Business Development Lead
Planhat · Indianapolis, IN · 1 mo ago
On-siteBusiness DevelopmentFull-time
Sales Leadership & Team Scaling
- Build, lead, and scale a high-volume BDR team that consistently hits aggressive pipeline targets
- Recruit, train, and retain top sales talent, with a structured performance framework spanning KPIs, quotas, comp models, and promotion paths
- Foster a competitive, metrics-driven, and coaching-oriented sales culture
- Establish repeatable playbooks and frameworks that enable fast onboarding and predictable performance across geographies, markets, and verticals
Revenue Generation & Alignment
- Own pipeline creation, ensuring outbound efforts consistently translate into high-quality pipeline and, ultimately, revenue
- Partner closely with Account Executives, Sales Leadership, and Marketing to optimize territory coverage, lead handoff, and campaign execution
- Set clear productivity and conversion benchmarks (calls, sequences, meetings, SQLs, closed-won impact) and manage the team rigorously against them
Process, Systems & Operations
- Leverage CRM and sales engagement tools to maximize workflow efficiency and output quality
- Continuously evaluate and improve workflows to drive volume, personalization, and conversion at scale
Execution & Hands-On Involvement
- Lead from the front, personally supporting high-value prospecting campaigns and modeling best practices in outreach
- Coach BDRs on objection handling, messaging, and qualification to build sales acumen and confidence
- Drive continuous experimentation in outbound sequences, multichannel engagement, and messaging to maximize ROI