Sr. Manager, Sales Development

Databricks
Seoul, South Korea

Who this role is best for

Geared toward strategic sales leaders comfortable with pipeline generation and team coaching, with a focus on cloud, big data, and AI in a Seoul-based setting.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a track record of leading and growing high-performing sales teams in the Korean market
    — “leading recruiting, pipeline generation/consumption growth strategy, and constructive coaching for our Business Development team members”
  • Individuals who have consistently overachieved sales quotas and driven new customer acquisition
    — “consistent overachievement against quota”
  • Professionals skilled in cross-functional collaboration and shaping regional strategies
    — “Work with cross-functional regional leaders to maximize the contribution of the team”

Things to consider

  • English proficiency is a critical requirement, with potential assessment during the interview process
    — “Proficiency in Native Korean and business-level English proficiency required”
  • The role may involve international coordination and communication due to global stakeholder engagement
    — “regular communication with regional and global stakeholders in English”

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific instances of team growth and coaching success in your sales development experience
    — “experience growing a sales development team by recruiting and developing BDRs”
  • Demonstrate your ability to analyze sales funnel data and improve efficiency
    — “Analyze team performance and funnel data to identify and fix inefficiencies”
  • Showcase your experience with Salesforce and Outreach.io, and any AI tools you've used
    — “Expertise in using Salesforce and Outreach.io, additional experience with AI tools will be advantageous”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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

What success looks like

  • building and scaling a sales team
  • shaping pipeline generation strategy
  • accelerating new customer acquisition
Typical background
sales developmentsales management

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales DevelopmentPipeline GenerationTeam ManagementCoachingSales Strategy

Preferred

AI Tools Knowledge

Stack & domain

Sales DevelopmentSalesforceOutreach.ioAi ToolsLeadershipCommunicationCoachingCloudBig DataAI

About the role

Original posting from Databricks

SLSQ427R684

Databricks operates at the leading edge of the Data and AI space with a mission to help companies solve the world's toughest problems.

We are seeking an experienced strategic sales leader to manage and grow our Seoul-based Business Development team and help us expand our South Korean business.

Reporting to the Director, Sales Development, you will be an important contributor to our sales leadership team, leading recruiting, pipeline generation/consumption growth strategy, and constructive coaching for our Business Development team members.

You will have experience driving pipeline generation, leading sales development teams, and working with sales and marketing teams.

The impact you will have:

Take the primary leadership role in building and scaling an outstanding team

Support and shape the strategy for pipeline generation within KR

Create innovative strategies to accelerate new customer acquisition and consumption growth 

Manage your team's pipeline target and be active in coaching team members to be successful

Work with cross-functional regional leaders to maximize the contribution of the team

Analyze team performance and funnel data to identify and fix inefficiencies

What we look for:

Minimum 2-3 years of experience as a Sales Development manager with consistent overachievement against quota

Experience in a quota-carrying, end-to-end sales role with consistent overachievement against quota

Experience growing a sales development team by recruiting and developing BDRs focused on giving people the training and support that they need to succeed

Expertise in using Salesforce and Outreach.io, additional experience with AI tools will be advantageous

Proficiency in Native Korean and business-level English proficiency required. The role involves regular communication with regional and global stakeholders in English, including meetings, reporting, and written communication. English proficiency may be assessed through the interview process or equivalent evidence such as TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, or relevant work experience.

Experienced in sales processes focused on value selling, prospecting, and opportunity qualification

Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment and lead through ambiguity

Passion for cloud, big data, and AI

About Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

Benefits

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