OpenAI Sales Development Manager at OpenAI leading a team of SDRs to generate qualified pipeline and create strategic enterprise opportunities. Responsible for coaching, operational rigor, and cross-functional collaboration.
Responsibilities
We are hiring a Sales Development Manager, AMER to lead a team of SDRs supporting our Large Enterprise business across North America. Reporting into Sales Development leadership, this role will be responsible for coaching and developing a high-performing team focused on generating qualified pipeline and creating strategic enterprise opportunities.
This is a foundational front-line leadership role within OpenAI’s enterprise GTM organization. You will help define how we engage prospective customers, convert product and developer interest into enterprise conversations, and scale repeatable outbound and inbound motions across some of the world’s largest organizations.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of SDRs supporting Large Enterprise, Verticals, and Strategic Accounts across AMER
Drive high-quality pipeline generation through outbound prospecting, inbound qualification, account-based motions, and product-led signals
Establish strong operational rigor around activity metrics, conversion rates, pipeline quality, and execution consistency
Partner closely with Account Directors and enterprise sales leadership on territory planning, account prioritization, and opportunity development
Help define scalable SDR playbooks across outbound, inbound, ABM, partner-sourced, and product-led motions
Coach SDRs on executive communication, discovery, account research, and strategic prospecting
Build a high-performance, collaborative, and low-ego team culture focused on continuous improvement
Work cross-functionally with Marketing, Partnerships, Solutions Engineering, and Strategy & Operations to optimize pipeline generation efforts
Support hiring, onboarding, and ramping of new SDR talent as the organization scales
Bring market feedback and customer insights back into the broader GTM organization
Qualification
6–10+ years of experience in sales
Required
6–10+ years of experience in sales, business development, or GTM roles
