Fortive

Director, Business Development

Fortive$132K — $220K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in sales or business development leadership in B2B SaaS
  • Success in scaling and leading high-performing BDR or SDR teams
  • Track record of exceeding pipeline generation goals
  • Experience managing remote teams across multiple regions
  • Strong knowledge of outbound prospecting, lead qualification, and sales best practices
  • Familiarity with sales engagement platforms like Salesforce, Gong, or Salesloft
  • Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

  • Own strategy and performance of global Business Development across the U.S. and Europe
  • Drive the team to achieve pipeline generation goals every month and quarter
  • Establish best practices for outbound prospecting and lead qualification
  • Monitor metrics for continuous improvement in pipeline health and performance
  • Develop frameworks for effective territory planning and prospect engagement
  • Recruit, onboard, and retain top talent within the BDR team
  • Foster collaboration among geographically dispersed teams across North America and Europe

Benefits

  • Remote work opportunity
  • Culture of accountability and collaboration
  • Clear performance metrics and career development plans
  • Support for career progression into revenue-generating roles
  • Access to advanced sales engagement technologies
  • Opportunities for continuous feedback and coaching programs
Full Job Description
Director, Business Development

Reporting to: Chief Sales Officer
Location: Remote

ServiceChannel is seeking a dynamic and results-driven Director, Business Development to lead and scale our Business Development Representative (BDR) organization across the United States and Europe. This leader will oversee teams responsible for generating qualified pipeline and accelerating new customer acquisition across Enterprise and Commercial market segments.

The Director, Business Development will be responsible for developing and executing outbound prospecting strategies, driving pipeline generation performance, ensuring operational excellence, and building a high-performing, globally distributed team. This role requires a data-driven sales leader with experience scaling BDR organizations in SaaS environments and partnering closely with Sales, Marketing, Revenue Operations, and Enablement teams.

This position is ideal for a proven leader who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and is passionate about developing talent, optimizing demand generation efforts, and building repeatable processes that deliver consistent revenue results.

Key ResponsibilitiesBusiness Development Leadership
  • Own the strategy, execution, and performance of the global Business Development organization across the United States and Europe.
  • Drive the team to achieve and exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual pipeline generation goals.
  • Establish best practices for outbound prospecting, inbound lead follow-up, account-based engagement, and opportunity creation.
  • Ensure high-quality lead qualification and seamless handoff of opportunities to the sales organization.
  • Monitor pipeline health, activity metrics, conversion rates, and performance trends to drive continuous improvement.
  • Develop scalable frameworks for territory planning, account prioritization, and prospect engagement.


Team Management & Development
  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Business Development Representatives.
  • Recruit, onboard, and retain top talent while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and achievement.
  • Establish clear performance metrics, coaching programs, and career development plans.
  • Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, pipeline reviews, performance evaluations, and team business reviews.
  • Create career progression pathways that help BDRs advance into Account Executive and other revenue-generating roles.
  • Foster collaboration and consistency across geographically dispersed teams in North America and Europe.


Pipeline Generation Strategy & Execution
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive outbound prospecting strategy aligned with company growth objectives.
  • Partner closely with Marketing to optimize lead generation campaigns, account targeting, event follow-up, and demand generation initiatives.
  • Collaborate with Sales leadership to define ideal customer profiles, target account strategies, and territory coverage models.
  • Implement data-driven approaches to improve activity effectiveness, conversion rates, appointment setting, and pipeline quality.
  • Leverage modern sales engagement technologies and automation tools to improve productivity and scale outreach efforts.
  • Continuously refine messaging, playbooks, and prospecting methodologies based on market feedback and competitive insights.


Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with Sales Operations to establish reporting, dashboards, territory alignment, and performance analytics.
  • Collaborate with Sales Enablement to develop onboarding programs, training curricula, and ongoing coaching initiatives.
  • Work closely with Marketing to ensure alignment between campaign strategy, lead quality, and pipeline objectives.
  • Provide market intelligence and customer insights to Product, Marketing, and Sales leadership teams.
  • Support strategic planning initiatives by contributing pipeline forecasts, capacity models, and organizational recommendations.
  • Ensure strong alignment between business development efforts and overall company go-to-market objectives.


Required Skills & Experience
  • 8+ years of progressive sales, business development, or sales development leadership experience within B2B SaaS organizations.
  • Proven success leading and scaling high-performing BDR or SDR teams.
  • Demonstrated track record of exceeding pipeline generation and opportunity creation targets.
  • Experience managing geographically distributed teams across multiple regions or countries.
  • Strong understanding of outbound prospecting, account-based marketing, lead qualification, and sales development best practices.
  • Experience leveraging CRM and sales engagement platforms including Salesforce.com, Gong, Salesloft, or similar technologies.
  • Exceptional leadership, coaching, and mentoring capabilities.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Bachelor's degree required.


Preferred Skills & Experience
  • Experience managing business development teams across both North America and Europe.
  • Background in enterprise software, facilities management technology, PropTech, CMMS, procurement, or multi-site operations solutions.
  • Experience supporting Enterprise and Mid-Market sales organizations.
  • Familiarity with account-based sales and marketing strategies.
  • MBA or other advanced business degree.
  • Experience building global pipeline generation programs in high-growth SaaS organizations.
  • Multilingual capabilities, particularly in major European languages, are a plus.


Pay Range
The salary range for this sales position (inclusive of sales incentives/commissions in local currency) is 132000 - 220400

About Fortive

Fortive is a diversified industrial growth company comprised of Professional Instrumentation and Industrial Technologies businesses that are recognized leaders in attractive markets. With 2019 revenues of $6.3 billion, Fortive's well-known brands hold leading positions in field instrumentation, transportation, sensing, product realization, automation and specialty, and franchise distribution. Fortive is headquartered in Everett, Washington and employs a team of more than 17,000 research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative employees in more than 50 countries around the world.
Learn more about Fortive
Size
18,000 employees
Market Cap
$22.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.6 billion
Founded
2016
5 Year Trend
-0.5%
Revenue
$6.5 billion
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