBuilding Technology

About the role

Original posting from Runwise via Greenhouse

Runwise is looking for a Sales Development Leader to lead, coach, and grow our high-performing sales development team as we accelerate growth across the United States.

The Team

Runwise (www.runwise.com) is a fast-paced New York City-based energy startup that controls and runs heating systems in 10,000+ buildings across the US. Runwise's unique hardware and software services significantly reduce energy usage, substantially lowering costs and carbon output. As of today, Runwise's technology takes the equivalent of 35,000 cars worth of carbon emissions off the road each year. Runwise works with the biggest owners and property managers in the country and is backed by some of the most prestigious investors in the space.

The Role

As a Sales Development Leader at Runwise, you will lead a team of sales professionals focused on cold calling, pipeline management, and the execution results of your team. You will hire, onboard, and develop talent, set clear goals, and build the processes that turn company growth targets into daily execution.

This role drives the top of the sales funnel, and sits at the intersection of coaching, process design, and revenue accountability. You will work closely with leadership, partner with marketing and sales, and create a culture of high performance and continuous improvement. The right candidate is an ambitious, people-first manager who has led sales teams before and brings an operational and hunter mindset.

Responsibilities

Recruit, hire, and onboard new sales team members as the team scales

Coach team members through call reviews, pipeline reviews, and regular 1:1s focused on skill development and goal attainment

Design and refine sales playbooks, messaging, and qualification criteria in partnership with marketing and sales leadership

Set and manage team KPIs, including activity, conversion, and pipeline and revenue contribution

Own handoff processes across the sales cycle to ensure quality and consistency

Maintain CRM hygiene standards and reporting within Salesforce and Outreach

Partner with sales leadership to align target accounts, territory strategy, and campaign priorities

Identify and implement tools, data sources, and workflows that improve team efficiency and pipeline quality

Build a team culture rooted in accountability, collaboration, and career development

Report on team performance, pipeline impact, and capacity planning to sales leadership

Qualifications

4+ years of experience in sales, including prospecting and building pipeline

3+ years managing sales teams with direct reports, including hiring, coaching, and performance management

Demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding team pipeline and revenue targets

Experience hiring, onboarding, and developing early-stage sales talent

Startup or high-growth experience where processes were still being built

Strong working knowledge of Salesforce, Outreach or similar sales engagement platforms, and prospecting tools

Familiarity with real estate, property management, proptech, SaaS, or energy and building technology markets is a strong plus

Excellent communication skills with the ability to coach team members at varying experience levels

Analytical mindset with comfort building reports, tracking leading indicators, and diagnosing performance gaps

High energy, low ego, and a genuine investment in developing people

Compensation

Depending on the position, the base salary range is $80,000 to $120,000, plus a commission opportunity tied to team performance. Final base salary will depend on experience and qualifications, and specific position.

Benefits

Company-paid life insurance

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401k

Voluntary supplemental life insurance

Free in-office lunch on Wednesdays

Hybrid work environment

Summer Fridays

Employee Resource Groups (e.g. DEIB Committee, Run Club)

Why Runwise

This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-growing company, one of the true leaders within energy efficiency in the Northeast. You will be surrounded by talented people, including working closely with our leadership team. Your success will also make a tangible impact on reducing carbon emissions across the country, within the cities where we operate.

Source: Runwise careers (Greenhouse)

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