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Manager, Business Development

US-CO-Denver
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Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better. Whether you’re interested in engineering or development, marketing or sales, or something else – if this sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you!

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices in the US, Canada, and India.

Wage Notice $115,000 - $125,000 On Target Earnings Job Description

Pay Range: $115,000 - $125,000 On Target Earnings

The primary responsibility of the position is to drive revenue growth by driving & owning the Central Sales Lead Management Process. This people management role focuses on sales performance initiatives for the Business Development (BDR) organization, through establishing and refining processes to create qualified sales opportunities. The BDR Manager leads a team of 10-15 individuals and reports to the VP of Central Sales. 

The BDR organization is a vital link between Marketing and Sales, and the BDR Manager must be able to plan, train & coach, mentor team members, and supervise BDR staff. This role has thorough knowledge of the organization’s products/services, and can partner with Marketing to execute campaigns, programs, and closed-loop business & sales development activities. The BDR Manager also works closely with the entire Vertafore Segment Sales organization to ensure that BDR staff provide adequate support to the field. BDR Manager is a key leader in the Central Sales organization and is responsible for market development, setting targets, relationship development between marketing, products, finance, and the BDR team, and ensuring that Opportunities & Revenue are generated. 

Core Requirements and Responsibilities:  

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following: 

 
  • Lead and drive the activities of BDR sales team, including hiring, coaching, developing talent, team culture and performance management in a Saas, and Software Bookings revenue environment. 

  • Build and refine Lead Management and reporting processes as part of continuous improvement efforts. 

  • Possess a deep understanding of Salesforce.com and other key Marketing Automation technologies for lead management such as Marketo, Pardot, Eloqua, Hubspot, Act-on etc. 

  • Knowledge and working understanding of the latest Sales Development (SDR) and Business Development tools, techniques, and methodologies. 

  • Collaborate with Marketing & Product teams to execute campaigns that ensure lead quality and quantity with proper closed-loop metric reporting. 

  • Regularly report on team and individual results: pipeline, conversion rates, and quarterly performance. 

  • Collaborate with internal sales operations stakeholders on reporting and analysis.Identify and make recommendations for improvement in sales productivity. 

  • Chart and Deliver timely and accurate forecasting and pipeline management. 

  • Collaborate with other internal organizations and coordinate internal resources as needed. 

  • Ensure CRM tools and Vertafore value-selling methodologies are leveraged to process and track opportunities. 

  • Direct team with corporate goals and use SMART goals to deliver results. 

  • Encourage innovation by exchanging new ideas to improve operation and efficiency within sales and the supporting organizations. 

Skills & Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:  

 
  • Operational knowledge of various Windows based application programs and current Internet technologies. 

  • Self-motivated, ability to work independently and motivate a team. 

  • Ability to management of pipelines, territories, forecasting and processes. 

 

Qualifications 

 
  • Successfully mastered the following skills: Sales Management, aggressive cold/warm calling, prospecting, product demonstration and closing. 

  • At least 2-3 years of related experience with at least 1-2 years of management experience preferred.

  • Proven success in professional sales, preferably in enterprise solutions selling within the Financial Services industry, which includes insurance.. 

  • Experience with coaching and mentoring. 

 

 

Additional Requirements and Details:  

 
  • Travel required up to 10% of the time. 

  • Ability to work remote with a stable internet connection on an as needed basis 

  • Located and working from an office location (when required)  

  • Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.  

  • Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.  

  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.). 

  • Frequent sitting and/or standing.  

Is this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!

Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship. 

Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.

Qualifications Vertafore is a Flexible First working environment which allows team members to work from home as often as you’d like, while using our offices as a place for collaboration, community, and teambuilding. There are times you may be asked to come into an office and/or travel for specific meetings for a specific business purpose and this varies by job responsibilities.

The Professional Services (PS) and Customer Success (CX) bonus plans are a quarterly monetary bonus plan based upon individual and practice performance against specific business metrics.  Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.

The Vertafore Incentive Plan (VIP) is an annual monetary bonus for eligible employees based on both individual and company performance.  Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.

Commission plans are tailored to each sales role but common components include quota, MBO's and ABPMs.  Salespeople receive their formal compensation plan within 30 days of hire.

Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

 

We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.

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