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Sales Development Manager (Inbound)

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Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human

Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.

This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.

We’re looking for a candidate that is eager to demonstrate their ability to manage, coach, mentor, and motivate a team of driven Business Development Representatives. You should bring a proven track record of success in achieving lead generation targets and previous experience motivating teams. 

Okta’s Demand Generation team holds position at the top of the funnel for the global sales org and is the talent pipeline that feeds our Account Executives. You will align outbound lead generation goals, strategy, and tactics to our go-to-market initiatives in the marketing organization and collaborate closely with marketing, sales, and enablement groups to maximize pipeline creation.

Core Responsibilities

  • Hire, onboard, and develop new Business Development Representatives
  • Set and define the Business Development strategy
  • Maintain a strong focus on outcomes and impact
    • Develop your team’s skills for prospecting, qualifying, and Opportunity creation
    • Provide regular coaching, feedback, and professional development
    • Closely monitor metrics with the aim to increase productivity
  • Work closely with sales managers and account executives to ensure proper alignment on account coverage, target personas, opportunity quality and SDR to AE hand-off
  • Articulate the business value of Okta, and maintain in-depth knowledge of the Okta platform, our competitors, and industry trends

Requirements/Qualifications

Okta’s Top 5 Core Leadership Competencies are part of the deeply ingrained principles that guide all of our company’s actions. They also align strongly to our cultural cornerstones, our Okta values: love our customers, empower our people, never stop innovating, act with integrity, and maintain transparency. It’s our expectation that our managers and leaders embody these core competencies:

  • Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.          
  • Demonstrates Self-Awareness (EQ): Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
  • Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.
  • Drives Results: