Senior Manager, Sales Development

Snowflake
AU-Sydney, AU-Sydney
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior sales development professionals with APJ market experience who thrive in dynamic, high-growth tech environments.

Best fit for

  • Experienced sales development leaders with APJ market expertise
    — “Experience working in APJ markets (particularly ANZ) is a strong advantage
  • Managers who prioritize coaching and career progression for their teams
    — “Recruit, onboard, and develop SDR talent, with a focus on career progression into Account Executive roles
  • Data-driven sales leaders comfortable with CRM and sales engagement tools
    — “Experience with CRM and sales engagement tools (e.g. Salesforce, Outreach, Salesloft)

Things to consider

  • Requires 3-5+ years in sales development with 1-2 years in management
    — “3–5+ years of experience in Sales Development or inside sales, with at least 1–2 years in a management or team lead capacity
  • Must collaborate closely with both Sales and Marketing teams
    — “Partner with Marketing to align on campaign execution, lead follow-up SLAs, and messaging

How to stand out

  • Quantify your impact on pipeline generation and revenue targets
    — “Proven track record of hitting or exceeding pipeline/revenue targets
  • Highlight specific strategies you've implemented to improve SDR performance
    — “Analyse team performance data (activity metrics, conversion rates, pipeline contribution) and implement improvements
  • Demonstrate experience with enterprise SaaS or data/cloud technology sales
    — “Familiarity with enterprise SaaS or data/cloud technology sales preferred
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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

What success looks like

  • lead and develop a team of SDRs
  • drive outbound and inbound prospecting
  • partner with marketing
  • recruit and onboard SDR talent
Typical background
3–5+ years of experience in Sales Development or inside sales1–2 years in a management or team lead capacity

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales DevelopmentPipeline GenerationCoachingCRM And Sales Engagement ToolsTeam Management

Preferred

Enterprise SaasData/cloud Technology SalesAPJ Markets

Stack & domain

CrmSales Engagement ToolsCoachingPeople DevelopmentEnterprise SaasData/cloud Technology

About the role

Original posting from Snowflake via Ashby

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.

About the Role

We are looking for a Manager, Sales Development to lead and develop a team of Sales Development Representatives (SDRs) across the APJ region. You will be responsible for driving pipeline generation, coaching high-performing SDRs, and partnering closely with Sales and Marketing to accelerate growth.

What You'll Do

  • Lead, coach, and mentor a team of Sales Development Representatives to meet and exceed pipeline targets
  • Drive outbound and inbound prospecting strategies to generate qualified pipeline for the field sales team
  • Partner with Marketing to align on campaign execution, lead follow-up SLAs, and messaging
  • Collaborate with Sales leadership to ensure seamless handoff and conversion of qualified opportunities
  • Analyse team performance data (activity metrics, conversion rates, pipeline contribution) and implement improvements
  • Recruit, onboard, and develop SDR talent, with a focus on career progression into Account Executive roles
  • Represent the Sales Development function in regional planning and business reviews

What You'll Bring

  • 3–5+ years of experience in Sales Development or inside sales, with at least 1–2 years in a management or team lead capacity
  • Proven track record of hitting or exceeding pipeline/revenue targets
  • Strong coaching and people development skills
  • Experience with CRM and sales engagement tools (e.g. Salesforce, Outreach, Salesloft)
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Familiarity with enterprise SaaS or data/cloud technology sales preferred
  • Experience working in APJ markets (particularly ANZ) is a strong advantage

Why Join Us

  • High-growth, market-leading data cloud company
  • Collaborative culture with strong focus on career development
  • Competitive compensation + equity + benefits

Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?

For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com http://careers.snowflake.com

Source: Snowflake careers (Ashby)

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