SDR Manager (EMEA)
2 days ago
Manchester
SDR Manager (EMEA) Our client is a SaaS business building a market-leading, enterprise-ready platform. Trusted by enterprise customers globally, they’ve grown rapidly through product strength and customer advocacy. Now, as they enter their next phase of expansion, they’re investing further in go-to-market and scaling a high-performing revenue team. As Head of Sales Development, you will own and lead the company’s top-of-funnel strategy - building a high-performing SDR function that consistently generates high-quality pipeline and supports long-term revenue growth. This is a critical leadership role at the heart of the commercial organisation. You’ll be responsible for scaling the SDR team, optimising outbound performance, aligning tightly with Sales and Marketing, and creating a repeatable engine for pipeline creation. You’ll operate as a senior stakeholder within the GTM team, influencing go-to-market strategy, messaging, segmentation, and how the business approaches its target market as it continues to scale. What you’ll be doing day-to-day: • Own the end-to-end Sales Development strategy across outbound and inbound pipeline generation, • Build, lead, and scale a high-performing SDR organisation, • Develop and execute account segmentation, territory strategy, and outbound playbooks, • Partner closely with Sales Leadership to align pipeline targets, qualification standards, and handover process, • Collaborate with Marketing to optimise lead flow, campaign execution, messaging, and conversion, • Implement performance management frameworks, coaching cadences, and progression plans, • Analyse conversion metrics, pipeline performance, and funnel health to drive continuous improvement, • Improve tooling, CRM hygiene, reporting and process to support scalable growth, • Act as a senior escalation point for key target accounts and strategic outbound initiatives What success looks like in this role: • A consistent, predictable pipeline engine supporting revenue growth, • Strong conversion performance across outbound channels (email, phone, LinkedIn, events), • High-quality qualification and seamless handover into the AE team, • Clear SDR progression, retention, and development into closing roles, • A scalable, data-driven SDR function with repeatable processes and strong leadership structure, • Improved GTM efficiency through refined targeting, messaging and process optimisation What our client is looking for: • Proven experience leading and scaling an SDR / Sales Development function within B2B SaaS, • Strong strategic understanding of pipeline creation, outbound methodology and GTM execution, • Experience working closely with Sales Leadership and Marketing to drive growth, • Confident coaching leaders and individual contributors across outreach, calls, and objection handling, • Highly analytical and metrics-driven approach to managing funnel performance, • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, • A builder mindset - someone who can bring structure, pace, and high standards in a scaling environment Nice to have: • Experience building outbound functions in high-growth or venture-backed environments, • Exposure to Enterprise sales motions and engaging senior stakeholders (C-level / VP), • Familiarity with sales methodologies such as MEDDIC, SPICED or BANT, • Strong CRM and reporting experience (HubSpot, Salesforce, Outreach, Salesloft, etc.), • Experience selling into regulated or complex industries If the above sounds like a match, please apply and we will be in touch to conduct a qualification stage. Who are Talentstack? TalentStack is a specialist GTM hiring partner trusted by some of today’s most exciting high-growth businesses. If you’re looking for a long-term partner to support hiring or career decisions, please connect with the team or give our business page a follow - we combine deep market expertise with a genuinely human approach.