Manager, Business Development Representative (North America)

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Phoenix, AZ, USA
Hybrid
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Software • Analytics • Industrial • Generative AI • Big Data Analytics
Cognite makes data accessible and meaningful for our industrial customers.
The Role
Manages and develops a North American SDR team responsible for outbound pipeline generation. Oversees KPIs, coaching, performance improvement, prospecting strategy, onboarding, and enablement. Partners with sales and marketing on messaging and campaigns, analyzes performance using Salesforce and sales engagement tools, presents insights to leadership, and participates directly in prospecting to model best practices.
Summary Generated by Built In
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve

Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial heritage and a comprehensive suite of AI capabilities, including low-code AI agents, Cognite accelerates the digital transformation to drive operational improvements.

We thrive in challenges. We challenge assumptions. We execute with speed and ownership. If you view obstacles as signals to step forward - not backwards - you’ll feel right at home here. 

Our Moonshot is bold: Unlock $100B in customer value by 2035, and redefine how global industry works. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we will forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.


How you’ll demonstrate Ownership
About the Marketing team
At Cognite, the Marketing team drives awareness, engagement, and pipeline growth for our industrial software solutions. Comprising experts in digital marketing, content, product marketing, events, communications, and demand generation, we work to communicate Cognite's value, develop strategic campaigns, and build brand recognition. Our primary focus is to inspire and educate the market, generating high-quality leads that fuel the sales pipeline. We continuously refine our strategies, collaborate closely, and push ourselves to achieve excellence.
 
Overview of the SDR Manager role
We’re seeking a passionate and experienced Sales Development Team Manager to oversee and drive performance for a growing SDR team. This player-coach role is an excellent opportunity for a high-performing individual contributor looking to step into team leadership or for a current SDR leader ready to make an impact at a fast moving company. As a manager, you'll lead the day-to-day operations of the SDR function in the US, helping refine outreach strategy, improve execution, and support reps in hitting and exceeding pipeline targets. The ideal candidate has SDR manager experience,  highly motivated, data-driven, collaborative, and passionate about developing others. You should have a strong understanding of outbound prospecting strategies and are comfortable with fast iteration, and thrive in a performance-based environment.
  • Manage, mentor, and motivate a team of SDRs responsible for outbound pipeline generation for the commercial segment.
  • Monitor key SDR KPIs (e.g., activities, meetings booked, opportunities created), identify gaps, and implement performance improvement plans as needed
  • Support SDRs in optimizing cold calling, email sequencing, and social prospecting to improve engagement and conversion rates.
  • Partner with sales and marketing to align on messaging, and campaign strategy.
  • Lead onboarding for new SDRs and build continuous enablement plans to ensure team success.
  • Track and analyze team performance metrics using Salesforce and sales engagement tools; present insights and progress to leadership
  • Help prospect and engage directly with leads to demonstrate best practices and contribute to team goals.
The Impact you bring to Cognite
  • 2 - 3  years of experience as an SDR Manager or in a similar role within a B2B SaaS environment, ideally focused on outbound prospecting
  • Previous experience mentoring or managing SDRs is highly preferred
  • Strong track record of hitting or exceeding pipeline generation targets
  • Skilled in outbound sales prospecting
  • Proficient in Salesforce and familiar with sales engagement platforms (e.g., Outreach, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and Zoominfo)
  • Comfortable using data to coach performance and inform decisions
  • Excellent communication, listening, and interpersonal skills
  • Motivated by team success, personal development, and high standards

 
 
 
Learn more about us
 
 
 
  • Impact 2025
  • Cognite's Industrial AI: Moonshot
  • We’re globally recognized domain experts with an international presence that spans Phoenix, Houston, Oslo Tokyo, Bengaluru, and Abu Dhabi.
 
 
Equal Opportunity
Cognite is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment at work and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive the same level of consideration for employment.

Skills Required

  • 2–3 years of experience as an SDR Manager or in a similar role within a B2B SaaS environment, ideally focused on outbound prospecting
  • Previous experience mentoring or managing SDRs
  • Strong track record of hitting or exceeding pipeline generation targets
  • Skilled in outbound sales prospecting
  • Proficiency in Salesforce and familiarity with sales engagement platforms such as Outreach, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and ZoomInfo
  • Comfort using data to coach performance and inform decisions
  • Excellent communication, listening, and interpersonal skills
  • Motivation by team success, personal development, and high standards

Cognite Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cognite and has not been reviewed or approved by Cognite.

  • Affordable Benefits Healthcare premiums for employees and dependents are often fully covered, reducing out‑of‑pocket costs. Feedback suggests this makes the total rewards feel competitive in key markets.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers is described as generous. This signals a family‑friendly approach that many consider a standout perk.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Unlimited PTO with a company‑wide year‑end shutdown offers ample time away from work. Flexible time‑off options are consistently highlighted across U.S. roles.

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The Company
HQ: Oslo
751 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Cognite is an AI company that delivers industrial software to improve the production efficiency of Energy, Process Manufacturing, and other industrial companies. We deliver an Industrial DataOps platform that liberates siloed data and empowers our customers to solve some of their most complex business problems with AI-powered solutions. The typical solutions we enable drive innovative new ways to approach Data Exploration, Digital Operator Rounds, Production Optimization, Turnaround Planning, and Root Cause Analysis. We do this by automating and scaling industrial data contextualization of various sources (such as time series, engineering diagrams, equipment logs, maintenance records, 3D facility models, images, large point clouds, and more). We use AI and other tools to find and map the meaningful relationships between the data across these various sources. In addition, we provide intuitive tools that enable efficient use of analytics and automated workflows, as well as prebuilt AI capabilities and a low-code industrial agent builder, Cognite Atlas AI, that enables AI to carry out more complex operations with greater accuracy.

Why Work With Us

Employees at Cognite are pushing the envelope with the latest cloud technology, scaling industrial applications across hundreds of assets, revolutionizing industrial data models, and working with robotics. Cogniters are fast, creative, and resilient. We keep the energy high and fun, learning from our mistakes and celebrating our victories together.

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