Manager, Sales Development

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** Job Summary*
* 2026 was an amazing year in Identity Security when Cyber Ark became a Palo Alto Networks company. In the Idira division, we are looking for a Manager of Sales Development to help achieve our next phase of growth. In this critical role, you will lead a team of Sales Development Representatives to achieve Idira's new business growth plan.

You will report to the Director of Sales Development and work closely with Sales and Marketing leaders. As a hands-on, growth-oriented leader, you will build a world-class organization with responsibilities spanning strategy, inbound and outbound lead management, campaign development, closing new logos, coaching and enablement, and performance measurement.

** What you need to succeed:*
* + Hire, train and manage team of SDRs to help achieve and exceed pipeline and closed won revenue goals

+ Execute Sales Plays, and also Partner with Marketing to align activities with lead follow-up, marketing campaigns, and provide critical feedback for the demand generation engine

+ Build trust and rapport with Sales leaders and field Account Executives

+ Apply leading-edge methodologies and tools for B2B technology outbound prospecting and inbound lead qualification

+ Hire and develop talent to fuel a strong pipeline of SDRs into a professional selling career at Palo Alto Networks

+ Partner with Revenue Operations to optimize performance using a data-driven approach

+ Establish a culture that inspires achievement and impact, while having fun and working together to drive success for our customers, company, and employees

+ Accurately forecast opportunities to sales leadership

+ Adapt to an in-office and hybrid work environment, maintaining productivity and staying visible within the office setting

** Qualifications*
* + 4+ years of experience in directly managing and leading Sales/Business Development teams or 5+ years of experience as an AE at an Enterprise selling organization

+ Experience working with Field Marketing Managers on campaigns in different regions

+ Demonstrated ability to hire, onboard and grow a high performing sales development team

+ Create a repeatable and scalable hiring and onboarding process; you have written the playbook before, created, and implemented a successful career progression plan

+ Experience managing a modern sales development technology stack including sales engagement platform, coaching/gamification, and other tools

+ Ability to inspire and coach Sales Development teams through leading by example, call shadowing and real time coaching

+ Ability to coach selling techniques to first time sellers, helping throughout the process and creating a repeatable strategy for them to be successful on their own

+ A proactive nature; you have experience moving personnel - finding and filling gaps and are constantly looking for improvement

+ Knowledge of best practice B2B tech sales development processes and technologies

+ Demonstrated ability to manage a sales…