Sales Development Lead - US

ElevenLabs ElevenLabs · AI Frontier · San Francisco, CA · Revenue

Lead a team of Sales Development Representatives (SDRs) to drive pipeline generation and top-of-funnel excellence for an AI research and product company. The role involves shaping outbound strategies, optimizing processes, and leveraging AI/automation to enhance the SDR function. Requires experience in sales leadership, outbound prospecting, and managing high-performing teams in fast-growing tech environments.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead a team of SDRs with plans for continued headcount growth
  2. Foster go-to-market experimentation as we expand across customer segments and global markets
  3. Inspire a team culture of curiosity, accountability, and continuous improvement
  4. Use data and tooling to continuously optimize strategy and supersede impact metrics
  5. Establish and refine scalable processes for outbound prospecting, qualification, and AE handoff
  6. Build onboarding, enablement, and coaching frameworks that set your team up for long-term success
  7. Partner with Account Executives and sales leadership to align on pipeline targets and performance metrics

Skills

Required

  • 4+ years of experience in sales or business development
  • at least 1–2 years in a management or team lead capacity
  • Experience managing high-performing SDR or BDR teams in fast-growing tech environments
  • Strong understanding of outbound prospecting, especially to technical and enterprise personas
  • Skilled in sales metrics, CRM/reporting tools, and modern outreach techniques
  • Excellent coaching and communication skills
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and pace — you thrive in high-growth, rapidly changing environments

Nice to have

  • Experience in early-stage or Series A–C startup environments
  • Exposure to voice tech, AI, developer tools, or creative platforms
  • Worked with globally distributed teams

What the JD emphasized

  • Deep AI fluency and builder experience