Manager, Business Development Emea

Asana Asana · Enterprise · Dublin, Ireland · GTM Operations, Strategy & Field Readiness

Manager, Business Development EMEA at Asana, a company focused on human + AI collaboration. This role leads and manages a team of Outbound BDRs, tracks sales metrics, collaborates with go-to-market teams, and coaches sales professionals. The ideal candidate has experience managing BDRs, B2B SaaS sales experience, and is passionate about coaching. While the company is AI-focused, this specific role is in sales/business development, not directly building AI.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and manage a team of motivated Outbound BDRs
  2. Track and analyze volume statistics, lead pipeline, and sales-qualified opportunities to measure outbound playbook effectiveness
  3. Propose and implement recommendations for enhancing process, productivity, and efficiency
  4. Collaborate with sales leadership, marketing, RevOps, and Sales Enablement to develop and execute a successful outbound strategy
  5. Coach and nurture the skills of early-stage sales professionals

Skills

Required

  • Management of Outbound BDRs
  • B2B SaaS sales
  • Closing experience
  • Achieving sales targets
  • Coaching sales professionals
  • Stakeholder management
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • English fluency

Nice to have

  • Second European language

What the JD emphasized

  • Experienced in managing Outbound BDRs for at least one year
  • Proven track record in B2B SaaS sales with at least four years of closing experience
  • Demonstrated success in achieving 100% targets, either individually or as a team leader