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The Role
Manage and mentor a team of Sales Development Representatives focused on outbound pipeline generation, monitor KPIs, and optimize prospecting strategies.
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About Cognite
Embark on a transformative journey with Cognite, a global SaaS forerunner in leveraging AI and data to unravel complex business challenges through our cutting-edge offerings including Cognite Atlas AI, an industrial agent workbench, and the Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) platform. We were awarded the 2022 Technology Innovation Leader for Global Digital Industrial Platforms & Cognite was recognized as 2024 Microsoft Energy and Resources Partner of the Year. In the realm of industrial digital transformation, we stand at the forefront, reshaping the future of Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Pharma and other Manufacturing and Energy sectors. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.
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Our values
Impact: Cogniters strive to make an impact in all that they do. We are result-oriented, always asking ourselves.
Ownership: Cogniters embrace a culture of ownership. We go beyond our comfort zones to contribute to the greater good, fostering inclusivity and sharing responsibilities for challenges and success.
Relentless: Cogniters are relentless in their pursuit of innovation. We are determined and deliverable (never ruthless or reckless), facing challenges head-on and viewing setbacks as opportunities for growth.
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.
What You'll Do
- 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.
Who You Are
- 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
Why choose Cognite? 🏆 🚀
* Join us in making a real and lasting impact in one of the most exciting and fastest-growing new software companies in the world.
* We have repeatedly demonstrated that digital transformation, when anchored on strong DataOps, drives business value and sustainability for clients and allows front-line workers, as well as domain experts, to make better decisions every single day.
* Cognite Earns 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award; Recognized as a Global Leader in Energy & Resources and Industrials & Manufacturing
* Frost & Sullivan named Cognite a Technology Innovation Leader!
* Built In 2024 Best Places to Work in Austin, TX and Houston, TX
* Cognite Recognized as 2024 Microsoft Energy and Resources Partner of the Year
* Most recently Cognite Data Fusion® Achieved Industry First DNV Compliance for Digital Twins 🥇
A snapshot of our many perks and benefits as a Cogniter
* Competitive compensation
* 401(k) with employer matching
* Competitive health, dental, vision & disability coverages for employees and all dependents
* Unlimited PTO
* Paid Parental Leave Program
* Employee Referral Program
* Join a team of 60+ different nationalities 🌐 with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) in focus 🤝.
* A highly modern and fun working environment with sublime culture across the organization, follow us on Instagram @cognitedata 📷 to know more
* Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, across industries
* Join our HUB 🗣️ to be part of the conversation directly with Cogniters and our partners.
* Paid mobile phone and WiFI
All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future company sponsorship for employment visa status.
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; everyone we hire will receive the same level of consideration for training, compensation, and promotion.
We ask for gender as part of our application because we want to ensure equal assessment in the recruitment process. Your answer will help us reach this commitment! However, the question about gender is optional and your choice not to answer will not affect the assessment of your application in any way.
Top Skills
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The Company
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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