Manager, Sales Development

Airkit
Airkit

Sales & Business Development

San Francisco, CA, USA

Posted on Sep 4, 2026

Description

Role Description:
We are looking for a highly motivated Sales Manager to lead one of MuleSoft's Business Development teams an assigned industry vertical. You will lead a team of Business Development Representatives (outbound prospecting) that are responsible for developing and qualifying revenue opportunities within their assigned territory! You will set team goals, motivate and develop team members, and work closely with sales and marketing leaders. This person needs to communicate effectively across multiple departments, have the ability to shift gears at a moment's notice, and enjoy the challenges of providing excellent customer service in a dynamic environment. You'll be a valuable contributor to the corporate sales strategy while providing definition and implementation of the plan for Sales to achieve corporate objectives!

Your Impact:

  • Recruit, lead and develop a team of BDRs, applying best practices to produce maximum results
  • Assist the Sales Development leadership team in determining the process, playbooks, career paths and appropriate measurements for BDRs
  • Develop a highly scalable yet personal outbound outreach strategy
  • Work with other Sales Managers and Account Executives toward common goals of pipeline generation
  • Work closely with Marketing on defining Campaign follow-up and reporting
  • Utilize quantitative methods to measure, manage, and optimize efforts and allocation of resources
  • Partner with Operations to identify and make recommendations for improvement in the areas of process, efficiency, and productivity
  • Maintain focus and commitment on assigned targets
  • Develop Reps into sales-ready candidates for future Account Executive positions
  • Help build a fun, high energy environment where people love coming to work


Your Qualifications:

  • 2+ years of experience in sales management, sales development management, or a full sales cycle closing role, preferably in SaaS or enterprise applications
  • Consistent proven track record of overachievement of quota expectations
  • Validated experience optimally leading people to achieve performance goals
  • Relevant experience in a hands-on lead generation role, driving key metrics and daily activity, preferably in a SaaS organization
  • Successful track record in a high volume transaction sales environment
  • Ability to forecast your business – lead conversion data through to pipeline build and win rates
  • Excellent presentation and listening skills
  • Ability to thrive in a very fast paced environment and can adapt easily to a rapid change
  • Desire to lead, coach and develop others around you. You have a passion for developing talent and coaching a team to success
  • Bachelor's degree required


Across all Sales Leaders, we are looking for the following attributes:

  • Strong leadership capabilities
  • Experience in sales coaching and mentoring
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, team environment
  • Has a strong drive for results
  • Outstanding communication, engagement, and interpersonal skills
  • Consultative selling experience
  • Can collaborate and influence in a “win as a team” environment
  • Resourceful
  • Is a trusted advisor to the customers and colleagues
  • Strong business & sales acumen

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.