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Business Development Manager, Enterprise

Perplexity · San Francisco

$180k - $240k/yrManagerSalesSalesSalesPosted Last week
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Perplexity is seeking a Business Development Manager to build and scale our enterprise BDR team. In this role, you will hire, coach, and lead a team of BDRs generating qualified pipeline for our Enterprise Account Executives. This role is ideal for a hands-on sales leader who has built pipeline generation functions before and wants to shape the outbound motion of one of the fastest-growing enterprise businesses in AI. RESPONSIBILITIES - Hire, onboard, and coach a team of BDRs, establishing the ramp plan, operating cadence, and performance bar - Own the BDR contribution to sourced pipeline and qualified opportunities - Design and iterate the outbound playbook, including account targeting, vertical messaging, and multi-channel prospecting - Partner with Enterprise AEs on account planning, lead routing, and handoff quality - Build vertical fluency on the team so reps can hold credible conversations with buyers in industries such as Financial Services, Legal, Life Sciences, and Consulting - Coach reps to position Perplexity's full product suite, matching the right entry point to each account - Run the operating rhythm: weekly 1:1s, call and message reviews, pipeline inspection, and a clear performance scoreboard - Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, RevOps, and Strategic Finance on lead quality, source attribution, and compensation design - Develop BDRs into future Account Executives and build a strong internal talent pipeline QUALIFICATIONS - 4+ years in SaaS sales or business development, including 1 to 2+ years directly managing a BDR or SDR team - Proven track record of building or scaling a pipeline generation team in a high-growth environment - Prior closing experience strongly preferred - Skilled at coaching reps on outbound prospecting, qualification, and executive engagement - Data-driven operating style with the ability to define, track, and improve conversion metrics - Experience with modern prospecting tools and AI-native sales workflows - Exceptional written

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CRMArtificial IntelligenceBusiness Development

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Perplexity AI builds AI native search tools. Perplexity Ask, a new search interface that uses OpenAI GPT 3.5 and Microsoft Bing to directly answer any question you ask.

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