Senior Manager, Business Development at GitLab | JobProMax

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The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.

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An overview of this role

This position is 100% remote and will be based in the UK, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands.

As a Senior Manager of Business Development, you will hire, onboard, and mentor Business Development Representatives (BDRs) in your region, ensuring their success at GitLab. You'll partner closely with the sales team, and ultimately drive pipeline and results. In this role, you will report to the Director, Business Development (EMEA).

What youll do

Train other members of the BDR Team to identify, contact, and create qualified opportunities.
Ensure BDR Team members improve performance and abilities over time by providing coaching and feedback in recurring weekly 1:1s
Plan for hiring and onboarding new BDRs.
Work closely with the Events and Digital teams on Field events and targeted ad and nurture campaigns.
Work closely with Sales and other members of the Sales Development Leadership team to improve opportunity management and qualification processes
Work closely with Sales, Senior SDR Manager/Director, as well as the Regional Sales Directors to identify key company accounts to develop.
Work in collaboration with Content, Marketing Program Managers, and Product Marketing to develop effective messaging for outbound communications to your teams assigned accounts.

What youll bring

Excellent spoken and written English
Two+ years of Business Development Management experience
Experience in sales, marketing, or customer service for a technical product - leadership experience is highly preferred.
Experience with CRM software (Salesforce preferred)
Experience in sales operations and/or marketing automation software preferred
Understanding of B2B software, Open Source software, and the developer product space is preferred
Passionate about technology and learning more about GitLab
Be ready to learn how to use GitLab and Git
You share our values, and work in accordance with those values.
Leadership at GitLab

Remote-Global

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Senior Manager, Business Development

GitLab

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