BDR Manager (North America)

Oyster HR, Inc

$100K — $120K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience managing high-performing BDR or Sales teams
  • Deep familiarity with NAMER sales market and buyer behavior
  • Proven experience selling tech products and managing sales teams in fast-paced environments
  • Proven track record of developing early-career talent into strong sales professionals
  • Experience leading remote teams with empathy and effectiveness
  • Familiarity with CRM tools like Salesforce, using data to drive decisions
  • Strong communicator capable of building trust across all organizational levels
  • Knowledge of various sales methodologies such as MEDDPICC or Sandler

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop a distributed team of Business Development Representatives
  • Set clear goals and create an environment that promotes team growth and success
  • Provide hands-on coaching to enhance messaging and outreach strategies
  • Build and maintain performance frameworks for tracking and improving team metrics
  • Partner with Enablement for onboarding and continuous training of new team members
  • Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Operations for strategic alignment
  • Analyze performance data to identify trends and drive improvements

Benefits

  • Fully remote work environment allowing flexibility in location
  • 40 days of paid time off per year, with additional leave as needed
  • Access to a mental health support service for well-being
  • Monthly wellbeing allowance for health-related expenses
  • Flexible parental leave policy for new parents with job protection options
  • Work-from-home stipend to assist with laptop and office setup
Full Job Description
The Role

Location: While this position is posted in a specific location, all of Oyster's positions are fully remote and you can work from home. Forever.To create the best experience for our new hire, this role requires you to be based within -3 / -8 UTC.

We are looking for an experienced and driven Manager, Business Development to lead a team of 7 Business Development Representatives (BDRs) across the Americas. If you are passionate about coaching, building scalable BD functions, and driving top-of-funnel growth in a fast-paced environment, this role is for you.

You'll play a key part in shaping Oyster's GTM engine-coaching and enabling early-career talent, aligning closely with Sales, Marketing, and RevOps, and helping us scale sustainably. As we continue to grow, you'll have the opportunity to step into a leadership role where your impact will be felt across the business.

Elevate your career in our Go to Market organization, where every achievement is celebrated and your growth knows no bounds. Take the lead with Oyster and help us redefine how the world work.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of Business Development Representatives across the Americas
  • Set clear goals and expectations while fostering an environment where your team can grow, thrive, and succeed
  • Provide regular, hands-on coaching to strengthen messaging, outreach strategies, and early-stage pipeline generation
  • Build and maintain performance frameworks, including activity tracking, pipeline hygiene, and CRM best practices
  • Partner with Enablement to onboard new team members and continuously improve training programs
  • Collaborate strongly with x-fn commercial teams such as Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Operations to align on strategy and optimize processes
  • Analyze team metrics and performance data to identify trends, close gaps, and drive continuous improvement
  • Create a feedback-rich culture and support your team in progressing into future roles across the revenue org
  • Leads from the front with the team, being a proactive and driven leader who creates a culture of high performance and exceptional results
  • Establish a culture of high performance through continuous feedback, enablement and exceptional partnering with our enablement and people team Ownership of top of funnel outbound for NAMER, steering the team for success, and giving feedback and getting resourcing for maximum impact in this market


Core Requirements
  • 2+ years of experience managing high-performing BDR or Sales teams
  • Deep familiarity with NAMER sales market and buyer behavior, having operated and led in this market previously
  • Proven experience selling tech products and managing salespeople in a fast paced technology environment
  • Proven track record of developing early-career talent into strong sales professionals
  • Experience leading remote or distributed teams with empathy and effectiveness
  • Comfortable working in a dynamic, high-growth environment with a focus on coaching and enablement
  • Proficient in Salesforce (or similar CRM) with a data-driven approach to decision-making
  • Ability to align day-to-day execution with broader revenue strategy and company goals
  • Strong communicator who builds trust across all levels of the organization
  • Exposure to sales methodologies like MEDDPICC, Sandler, or similar
  • Experience of adapting to new market conditions and steering the team for successful commercial outcomes
  • AI expertise for personal productivity and team productivity. Know what tools to use when and how to collaborate with RevOps for continuous drive towards innovation and high impact

You'll also need
  • A reliable home internet connection and fluency in both written and spoken English


How we work together at Oyster

Our values guide the work we do, the decisions we make, and the culture that makes Oyster what it is. We make it happen-progress is our default setting. We drive change, we build and give trust, and we move as one united team.

Our mission is to create a more equal world of work: helping companies everywhere hire, pay, and care for talent anywhere. Everything we do ladders up to our mission. We embrace asynchronous, collaborative work and share how we operate in the Oyster Public HQ so other global teams can learn from us.

How YOU work

With diverse locations, cultures, and needs, we created How YOU Work; a program supporting your whole human experience at Oyster:
  • Work from anywhere: Oyster has no borders or HQ. As long as work is timely, your team is supported, and you're authorized to work where you live, you can work from anywhere.
  • Paid time off: Enjoy 40 days off per year (including holidays and vacation), or more if required by your country.
  • Mental health support: Access Plumm, our mental well-being service.
  • Wellbeing allowance: Each month, receive a wellbeing allowance in your ThanksBen wallet to spend on a wide range of options.
  • Flexible parental leave: All new parents are eligible for at least three months' paid leave, with job protection for up to 12 months or as required locally.
  • WFH stipend: Receive a stipend for your laptop and home office equipment to get you set up quickly.
The best jobs should be available to everyone

We embrace diverse perspectives and intentionally build our product and company with an inclusive, global mindset. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every criterion, and are committed to a trust-based, thriving environment.

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