Sales Development Director (San Francisco)

LangChain, Inc

$250K — $315K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in sales development
  • 1-3+ years managing SDRs or leading a team
  • Comfortable with technical products and developer audiences
  • Experienced with modern GTM tooling (AI Agents, LinkedIn Sales Nav, etc.)
  • Highly data-driven, managing performance via metrics
  • Passionate about coaching early-career sales talent
  • Strong communication and organizational skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coach the SDR team in generating qualified pipeline
  • Own SDR performance metrics like conversion rates and pipeline creation
  • Recruit and grow top SDR talent
  • Develop SDR talent through coaching and structured feedback
  • Build outbound and inbound qualification playbooks
  • Partner with marketing to convert inbound demand into opportunities
  • Align with sales leadership and RevOps on target accounts and pipeline goals
  • Implement systems to enhance SDR productivity and effectiveness
  • Use data to continuously improve performance across the sales funnel

Benefits

  • Health and dental coverage
  • Flexible vacation policy
  • 401(k) plan
  • Life insurance
  • Equity participation
Full Job Description
About the Role

We're hiring a Sales Development Director to lead and scale our founding SDR team at LangChain.

Our SDRs play a critical role in helping companies adopt LangChain and LangSmith. They engage technical buyers, convert high inbound interest into qualified opportunities, and work closely with our sales and marketing teams to build pipeline.

This role will own the performance, coaching, and development of the SDR team, while helping design the systems, processes, and workflows that power their GTM motion. You'll partner closely with sales, marketing, and and RevOps to continuously improve how we identify and engage the right accounts.

What You'll Do

  • Lead and coach a team of SDRs responsible for generating qualified pipeline
  • Own SDR performance including activity metrics, conversion rates, pipeline creation, and attainment
  • Recruit top SDR talent and grow the team as LangChain continues to scale
  • Develop SDR talent through coaching, call reviews, and structured feedback
  • Build repeatable outbound and inbound qualification playbooks
  • Partner with marketing to convert inbound demand into qualified opportunities
  • Work with sales leadership and RevOps to align on target accounts, territories, and pipeline goals
  • Implement systems and workflows that improve SDR productivity and effectiveness
  • Use data to continuously improve performance, analyzing conversion rates across the funnel


What You'll Bring

  • Have 5-10 years of experience in sales development
  • Have 3+ years managing SDRs or leading a sales development team
  • Are comfortable working with technical products and developer audiences
  • Have experience with modern GTM tooling (AI Agents, LinkedIn Sales Nav, Power Dialers, etc.)
  • Are highly data-driven and comfortable managing performance through metrics
  • Are passionate about coaching and developing early-career sales talent
  • Thrive in fast-moving environments where processes are still evolving
  • Have strong communication and organizational skills


Compensation
  • Annual salary range: $250,000-$315,000 OTE + Equity

Compensation Philosophy:

We offer competitive compensation that includes base salary, variable compensation for relevant roles, meaningful equity, benefits, and perks. Actual compensation and offerings will vary based on role, level, and location. Team members in the EU, UK, and APAC receive locally competitive benefits aligned with regional norms and regulations.

Benefits

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible vacation, a 401(k) plan, meals on in-office days in the US and more.

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