Sales Development Director (san Francisco)

LangChain LangChain · Data AI · San Francisco, CA · Sales

LangChain is seeking a Sales Development Director to lead and scale its founding SDR team. This role will focus on performance, coaching, and development of the SDR team, while designing systems and processes to drive GTM strategy. The ideal candidate will have experience managing SDRs, working with technical products, and a data-driven approach to sales development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and coach a team of SDRs responsible for generating qualified pipeline
  2. Own SDR performance including activity metrics, conversion rates, pipeline creation, and attainment
  3. Recruit top SDR talent and grow the team as LangChain continues to scale
  4. Develop SDR talent through coaching, call reviews, and structured feedback
  5. Build repeatable outbound and inbound qualification playbooks

Skills

Required

  • 5-10 years of experience in sales development
  • 3+ years managing SDRs or leading a sales development team
  • comfortable working with technical products and developer audiences
  • experience with modern GTM tooling (AI Agents, LinkedIn Sales Nav, Power Dialers, etc.)
  • highly data-driven and comfortable managing performance through metrics
  • passionate about coaching and developing early-career sales talent
  • thrive in fast-moving environments where processes are still evolving
  • strong communication and organizational skills

What the JD emphasized

  • technical buyers
  • technical products and developer audiences
  • AI Agents