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Sr. Manager Sales Development

At a Glance

Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Employment
Full-time
Experience
5+ years
Department
GBO
Posted
2026-08-07T22:00:22.343Z

Key Requirements

Domain Knowledge

  • Marketing
  • SaaS

Requirements

5+ years of people leadership experience managing a sales team or a sales support team

Experience managing first-line managers

Proven record of successfully overachieving targets in sales or sales support roles

Passion for building and leading high-growth acquisition, Sales Development/Lead Generation teams

Compensation & Benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

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Responsibilities

LinkedIn is looking for a Senior Manager of Sales Development for our NAMER business.  As Senior Manager you will grow and lead a team of talented Managers & Sales Development Representatives (SDR’s) to deliver qualified leads and talent needed by sales to achieve the company’s objectives.

This role currently reports to the Sr. Director—Global Head of Sales Development, Acquisition & Engagement and offers a tremendous opportunity to make a significant, direct impact on LinkedIn’s growth objectives.

In this role, you will be responsible for scaling and transforming our sales development channels to be the best in class.

Inspire, lead, and engage sales managers and teams towards the organization's vision, mission, and strategy

Foster our commitment to talent development via our Sales Academy and Manager Development programs and execute the NAMER talent strategy for managers and ICs (Individual Contributors)

Manage, lead, and support an experienced management team to overachieve assigned quota of qualified leads & bookings to the field sales organization

About the Company

LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We're also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that's built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.

Join us to transform the way the world works.