Business Development Manager

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Paris, Île-de-France, FRA
In-Office
Junior
Software
The Role
As a Business Development Manager, you will lead a team of BDRs to generate opportunities for the French market, manage performance, and implement change while working closely with Sales leadership.
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Join Pigment: The AI Platform Redefining Business Planning
 
Pigment is the AI-powered business planning and performance management platform built for agility and scale. We connect people, data, and processes in one intuitive, feature-rich solution, empowering every team—from Finance to HR—to build, adapt, and align strategic plans in real time.
 
Founded in 2019, Pigment is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies globally. Industry leaders like Unilever, Snowflake, Siemens, and DPD use Pigment daily to make more informed decisions and confidently navigate any scenario.
 
With a team of 600+ across Paris, London, New York, Toronto, San Francisco and Austin, we've raised nearly $400M from top-tier investors and were named a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software.
 
At Pigment, we take smart risks, celebrate bold ideas, and challenge the status quo—all while working as one team. If you're driven by innovation and ready to make an impact at scale, we’d love to hear from you.

What you'll do

  • Build, lead and coach a team of BDRs to generate qualified opportunities and pipeline for the French market (Enterprise & Corporate).
  • Establish leadership quickly within an existing team: motivate, set a high bar, and build strong day-to-day operating rhythms.
  • Own performance management end-to-end (daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly): targets, activity quality, coaching plans, and handling difficult conversations when needed.
  • Drive change adoption in a fast-scaling environment (process updates, shifting priorities, new plays) and ensure the team stays aligned and effective through constant iteration.
  • Partner closely with Sales leadership to design and roll out tactical prospecting plays (messaging, sequencing, account/territory approach) and ensure consistent execution.
  • Be a highly coachable leader: iterate quickly based on feedback, test new approaches, and help the team continuously improve.
  • Track key KPIs and pipeline health; surface issues early and implement proactive, concrete corrective actions.

Who you are:

  • 1+ year’s experience directly managing a team (BDR/SDR) in a fast-growing environment.
  • Former quota-exceeding BDR; additional experience as an AE / full sales cycle is a plus.
  • Strong people leadership: motivate the team, coach reps, manage performance, and handle difficult conversations.
  • Highly metrics-driven: keep the team on track vs. daily / weekly / monthly / quarterly targets.
  • Strong change-management skills: able to drive adoption in an environment with frequent changes and shifting priorities.
  • Coachable leader: fast at implementing feedback and iterating on approach.
  • Comfortable using Salesforce and common sales tools (e.g., Outreach, Gong) to drive productivity.
  • Fluent in French and English.

What we offer

  • Competitive package
  • Stock options to ensure you have a stake in Pigment's growth
  • The best health insurance with Alan Blue, entirely free for you and your family 
  • Weekly Lunch and Lunch vouchers (Swile card) to cover your lunch breaks with total flexibility
  • Subscription to Egym Wellpass (ex-Gymlib) for full access to gyms, studios, and wellness spaces across France
  • A Learning Stipend per year, for you to develop into areas that amplify impact for your careers or personal development
  • Remote work stipend to have the best work station possible at home
  • Along with one company offsite every year, we have brand new offices at the heart of major cities including New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Paris, and London
  • High-end equipment (based on stock/availability) to do your work in the best conditions

How we work

  • Thrive Together: We can only win as a team. We are all founders and do the right thing for our peers, Pigment customers, partners, and the planet
  • Never Settle: We aim to become the best at what we do by delivering with rigor and ambition every day. Delivering means building a passionate Pigment community
  • Go for it: We are biased towards action. Every action leads to learning and these learnings get us one step closer to our mission
  • Be real, be humble: We are generous with our feedback, open to change our views and we approach it with empathy knowing everyone is trying to do the best for Pigment
  • Champion our Customers: We lead with empathy, solve what matters, and deliver clarity in a complex world to make our Customers heroes in their organisations

We conduct background checks as part of our hiring process, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in the countries where we operate. This may include verification of employment history, education, and, where legally permitted, criminal records. Any checks will be conducted lawfully prior to formal employment contracts being signed, with candidate consent, and information will be treated confidentially.
 
Pigment is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diversity is a strength and fosters innovation. We are committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued at the workplace.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability,  sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, social origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We may process your personal data in accordance with our HR Data Protection Notice.

Skills Required

  • 1+ years experience directly managing a team (BDR/SDR)
  • Quota-exceeding BDR experience; AE/full sales cycle experience is a plus
  • Strong people leadership skills
  • Highly metrics-driven
  • Strong change-management skills
  • Fluent in French and English
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The Company
HQ: Paris
187 Employees
Year Founded: 2019

What We Do

In a world moving at an incredibly fast pace, businesses have grown accustomed to change. Transforming their business model, pivoting their strategy, rethinking their go-to-market, the list goes on. To enable these changes, they have also had to rethink the way they work. Breaking down silos isn’t a best practice anymore. It’s a given. And yet, when it comes to planning, little has changed. In fact, planning tools work the exact opposite way, reinforcing data and people silos, and preventing teams from working together toward their common goals. As a result, planning is usually seen as a dreadful process. But the truth is, planning drives strategy. It’s high time we serve it with the right tools. Pigment is the business planning platform for fast-growing companies. Our mission is to help companies make better, faster decisions in a changing world, and drive revenue growth. At Pigment we believe that: ✅ Real-time data informs better outcomes. Trim your sail, and make the best use of current winds. ✅ Reporting should be accurate, quick, and insightful. ✅ Planning should be simple, smooth, and delightful. ✅ Less time should be spent on data crunching, more time on bringing insights to the business. ✅ Collaboration should be at the heart of any planning process, so your organization works as one. Book your demo today ? https://www.gopigment.com/contact We’re hiring! Check out our offers: https://jobs.lever.co/pigment

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