F5 Networks

Manager, Business Development

F5 Networks$85K — $110K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1-3 years in Account Management or Business Development with proven quota achievement.
  • Experience in leading or mentoring teams, formally or informally.
  • College degree or equivalent work experience.
  • Familiarity with CRM systems like Salesforce and prospecting tools such as LinkedIn Navigator.
  • Strong focus on outcomes, experimentation, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team to exceed quotas and key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Deliver data-driven insights in quarterly business reviews (QBRs) to improve strategy.
  • Foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture.
  • Develop outbound enablement in conjunction with Product Marketing and Digital Sales.
  • Champion the MEDDPICC sales philosophy in daily operations.
  • Drive process excellence in CRM and sales workflows with regular audits.
  • Mentor BDRs and assist their career progression.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness programs.
  • Opportunities for career advancement and professional development.
  • Incentives such as bonuses and stock options offered.
  • Supportive team culture focused on diversity and inclusion.
  • Flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Position Summary

As a Manager, Sales Development, you will lead, coach, and enable a team of 8-12 Business Development Representatives (BDRs) within our Digital Sales Center of Excellence. Your mission is to develop talent, generate pipeline for F5's most strategic customers, and drive measurable results through a dynamic sales development engine.

You'll partner closely with the Sr. Manager, Bales Development & Demand Response, as well as regional sales leaders and marketing teams, to ensure alignment on strategy, execution, and outcomes. This is a quota-carrying leadership role that combines coaching excellence, operational rigor, and a passion for building strong team culture.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Lead your team to meet or exceed quotas and KPIs (calls, emails, steps completed, conversion rates, etc.) while executing against operating plans and sales objectives.
  • Deliver data-driven insights in QBRs across inbound and outbound motions-segmented by campaign, use case, and business segment-to shape strategy and improve execution.
  • Build and foster a winning team culture rooted in collaboration, continuous learning, and consistent performance.
  • Develop and deliver outbound use case enablement in collaboration with Product Marketing, Solution Engineers, and Digital Sales.
  • Champion the MEDDPICC sales philosophy and embed it into daily execution.
  • Drive process excellence within CRM and sales workflows, ensuring documentation, compliance, and data accuracy while auditing team performance regularly.
  • Provide hands-on coaching, mentorship, and real-time feedback through call reviews, pipeline sessions, one-on-ones, and team meetings.
  • Act as a career builder by developing BDRs into future Inbound BDRs, Account Managers, and beyond.


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Familiarity with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce) and prospecting tools like LinkedIn Nav, TechTarget etc.
  • Ability to design or improve structured processes around outreach, lead follow-up, or customer engagement.
  • Mindset focused on outcomes, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
  • Commitment to living the BeF5 values-humble, authentic, adaptable, and driven to do the right thing-while fostering an inclusive, collaborative team culture.


Qualifications:
  • 1-3 years of experience in Account Management or Business Development, with proven quota attainment.
  • Plus, if you have experience leading or mentoring others, either formally as a manager or informally as a peer/team lead.
  • College degree or equivalent work experience.


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The base pay range per annum for this position is: $85,400 - $110,000.

F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5's differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.

You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5's benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with [redacted].com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or

About F5 Networks

F5 Networks, Inc. is a global company that specializes in application services and application delivery networking (ADN). F5 technologies focus on the delivery, security, performance, and availability of web applications, as well as the availability of servers, cloud resources, data storage devices, and other networking components. F5 Networks is a leading provider of application delivery networking (ADN) technology that optimizes the delivery of network-based applications and the security, performance, and availability of servers, data storage devices, and other networking components. F5 Networks is a leading provider of application delivery networking (ADN) technology that optimizes the delivery of network-based applications and the security, performance, and availability of servers, data storage devices, and other networking components. F5 Networks is a leading provider of application delivery networking (ADN) technology that optimizes the delivery of network-based applications and the security, performance, and availability of servers, data storage devices, and other networking components.
Learn more about F5 Networks
Size
6,461 employees
Market Cap
$8.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$296.5 million
Founded
1996
5 Year Trend
+5.2%
Revenue
$2.4 billion
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